Baby Names That Mean Strength
1358 baby names meaning strength — with origins, popularity, and audio pronunciation on every name.
Looking for a name that means strength? Here are 1358 baby names whose meaning carries the sense of strength. Each links to its full page with a sourced meaning and audio pronunciation.
Girl Names
Zayn#13403 in the U.S.From Arabic zayn, 'beauty; grace; adornment' — a long-established masculine name (as in Zayn al▶Abira#13437 in the U.S.From Hebrew abir, 'strong; mighty' — Abira is the feminine form, a modern Hebrew name meaning '▶Alanood#13499 in the U.S.Alanood romanizes Arabic Al-Anoud, from anoud, understood in the name tradition as the strong t▶Alyn#13532 in the U.S.Alyn is the name of a river in north-east Wales (Afon Alun) and of the district around it; as a▶Aram#13599 in the U.S.From Hebrew Aram, the biblical name of a region (roughly ancient Syria) and of a son of Shem, u▶Arielah#13617 in the U.S.A feminine extension of Ariel, from the Hebrew for 'lion of God' — read here as 'lioness of God▶Aubre#13631 in the U.S.A trimmed spelling of Aubrey, the Norman French form of Germanic Alberic — alb ('elf') plus ric▶Azizah#13667 in the U.S.From the Arabic aziz, 'mighty; powerful; dear, beloved' — Azizah is the feminine form. It carri▶Benjamin#13689 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Binyamin, 'son of the right hand' (the right hand meaning strength and favor). ▶Britt#13730 in the U.S.A Scandinavian short form of Birgitta (Swedish and Danish), itself from the Irish Brighid/Bridg▶Briyana#13731 in the U.S.A modern American respelling of Brianna, the feminine of Brian, an Irish name usually read as '▶Cade#13739 in the U.S.From the English surname Cade, variously explained as a nickname from a word for a cask or barr▶Brielly#13746 in the U.S.An -y extension of Brielle, itself a short form of Gabrielle, from the Hebrew for 'God is my st▶Chayla#13790 in the U.S.Most often a modern American coinage in the Shayla/Kayla family. It may also be read through He▶Cillian#13797 in the U.S.An Irish name, usually explained from ceall ('church; monastic cell') with a diminutive — 'litt▶Comfort#13805 in the U.S.A Puritan virtue name from the English word comfort, which comes through Old French from the La▶Dalery#13827 in the U.S.A modern coinage, most naturally read as a Da- restyling of Valery/Valerie — from the Latin val▶Dalton#13831 in the U.S.From the English place name and surname Dalton, Old English dael + tun, 'valley settlement' or ▶Daneliya#13837 in the U.S.Daneliya is a Kazakh and broader Central Asian and Slavic feminine name generally treated as a ▶Dyllan#13904 in the U.S.A respelled form of Dylan, a Welsh name usually read as 'great tide' or 'born of the sea' (Wels▶Eddison#13906 in the U.S.A double-D respelling of the English surname Edison, 'son of Edith' (or 'son of Adam'), carried▶Elexis#13920 in the U.S.A respelling of Alexis, from Greek alexein, 'to defend; to help' — so 'defender' or 'helper'. A▶Emaree#13944 in the U.S.A respelling of Emery/Emory, from the Germanic name Emmerich — elements usually read as 'whole;▶Eretria#13955 in the U.S.A place name: Eretria was an ancient Greek city on the island of Euboea, a seafaring and coloni▶Evin#13968 in the U.S.Read in two ways: as an anglicized Irish name (Eibhin, from eibhean, 'swift; pleasant'), and as▶Eza#13969 in the U.S.A short modern name with no single settled source. It may be read as a feminine trim of Ezra (H▶Federica#13981 in the U.S.Italian feminine form of Federico (Frederick), from Germanic Frithuric: frithu 'peace' plus ric▶Gayle#14005 in the U.S.A spelling of Gail, itself a short form of Abigail, from Hebrew Avigayil — 'my father rejoices'▶Hermela#14062 in the U.S.An Ethiopian (Amharic and Tigrinya) girls' name, used widely