Names that mean brave, strong, or powerful are newly interesting to parents who realize those positive qualities are gender-neutral and desirable for all children, whether they're embodied in the meaning of a name or not.
Traditionally, there are fewer strong girl names that mean brave or powerful than there are strong boy names with powerful meanings. But they're not unknown and several strong girl names — Audrey, Matilda, and Imara, for instance — mean brave or powerful, along with a big group of brave and powerful names for boys.
Along with Audrey and Matilda, other girl names that mean brave, strong, or powerful in the US Top 500 include Gabriella, Valentina, and Valerie.
Boy names that mean brave and boy names that mean power include Andrew, Everett, Ezekiel, Harvey, and Zane.
Gender neutral names with strong meanings include Drew, Cairo, Casey, and Wyatt.
If you're searching for names for girls and boys with strong meanings that might empower and inspire your child, browse this selection, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.
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