90 Boy Names That Mean Strong or Warrior

"Strong" splits into two quite different families once you start looking at meanings. There's strength as combat — warrior, battle, army — and strength as endurance: firm, steadfast, healthy, enduring.

Both are below, ninety names in total, grouped by origin so you can find one that fits your family's background as well as your ear. Meanings throughout.

Hebrew

1. Ethan — "firm, enduring"
2. Gabriel — "God is my strength"
3. Gideon — "mighty warrior"
4. Amos — "strong, carried"
5. Azaz — "strong one"
6. Ezekiel — "God strengthens"
7. Uzziah — "my strength is the Lord"
8. Ariel — "lion of God"
9. Ari — "lion"
10. Caleb — "whole-hearted, faithful"
11. Boaz — "swiftness, strength"
12. Eitan — variant of Ethan, "steadfast"
13. Gavriel — variant of Gabriel
14. Oz — "strength, courage"
15. Chazak — "strong" (rare, used as a middle)

Norse and Germanic

16. Gunnar — "bold warrior"
17. Thor — god of thunder
18. Bernard — "brave as a bear"
19. Everett — "brave as a wild boar"
20. Conrad — "bold counsel"
21. Louis — "renowned warrior"
22. Walter — "ruler of the army"
23. Herman — "army man"
24. Sigurd — "guardian of victory"
25. Erik — "eternal ruler"
26. Ivar — "archer, warrior"
27. Rollo — "famous wolf"
28. Barrett — "bear strength"
29. Maynard — "hardy, brave"
30. Ragnar — "warrior, judgement"
31. Halvar — "rock defender"
32. Arne — "eagle"
33. Emmerich — "work ruler"
34. Wolfgang — "wolf path"
35. Leonard — "brave lion"

Irish, Scottish and Welsh

36. Cathal — Irish, "battle rule"
37. Conall — Irish, "strong wolf"
38. Niall — Irish, "champion"
39. Fearghal — Irish, "man of valour"
40. Ronan — Irish, protector
41. Cormac — Irish, "charioteer"
42. Duncan — Scottish, "dark warrior"
43. Angus — Scottish, "one strength"
44. Malcolm — Scottish, "devotee of Columba"
45. Griffith — Welsh, "strong lord"
46. Griffin — Welsh, "strong lord"
47. Owen — Welsh, "young warrior"
48. Emrys — Welsh, "immortal"
49. Bran — Welsh, "raven," a giant king
50. Kane — Irish, "little battler"

Latin, Greek and Romance

51. Magnus — Latin, "great"
52. Valentine — Latin, "strong, healthy"
53. Victor — Latin, "conqueror"
54. Vincent — Latin, "conquering"
55. Marcus — Latin, "of Mars"
56. Titus — Latin, "title of honour"
57. Fortis — Latin, "strong" (rare, striking as a middle)
58. Leonardo — Italian, "brave lion"
59. Valentino — Italian, "strong, healthy"
60. Ricardo — Spanish, "brave ruler"
61. Alexander — Greek, "defender of men"
62. Andrew — Greek, "manly, brave"
63. Leander — Greek, "lion man"
64. Hector — Greek, "holding fast"
65. Achilles — Greek, near-invincible warrior

Arabic and Persian

66. Aziz — "powerful, beloved"
67. Hamza — "steadfast, lion"
68. Asad — "lion"
69. Faris — "knight, horseman"
70. Qawi — "strong, powerful"
71. Jabbar — "mighty"
72. Haidar — "lion"
73. Cyrus — Persian, "sun," borne by an empire-builder
74. Darius — Persian, "possessing goodness"
75. Rustam — Persian, legendary strongman hero

Japanese, Sanskrit and beyond

76. Kenzo — Japanese, "strong and healthy"
77. Takeshi — Japanese, "fierce, warrior"
78. Isamu — Japanese, "brave, courageous"
79. Katsu — Japanese, "victory"
80. Ronin — Japanese, masterless samurai
81. Vikram — Sanskrit, "valour"
82. Veer — Sanskrit, "brave, heroic"
83. Dhairya — Sanskrit, "courage, patience"
84. Bala — Sanskrit, "strength"
85. Ojas — Sanskrit, "vitality, energy"
86. Vladimir — Slavic, "ruler of the world"
87. Boris — Slavic, "fighter"
88. Kito — Swahili, "precious child"
89. Imara — Swahili, "firm, resolute"
90. Zuberi — Swahili, "strong"

Choosing between meaning and sound

If the meaning matters most, the honest advice is to check it in more than one place — name meanings get copied around the internet and mutate as they go, and folk etymologies are everywhere. Anything on this list that's genuinely contested, I've kept to the widely-agreed reading.

And if a name you love has a dull meaning, that's fine too. Almost nobody looks up the meaning of a name they already know; they just meet the person. The meaning is mostly a gift you give yourself on the day you choose it.

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