Cat Names That Mean Adventurous

  1. Dinand
    • Origin:

      Short form of Ferdinand
    • Meaning:

      "bold voyager"
    • Description:

      Dinand is popular in the Netherlands thanks to a local singing sensation. Dinand is one of many Dutch short forms that come from the middle or end of a name -- think Bas for Sebastian or Hans from Johannes -- rather than from the beginning as is more usual in the U.S. and UK, though we're catching on.
  2. Bawden
    • Origin:

      Cornish, English
    • Meaning:

      "bold friend"
    • Description:

      An English surname and occasional first name deriving from the same root as Baldwin, "bold or brave friend".
  3. Safari
    • Origin:

      African word name from Swahili
    • Meaning:

      "journey"
    • Description:

      In Africa, Safari is often used a name for a baby born during a journey. Americans and more likely to think of riding in Jeeps, taking photos of giraffes, lions, and the like. Nevertheless, Safari is an intriguing name, although one best reserved for the middle.
  4. Raido
    • Origin:

      Proto-Germanic
    • Meaning:

      "ride, journey"
    • Description:

      Raido is the rune that corresponds with the Latin letter R in the Elder Furthark runic alphabet. In Old English, it was translated at Rad.

      Nowadays it makes an interesting baby name for linguists and language-enthusiasts.

  5. Wendall
    • Origin:

      German
    • Meaning:

      "wanderer"
    • Description:

      A clunky-cool name with a "grandpa" quality to it, that equally fits into the trend of last names as first names. Wendall, along with its alternative forms, Wendell and Wendel, peaked in the US during the 1940s possibly after the Republican presidential candidate, Wendall Willkie.