in Orthodox Christian families and▶Jaxsyn#14170 in the U.S.Jaxsyn is a respelling of Jaxon (Jackson), the English surname meaning 'son of Jack', with the ▶Jelany#14181 in the U.S.Jelany is a modern coinage. It stands close to Jelani — a name used in the U.S. with a claimed ▶Kaedyn#14225 in the U.S.A respelling of Kaden/Caden, a modern name sometimes tied to the Gaelic surname Mac Cadain. Use▶Idia#14227 in the U.S.An Edo (Benin, Nigeria) name carried by the revered Queen Mother Idia, mother of Oba Esigie, ce▶Kadyn#14243 in the U.S.A y-spelling of Caden/Kaden, a modern name sometimes traced to the Irish surname Mac Cadain and▶Kaimana#14251 in the U.S.A Hawaiian name read two ways: as kai ('sea; ocean') plus mana ('spiritual power; strength') — ▶Kiernan#14367 in the U.S.Kiernan is an Anglicized form of the Irish surname O Ciarnain, 'descendant of Ciarnan', a dimin▶Kingston#14370 in the U.S.Kingston is an English place name and surname from Old English cyning ('king') and tun ('farmst▶Kolsyn#14382 in the U.S.Kolsyn is a modern respelling of Colson, an English surname meaning 'son of Cole' — Cole being ▶Kourage#14387 in the U.S.Kourage is a modern K- spelling of the English word courage, used as a virtue name. Courage com▶Langston#14420 in the U.S.From an English place name and surname, usually explained as 'long stone' or 'the tall man's to▶Layden#14438 in the U.S.A modern coinage in the -aden rhyme family (Aiden, Jayden, Braden), also read as a spelling of ▶Lennex#14451 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Lennox, a Scottish surname and district name from Gaelic Leamhnachd, usu▶Lera#14454 in the U.S.In Russian, Lera is the everyday short form of Valeriya (Valeria), from Latin valere, 'to be st▶Lumiere#14498 in the U.S.From the French word lumiere, 'light'. It is an ordinary French noun rather than a traditional ▶Laasya#14534 in the U.S.Laasya (lasya) is the Sanskrit name of the gentle, graceful dance associated with the goddess P▶Malkia#14560 in the U.S.From Swahili malkia, 'queen' — a word borrowed from Arabic malika and thoroughly at home in Eas▶Jian#14575 in the U.S.In Mandarin, Jian is a pinyin romanization covering many different characters, so the meaning d▶Maud#14595 in the U.S.A medieval English contraction of Matilda, from Germanic maht ('might, strength') and hild ('ba▶Naveen#14721 in the U.S.Naveen is Sanskrit, from naveena, 'new; fresh; novel'. In India it is overwhelmingly a boy's na▶Parks#14804 in the U.S.From the English surname Parks — 'of the park', for someone who lived or worked at an enclosed ▶Price#14814 in the U.S.From the Welsh surname Price (Pryce), a contraction of ap Rhys, 'son of Rhys' — Rhys itself mea▶Parvati#14816 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit Parvati, 'she of the mountain; daughter of the mountain' (from parvata, 'moun▶Medea#14862 in the U.S.From the Greek Medeia, 'cunning; to plan/scheme' (from medomai, 'to plan/be mindful'); the powe▶Roscoe#14887 in the U.S.From an English surname and place name of Old Norse root — ra, 'roe deer,' plus skogr, 'wood' —▶Sequoyah#14948 in the U.S.The name of Sequoyah, the Cherokee silversmith and scholar who devised the Cherokee syllabary i▶Shadday#14955 in the U.S.From Hebrew Shaddai, the divine title used in the Hebrew Bible in the phrase El Shaddai, tradit▶Shakthi#14985 in the U.S.From Sanskrit shakti, 'power, energy, capability'. In Hindu tradition Shakti is the divine femi▶Ulla#15026 in the U.S.A short form of Ursula ('little bear') or Ulrike ('prosperity and power'), used as a name in it▶Vallory#15037 in the U.S.A form of Valerie/Valory, from the Latin valere ('to be strong; healthy'); the spelling also ec▶Vidhatri#15087 in the U.S.Vidhatri is the feminine of Sanskrit Vidhata, 'creator, ordainer, disposer' — an epithet of