Dog Names That Mean Brave

Back in the day, Con was a nickname for Cornelius and Conrad. Today it feels like a pet form of Connor.

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.

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

Place-name of a settlement in Galilee in Israel.

Common surname rarely used as a first.

For fans of Warren G. All two of them.

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.

We can hear the kids teasing him from here.

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.

Despite its virtuous meaning, Fergall - along with the more standard spellings Fergal, Ferghal and Fearghal - has never made it across the ocean. In the States, Fergall is a rare yet pronounceable name with strong ties to Ireland. In its native land, it's been worn for over a thousand years by everyone from chieftains to poets to sportsmen, and still appears steadily in birth records.

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.

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

Conceivable middle name choice for admirers of flyer Amelia.

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".

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.

A striking word name for either gender. It's a safer choice when used as a middle name.

Scottish Gaelic form of Richard, also found as Risteard.

Decebal was the name of an ancient ruler of Dacia who resisted but was eventually conquered by the Roman military leader Traianus. Both Decebal and Traian are names used in modern Romania.

A stylish and resonant Swahili name with great potential.