Cat Names That Mean Brave

Tib was a unisex nickname in the 13th century, used as a short form of Theobald and Isabel. As Theobald waned in popularity, it became far more associated with girls, so much so that Tib was a term for young girls by the 16th century.

Rhythmic and powerful, if you don't mind the nickname Vern.

Valiant is an inspirational word name that can work for a child of any gender, though the six babies given this name last year were all boys.

Common surname rarely used as a first.

Place-name of a settlement in Galilee in Israel.

For fans of Warren G. All two of them.

If Brave isn't enough for you, you might try Braver, which has an even stronger meaning. Braver's -er ending gives it surname style.

Love the popular Noah but want to make it more distinctive? You can vary it to Noam, and going all the way to Noaz takes it from distinctive to unique.

Makes Donna into a cool twenty-first-century unisex Irish surname.

We can hear the kids teasing him from here.

The name of a monk who is the patron saint of blacksmiths -- not a twentieth-century occupation or baby name.

Chirpy form of Leonard that's common in its native Slovenia.

Dutch form of Baldwin

Reilly and Riley are hugely popular, but O'Reilly is still an up-and-comer.

Used in Italy and Spain, but in non-Latin countries could be confused with Valencia.

Farrell is usually considered a boy's name, though the soft sound of this Irish surname makes it perfectly appropriate for a girl, reminiscent of Farrah.

As dated as the old Pat Boone song.

This one's cutting right to the chase, but with such names as Justice and Peace on the rise, why not? And we guarantee your seven-year-old son will love it, though your 17-year-old, maybe not so much. Could be used as a middle name, as Talisa Soto and Benjamin Bratt did.

Nenna is the name of the heroine of Penelope Fitzgerald's novel Offshore, but it's also sparingly used in Scandinavia as a variant of the name Nanna. Nanna is a diminutive of various names, including Anna, Johanna and Marianne, but it's also a name in its own right, possibly meaning "daring".

Conceivable middle name choice for admirers of flyer Amelia.