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Can someone give me a list of names that mean 'strength' or 'fighter'?

Can someone give me a list of charactors from fiction that were those (strong, fighters, etc)?

Date: 2006-12-15 01:50 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dosequisgirl.livejournal.com
Nolan means fighter.

Date: 2006-12-15 01:54 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dosequisgirl.livejournal.com
I don't know how accurate this is, but it's a start.

http://www.20000-names.com/warrior_names_fighter_names_male.htm

Date: 2006-12-15 07:34 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] decembewedding.livejournal.com
Girls:
Abira(Hebrew)=Strong
Alcina(Greek)=Strong willed
Arlene(Celtic)=Strong

Birgitte(Swedish)=Strong

Clovis(German)=Farmed Fighter

Dietra(German)=Strong Folk
Donelle(N/A)=Strong Soldier

****Edda(German=Strong fighter
Elnora(American English)=Strong
Elnorah(American English)=Strong
****Etta(German=Strong fighter
Evonne (N/A)=fighter

Hasna(Aramaic)=Strong
****Hedda (German)=strong fighter
****Hedia (German)=strong fighter

Karly(Latin)=Strong voiced
Keilah(N/A)=Stronghold
Kenisha(English=Strong ruler
Kenna(English)=Strong ruler

Lolanda(English)=Strong

Penney(German)=Strong-willed
Pennie(German)=Strong-willed

Renita(Latin)=Strong

Terri(German)=Strong Nation
Terryl(German)=Strong Nation
Trysten(Latin)= Strong

Valeda(Latin)=Strong woman
Valentina(Latin)=Strong
Valentine(Latin)=Strong



Boys:
Armstrong(English)=Strong arm
Arne(German)=Strong

Barnes(English)=Strong
Bernhard(German)=Strong Bear
Bogart(German)=Strong Man
Brazil(Celtic)=Brave, Strong in conflict


Clovus(German)= Farmed Fighter
Cicero(Latin)=Strong Lecture

Deiter(German)=Strong folk
Deter(German)=Strong folk
Dieter(German)=Strong folk
Donal(N/A)=Strong Soldier


Eban(Hebrew)=Fighter
Elonso(Spanish)=Strong
Elonzo(Spanish)=Strong
Evan(Celtic/Greek)=fighter
Evann(N/A)=Fighter
Evans(N/A)=fighter

Gamba(African)=Fighter
Geert(German)=Strong
Geraldo(German)=Strong
Gerard(German)=Strong
Gerhard(German)=Strong
Gerhardt(German)=Strong
Gerrard(German)=Strong
Gideon(Hebrew)=Strong fighter
Girard(German)=Strong

Harlow(English)=Strong

Imari(American English)=Strongt
Ivar(Norwegian)=fighter

Jerard(German)=Strong

Keir(Norwegian)=Strong hold
Ken(English)=Strong ruler
Kendan(English)=Strong ruler
Kenden(English)= Strong ruler
Kenn(English)=Strong ruler
Kensley(English)=Strong ruler
****Kileona(Hebrew)=Strong fighter
Klovis(German)=Farmed fighter

Leonardo(Spanish)=Strong Lion

Mannes(American English)=Strong-willed
Mannis(American English)=Strong-willed
Mannus(American English)=Strong-willed
Manus(American English)=Strong-willed
Mio(Japanese)=The Three Strong
Mordecai(Hebrew)=Mighty fighter
Mordechai(Hebrew)=Mighty Fighter
Murphy(American English)=Sea Fighter

Osborn(English)=A fighter
Osborne(English)=A fighter
Osbourn(English)=A fighter
Osbourne(English)=A fighter
Ozzy(English)=A fighter

Patten(English)= Brash fighter
Patton(English)=Brash fighter

Ranvir(Indian)=Fighter

Sloan(American English)=fighter
Slone(American English)=Fighter

Taro(Japanese)=Strong man
Thierry(German)=Strong Nation
Traenor(N/A)=Strong
Traynor(N/A)=Strong
Tristen(Latin)=Strong
Tristin(Latin)=Strong
Ture(Scandinavian)=Figher

Date: 2006-12-15 02:27 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mommy2miles.livejournal.com
This is what I found...

Gabriel- strong man of God
Gideon- strong fighter
Tristan/Tristen- Strong
Evan- fighter

Date: 2006-12-15 03:41 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] darabelle.livejournal.com
BOYS

Ezekiel ("God strengthens")
Gabriel ("God is my strength")
Oscar ("divine strength")
Evan ("fighter")
Mordecai ("mighty fighter")
Rome ("strength, power")
Gerard ("strong")
Leonardo ("strong lion")

GIRLS

Audrey ("noble strength")
Gertrude ("spear of strength")
Brittany ("strong, industrious")
Valentina ("strong")
Bridget ("resolute strength")
Gabrielle/Gabriella ("God is my strength")
Mildred/Millie ("mild strength")
Etta ("strong fighter")

UNISEX

Sloane ("fighter")

Date: 2006-12-15 04:29 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] smurfb1ue.livejournal.com
Off the top of my head, I know Brianne means strong. If you go to babynamesworld.com and type in the definition they'll hook you up.