Bra▶Xiomora#15115 in the U.S.A respelling of Xiomara, a Spanish name of Germanic origin (from Guiomar), usually explained as▶Amariee#15441 in the U.S.A modern American coinage, an -iee respelling in the Amari family (Amari itself reads as 'mirac▶Aubrynn#15543 in the U.S.A modern coinage joining Aubrey ('elf ruler; elf power') with the fashionable -rynn/-brynn endi▶Briyanna#15595 in the U.S.A spelling of Brianna, the feminine of Brian, from a Celtic root for 'high; noble; strong.' A s▶Bernadine#15620 in the U.S.A French feminine form of Bernard, from the Germanic bern ('bear') and hard ('brave; strong') -▶Breann#15640 in the U.S.A short form of Briana/Breanne, the feminine of Brian, usually read as 'noble; strong; virtuous▶Brielyn#15653 in the U.S.A modern coinage joining Brielle/Bri (from Gabrielle, 'God is my strength') with the -lyn endin▶Charlea#15707 in the U.S.A -lea spelling of Charlie/Charley, a pet form of Charlotte/Charles, from a Germanic root for '▶Caralina#15751 in the U.S.A spelling of Carolina, the Latinate feminine of Charles ('free man'; 'strong'). Also echoes th▶Carolyna#15760 in the U.S.A spelling of Carolina (Caroline), the feminine of Charles ('free man'; 'strong'). A flowing, c▶Dhvani#15854 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit dhvani, 'sound; resonance; tone' — a term rich in Indian poetics for the sugg▶Aziylah#15888 in the U.S.A modern coinage echoing Azila and the Arabic Aziza ('precious; beloved; mighty'). As spelled h▶Emerey#15939 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Emery, from the Germanic name Emmerich, usually explained from ermen or ▶Emiree#15947 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Emery/Emerie, from an Old Germanic root, 'brave; powerful; industrious r▶Finlay#15957 in the U.S.From the Scottish Gaelic Fionnlagh, 'fair hero; fair-haired warrior' (fionn, 'fair,' + laogh, '▶Evans#15989 in the U.S.Evans is a Welsh surname meaning 'son of Evan' — Evan being the Welsh form of John, 'God is gra▶Fergie#16039 in the U.S.A nickname short form of the surname Ferguson or the name Fergus, from the Gaelic Fearghas — us▶Helem#16060 in the U.S.A Hebrew name found in 1 Chronicles, tied by tradition to 'strength' and to the root for 'a dre▶Ezekiel#16076 in the U.S.From Hebrew Yechezkel, built from chazak ('to strengthen') and el ('God'): 'God strengthens.' E▶Emmori#16267 in the U.S.A modern American coinage, joining the Emma/Emm- sound with the -ory ending of Emory/Emery (its▶Raygan#17089 in the U.S.A phonetic respelling of Reagan, an anglicized Irish surname (O Riagain) meaning 'little ruler;▶Sahib#17180 in the U.S.From the Arabic sahib, 'lord; master; companion; owner.' In Sikh usage it is a title of great r▶Sucely#17330 in the U.S.A name strongly associated with Guatemala. It is popularly explained as a contraction of Spanis▶Valia#17411 in the U.S.A pet form of names like Valentina and Valeria (from the Latin for 'strong; healthy'), and a Gr▶Valera#17457 in the U.S.A Latin and Slavic form of Valeria, from the Latin valere, 'to be strong; healthy.' A classic n▶Westley#17492 in the U.S.From the English surname and place name Westley/Wesley, 'the west meadow' (west + leah). It is ▶AlcmeneFrom the Greek Alkmene, variously 'strength of the moon' or 'mighty in wrath' (alke, 'strength'▶HildiA pet form of Hilda/Hildegard, from the Old Germanic hild, 'battle; war' - a name of Valkyrie s▶ImoryA modern coinage echoing Emory/Amory (from an Old Germanic root, 'brave; powerful; industrious'▶IphigeniaFrom the Greek Iphigeneia, 'born strong; of noble/mighty birth' (iphios, 'strong', + genes, 'bo▶MilliejoA written-as-one compound of Millie (a pet form of Mildred/Millicent, 'gentle strength' / 'work▶SekhmetFrom the Egyptian sekhem, 'power/might', hence 'the powerful one; she who is mighty'; the fierc▶TomrisA Turkic form of Tomyris - the warrior queen of the Massagetae who, according to Herodotus, def▶
