Names That Mean Brave
5 names whose etymology relates to “brave” — drawn from documented origins, sorted by all-time U.S. popularity.
RichardFrom Middle English Rycharde, from Old French Richard, from Medieval Latin Richardus, Ricohardus, from Frankish *Rīkahard, from Proto-Germanic *Rīkaharduz, a construction of *rī…
WyattUltimately from the Old English personal name Wigheard, from wīg (“war”) + heard (“hard, brave”), later also used as a Middle English diminutive of the names Guy and William.
WillardFrom Old English wil (“will”) + heard (“brave, strong”).
GerardFrom Middle English Gerard, from Old French Gerart, from Frankish *Gaiʀahard, from *gaiʀ (“spear”) +‎ *hard(ī) (“hard, brave”).
ConradAPI A variant of German Konrad, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *Kōnirād, from *kōnī (“bold, brave”) +‎ *rād (“counsel”). Cognate of Old English Cēnrēd, Dutch Koenraad a…
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Etymologies adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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