From fiction (which, I guess is relative):
[LotR names]eg
Eowyn
Aragorn
Strider

Tristan
Mark

Hadassah

William

Arthur

Sabrina

Samson (literary)

Joan

Date: 2006-12-16 03:58 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] krosp.livejournal.com
Yes I seem to remember Brian meaning something to do with strength or victory, so by extension then also Brianne, Brianna, Briony maybe...

Date: 2006-12-15 04:32 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hotchpot.livejournal.com
William means Conqueror.

Date: 2006-12-15 04:38 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hotchpot.livejournal.com
Louis/Louisa mean famous warrior.
The following names mean either: brave, strong, fighter, warrior.

ARI (3) m Armenian
AZAZIAH m Biblical
BASIL (2) m Arabic
BELLATRIX f Astronomy
BERNARD m English, French, Polish
BRAVA f Esperanto
BURKHARD m German
CARLISLE m English
CHARLES m English, French
CLANCY m Irish, English
COMFORT f English
CONALL m Irish, Scottish, Irish Mythology
DIETER m German
DRUSILLA f Biblical, Ancient Roman
DUNCAN m Scottish, English
EARL m English
ECKHARD m German
EINAR m Scandinavian
ERHARD m German
EROL m Turkish
EVERARD m English
FIONNLAGH m Irish, Scottish
GABRIEL m English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, Biblical
GEBHARD m German
GERARD m English, Dutch
GIFFARD m English
GODDARD m English
GUNNAR m Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
GÜNTHER m German, Germanic Mythology
HAMZA m Arabic
HARDING m English
HARDY m English
HARTMANN m English
HARTWIN m German
HERA f Greek Mythology
HEROD m Biblical
HERODOTUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
HOWARD m English
HUMBERT m English, German, French
HUMPHREY m English
LEONARD m English, Polish
LUDWIG m German
NOLAN m Irish, English
RICHARD m English, French, German, Czech
VALENTINE (1) m English
WILLARD m English
WYATT m English

Date: 2006-12-15 05:56 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] anapology.livejournal.com
Hercules
Troy
my mind is frozen atm :-) i can't think!

Date: 2006-12-15 06:34 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] scouty.livejournal.com
strength :


ANGUS Celtic/Gaelic Male add to namelist
ASTRID Scandinavian Female add to namelist
AUDRA American Female add to namelist
AUDREY English Female add to namelist
AUDRIA American Female add to namelist
BOAZ Hebrew Male add to namelist
ETANA Hebrew Female add to namelist
EYAD Arabic Male add to namelist
EYAL Hebrew Male add to namelist
EZEKIEL Hebrew Male add to namelist
FERGUS Celtic/Gaelic Male add to namelist
GABRIEL Hebrew Male add to namelist
GERTRUDE English Female add to namelist
KEREN Hebrew Female add to namelist
MAYNARD English Male add to namelist
MELISANDE French Female add to namelist
MELISSAN American Female add to namelist
MILDRED English Female add to namelist
MILLICENT English Female add to namelist
ONAN Hebrew Male add to namelist
OZ Hebrew Either add to namelist
SHAKTI Sanskrit (India) Female add to namelist
TILLIE English Female add to namelist
TILLY English Female add to namelist
TRUDA Polish Female add to namelist
TRUDE German Female add to namelist
TRUDY English Female add to namelist
VALENCIA Spanish Female add to namelist
VALENTIN Rumantsch Male add to namelist
VALENTINA Latin Female add to namelist
VALENTINE English Either add to namelist
VALENTINO Italian Male add to namelist
VALERIA Italian Female add to namelist
VALERIAN English Male add to namelist
VALERIE French Female add to namelist
VALLERIE English Female add to namelist
ZEKE Hebrew Male


Date: 2006-12-15 06:38 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] scouty.livejournal.com
fighter :

BORKA Slavic Male add to namelist
CADEN American Either add to namelist
CAINE Celtic/Gaelic Male add to namelist
HELOISE French Female add to namelist
KADEN American Male add to namelist
KEMP English Male add to namelist
PALLATON Native American Male

Date: 2006-12-16 04:13 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] queen-mab.livejournal.com
Characters from fiction I can think of who were brave, strong fighters are:

from Harry Potter:

Harry (Potter)
James (Potter)
Ronald (Weasley)
Sirius (Black)
Lily (Potter)
Hermione (Granger)
Ginny (Weasley)

From Narnia:

Peter (Pevensie)
Edmund (Pevensie)
Caspian
Corin
Digory
Lucy (Pevensie)
Jill (Pool)
Aslan

From A Great and Terrible Beauty:

Gemma
Felicity

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