Boy Names
Lilo#13398 in the U.S.Lilo is a Hawaiian name popularly glossed 'generous one' — though the Hawaiian word lilo also c▶Lucchese#13412 in the U.S.Lucchese is the Italian word for a person from Lucca, the walled Tuscan city — a surname of ori▶Mainor#13435 in the U.S.Mainor is used as a given name in Central America, especially Honduras and Guatemala. It is rea▶Mateusz#13472 in the U.S.Mateusz is the Polish form of Matthew, from Hebrew Mattityahu, 'gift of God'. It is one of the ▶Matvei#13480 in the U.S.Matvei is the Russian form of Matthew, from Hebrew Mattityahu, 'gift of God'. It is a long-stan▶Mayne#13493 in the U.S.Mayne is an English surname traced to Old English and Old Norse roots meaning 'strength; might'▶Medardo#13500 in the U.S.Medardo is the Spanish and Italian form of Medard, a Germanic name from elements meaning 'stren▶Mizaan#13527 in the U.S.Mizaan comes from Arabic mizan, 'balance; scales; measure'. The word carries a strong sense of ▶Moiz#13535 in the U.S.Moiz romanizes Arabic Mu'izz, 'one who gives honor; one who strengthens'. Al-Mu'izz is one of t▶Motaz#13540 in the U.S.Motaz romanizes Arabic Mu'tazz, 'proud; mighty; one who draws strength and honor'. It belongs t▶Ngawang#13603 in the U.S.A Tibetan name usually rendered 'powerful speech' or 'master of speech' — ngag ('speech') with ▶Normani#13622 in the U.S.Normani is a modern American name carried into wide use by the singer Normani (Normani Kordei H▶Osirus#13671 in the U.S.A modern spelling of Osiris — the Greek form of Egyptian Wsir/Asar, the god of the afterlife, t▶Ozi#13676 in the U.S.Ozi is read most often through Hebrew oz ('strength; might'), where Uzi/Ozi means 'my strength.▶Ozvaldo#13678 in the U.S.A spelling of Osvaldo, the Spanish and Italian form of Germanic Oswald — from os ('god') and we▶Reginaldo#13691 in the U.S.The Spanish and Italian form of Reginald, from the Germanic elements ragin ('counsel; advice') ▶Pressure#13700 in the U.S.The English word pressure, from Latin pressura ('a pressing'). As a name it is a bold modern wo▶Muhannad#13704 in the U.S.From the Arabic muhannad, 'a sword' - specifically a blade of fine Indian steel. A strong, stor▶Qaadir#13705 in the U.S.From Arabic qadir, 'capable; able; powerful.' Al-Qadir ('the All-Powerful') is one of the ninet▶Ravyn#13736 in the U.S.Ravyn is a modern y-spelling of the nature name Raven, the glossy black bird long tied to wisdo▶Raylynn#13743 in the U.S.Raylynn is a modern American blend of Ray (from Raymond, 'wise protector') and the ending -lynn▶Recardo#13746 in the U.S.Recardo is a spelling variant of Ricardo, the Spanish and Portuguese form of Richard — from the▶Reginal#13747 in the U.S.Reginal is a variant of Reginald, from the Germanic Reginald — ragin ('counsel; advice') plus w▶Renny#13751 in the U.S.Renny is an anglicized form of the Irish Raighne, usually glossed 'small but mighty' or connect▶Reynard#13758 in the U.S.Reynard comes from the Germanic Reginhard — ragin ('counsel; advice') plus hard ('brave; strong▶Ronni#13763 in the U.S.A short, friendly form of Ronald (Germanic, 'ruler's counsel') - and, by another route, of Aaro▶Richardo#13769 in the U.S.Richardo blends the English Richard with the Spanish Ricardo. Both descend from the Germanic ri▶Rurik#13773 in the U.S.From the Old Norse Hroerekr, 'famous ruler' - the name of Rurik, the Varangian (Viking) prince ▶Rodrik#13788 in the U.S.Rodrik is a spelling of Roderick, from the Germanic Hroderich — hrod ('fame') plus ric ('ruler;▶Romualdo#13795 in the U.S.From the Germanic name Romuald, built from hrom ('glory; fame') and wald ('rule; power') — 'glo▶Sable#13815 in the U.S.From the English word