Names That Mean Strong
13 names whose etymology relates to “strong” — drawn from documented origins, sorted by all-time U.S. popularity.
EthanFrom Biblical Hebrew אֵיתָן (ʾêṯān, literally “firmness, strong, or long-lived”).
GabrielFrom Latin Gabriel, from Ancient Greek Γαβρῑήλ (Gabrīḗl), from Hebrew גַּבְרִיאֵל (gaḇrīʾḗl, “God is my strong man”), from גֶּבֶר (géver, “strong man, hero”) and אֵל (ʾēl, “God,…
ValeriaFeminine form of Roman family name Valerius, from Latin valere (“to be healthy, to be strong”). Doublet of Valerie.
WillardFrom Old English wil (“will”) + heard (“brave, strong”).
TitusBorrowed from Latin Titus, a Roman and Sabine praenomen meaning either "honorable" or "strong; of the giants".
HassanFrom Arabic حَسَن (ḥasan, “fine, good, good-looking, handsome, manly; strong”).
MillicentFrom the Old French Melisende, from Old High German Amalasuntha, Amalaswintha, from the Proto-Germanic roots *amalą (“hard work”) + *swinþaz (“strong”).
KyreeFrom a biblical reference Kyree comes from The name Kyria which is Greek in origin & its meaning is "noble lady" 2 John 1:1, 5 Strong's Bible concordance G2959 In the second epi…
ValentineFrom Latin Valentīnus, a patronymic from Valēns (Roman cognomen), itself nominalized from vālens (“strong, healthy”) + -īnus (“-ine”). Doublet of Valentinus, Valentino, Valentin…
VladimirFrom Russian Владимир (Vladimir), as well as from other Slavic cognates, and reinforced by Medieval Latin Vladimirus, name of several saints in the Eastern Orthodox Church, from…
GaylordDerived from the Old French surname Gaillard (from gaillard (“strong”)), via Anglo-Norman. Compare Spanish Gallardo (from gallardo (“dashing, strapping, gallant”). Shaped by fol…
HasanFrom Arabic حَسَن (ḥasan, “fine, good, good-looking, handsome, manly; strong”).
ArchibaldFrom Anglo-Norman Arcebald, Arcenbald or Ercenbald, from Old French Archaunbault, from Proto-West Germanic *Erknabalþ, from *erkn (“pure, holy, genuine, precious”) +‎ *balþ …
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Etymologies adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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