Baby Names That Mean Warrior
839 baby names meaning warrior — with origins, popularity, and audio pronunciation on every name.
Looking for a name that means warrior? Here are 839 baby names whose meaning carries the sense of warrior. Each links to its full page with a sourced meaning and audio pronunciation.
Girl Names
Finlay#15957 in the U.S.From the Scottish Gaelic Fionnlagh, 'fair hero; fair-haired warrior' (fionn, 'fair,' + laogh, 'Marciana#16405 in the U.S.A Latin feminine name from the family name Marcius (and Marcus), tied to Mars, the god of war —Keli#16424 in the U.S.A spelling of Kelly, from the Irish O Ceallaigh, 'bright-headed' or 'warrior; strife'; separateMaty#16436 in the U.S.A short, affectionate form read as a clip of Matilda ('mighty in battle') or Maria, or as a staKhawla#16466 in the U.S.An Arabic name of long standing, often connected with a word for a gazelle or deer, though the Edy#16544 in the U.S.A short spelling of Edie, the pet form of Edith, from Old English Eadgyth, 'prosperous/blessed Lovisa#16658 in the U.S.The Swedish feminine form of Louis/Ludwig, from the Germanic hlud ('famous; loud') and wig ('waMagenta#16707 in the U.S.From the color magenta, a vivid pinkish-purple dye named in 1859 after the Battle of Magenta (aMarcellina#16746 in the U.S.A feminine form of the Latin Marcellinus, itself a diminutive of Marcellus, which is a diminutiRhyder#16751 in the U.S.A stylized respelling of Ryder, from an English occupational surname meaning 'mounted warrior; Maevrie#16782 in the U.S.A modern coinage extending Maeve, the anglicised form of the Irish Medb, usually read as 'she wAilithA revival of the ancient Old English Aethelgyth (Ailith), from aethel ('noble') and gyth ('war;AkoaA modern coinage whose sound echoes the Hawaiian 'koa', 'warrior; brave; fearless' (also a natiAndromacheFrom the Greek Andromache, 'battle of a man; fighter of men' (aner/andros, 'a man', + mache, 'bBellonaFrom the Latin bellum, 'war'; the Roman goddess of war, a companion of Mars; we note the goddesBrynhildFrom the Old Norse Brynhildr, 'armored/bright for battle' (brynja, 'armor', + hildr, 'battle');Dezbagoing to war; warrior womanHildiA pet form of Hilda/Hildegard, from the Old Germanic hild, 'battle; war' - a name of Valkyrie sHildrFrom the Old Norse Hildr, 'battle'; a valkyrie who chooses the slain, and the root of many NorsIshtarFrom the Akkadian Ishtar, of uncertain meaning; the Babylonian/Assyrian goddess of love, beautyMachaFrom the Old Irish Macha, of uncertain meaning (variously 'plain; field'); the fierce Celtic goManabareturning from war; she who returnsNeithFrom the Egyptian Neith, of uncertain meaning (variously 'the terrifying one' or 'water'); the ScathachFrom the Old Irish Scathach, 'the shadowy one; she who strikes fear' (from scath, 'shadow'); thSekhmetFrom the Egyptian sekhem, 'power/might', hence 'the powerful one; she who is mighty'; the fiercTomrisA Turkic form of Tomyris - the warrior queen of the Massagetae who, according to Herodotus, def
Boy Names
EresA modern coinage echoing the Greek Eros ('love') and Ares ('the war god'); as spelled here it rGuganA Tamil name for the god Murugan (Kartikeya), the Hindu deity of war and victory, son of Shiva.Hototowarrior spirit who singsHunainAn Arabic name from Hunayn, a valley near Mecca where the Battle of Hunayn was fought — an evenJariloFrom the Slavic Jarilo, 'the ardent one; vigorous' (from jar, 'ardor/vigor/spring'); the SlavicMenewagreat warriorMiyloA respelling of Milo, an old name linked to the Germanic element for 'merciful; mild' and, by sNergalFrom the Sumerian Nergal, variously 'lord of the great city (the underworld)'; the MesopotamianOgunFrom the Yoruba Ogun, of uncertain meaning (linked to 'iron; war'); the Yoruba orisha of iron, PatroclusFrom the Greek Patroklos, 'the glory of the father' (pater, 'father', + kleos, 'glory'); the clTeghvirA Sikh/Punjabi name built on Tegh, 'sword' (as in Guru Tegh Bahadur), joined with vir/bir, 'braTelemachusFrom the Greek Telemachos, variously 'far from battle' or 'decisive in battle' (tele, 'far', + Urayoánname of a Taino cacique of Puerto Rico who tested the mortality of Spanish soldiers