sable, borrowed through Old French from a Slavic word for the marten whos▶Siren#13897 in the U.S.From the Sirens of Greek myth — sea-creatures whose singing lured sailors onto the rocks — by w▶Sofia#13908 in the U.S.From Greek sophia, 'wisdom' — one of the most popular girls' names in the world, borne by saint▶Success#13933 in the U.S.The English word success, from Latin successus, 'an advance; a good outcome'. Used as an aspira▶Sultaan#13936 in the U.S.From Arabic sultan, 'authority; power; ruler' — the title borne by Muslim sovereigns from the m▶Taelynn#13948 in the U.S.A modern American coinage joining the Tae- opening to the -lynn ending, which is overwhelmingly▶Takeshi#13956 in the U.S.A Japanese given name usually read from characters meaning 'warrior; fierce; military; strong'.▶Tanvik#13963 in the U.S.A modern Indian name in Sanskrit style, usually glossed 'strong' or 'brave' and sometimes linke▶Taylyn#13974 in the U.S.Taylyn is a modern American coinage joining Taylor (an English occupational surname, 'tailor') ▶Torres#13990 in the U.S.A very common Spanish surname meaning 'towers' (from Latin turris, 'tower'), often marking a fa▶Tylyn#14042 in the U.S.Tylyn is a modern American coinage joining the Ty- prefix to the -lyn ending, which leans stron▶Ulric#14056 in the U.S.From the Germanic name Ulrich, formed from wulf, 'wolf' (or uodal, 'heritage'), plus ric, 'rule▶Ulrik#14057 in the U.S.The Scandinavian form of Ulrich, from Germanic wulf, 'wolf' (or uodal, 'heritage'), plus ric, '▶Valens#14061 in the U.S.A Latin name and Roman cognomen meaning 'strong; healthy; vigorous', from valere, 'to be strong▶Valery#14062 in the U.S.Valery (Valeriy) is a genuine and long-established Russian boy's name from the Latin Valerius, ▶Williamson#14076 in the U.S.An English surname, 'son of William', where William means 'resolute protector; strong-willed gu▶Vidyut#14081 in the U.S.From Sanskrit vidyut, 'lightning; a flash of light' — the modern Indian word for electricity. L▶Weiland#14108 in the U.S.A German surname connected to Wieland (Old Norse Volundr, English Wayland), the legendary maste▶Weslynn#14110 in the U.S.A modern American coinage blending Wesley ('the west meadow') with the -lynn ending. The -lynn ▶Wick#14114 in the U.S.From Old English wic, 'dwelling; village; farm' (from Latin vicus) — the element behind hundred▶Zaelynn#14186 in the U.S.A modern coinage joining the fashionable Zae- opening to the -lynn ending, which in American na▶Zekhi#14216 in the U.S.A modern American coinage with no documented meaning. It is heard beside Zeke (short for Ezekie▶Ziven#14229 in the U.S.Ziven is widely listed as a Slavic name meaning 'vigorous' or 'alive', on the strength of the S▶Zuriah#14233 in the U.S.Zuriah has two honest routes. It echoes the Hebrew names Zuriel and Zurishaddai, built on tsur ▶BarsbekA Turkic name combining bars ('leopard; panther') with bek ('lord; chief'). Barsbek was a Turki▶BhimaFrom the Sanskrit Bhima, 'terrible; awesome; the formidable one'; the mighty, immensely strong ▶Bidziilhe is strong▶DezekiahA modern coinage formed on the Hezekiah/Ezekiah pattern (Hebrew, 'God strengthens; the Lord is ▶EzakaiA modern coinage echoing Ezekiel ('God strengthens') and the Hebrew Zakai ('pure; innocent'); a▶LiammateoA modern compound joining Liam (a short form of William, 'strong-willed protector; resolute gua▶NjordFrom the Old Norse Njordr, variously linked to 'strength; vigor'; the Norse god of the sea, win▶OziyahA modern name that echoes the Hebrew Uzziah, 'my strength is the Lord (Yah),' on the popular -i▶SobekFrom the Egyptian Sebek, 'the crocodile'; the Egyptian crocodile-god of the Nile, strength, and▶Tupãthunder; divine power▶ZaironA modern coinage joining the Zaire sound with a strong -on ending (as in Kairon, Myron). A bold▶