Dog Names Meaning Brave
188 names in this category, each with its meaning and background. See all meaning categories.
Judd
Medieval diminutive of Jordan
Kace
A variant of the name 'Casey', which means brave in battle.
Kagan
Kahn
German surname meaning "small boat"; also a germanized form of Cohen
Kalvin
A given name recorded in English, a form of Calvin.
Kamil
Arabic for "perfect, complete"; also a Czech, Slovak and Polish form of Camillus.
Kamryn
Variant (typically feminine) of Cameron
Kardo
Kekoa
Brave or bold in Hawaiian
Keldan
Recorded as a modern English given name; no meaning is documented
Kido
Kimba
English, borrowed from Barngarla dyimba, "ashes"
Kimmi
Derived from the name Kim, often associated with 'secure' or 'brave'.
Kinga
Polish and Hungarian diminutive of Kunigunde.
Kitchi
No documented meaning in the sources checked
Knud
Danish form of knut, from old norse knútr
Kon
A surname in several cultures; also recorded as a given name in Inca Mythology and Cree
Kuno
Short form of Old German names in kunni, "clan, family"; also short for Konrad
Lancelot
Possibly an Old French diminutive of Lanzo
Leander
Latinized form of Greek Leandros, from leon "lion" and aner "man"
Lenny
Diminutive of Leonard
Leonard
From the Old German elements lewo "lion" and hart "hard, firm, brave"
Leonardo
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Leonard
Leopold
From the Old German elements liut "people" and bald "bold, brave"
Macgruff
Markos
Greek form of Marcus (see Mark)
Maudie
Diminutive of Maud
Mauno
A Finnish name meaning 'bear' or 'brave warrior'
Mautia
Merwyn
Welsh, from elements meaning 'sea' and 'friend'.
Nakona
Recorded as a rare given name in American usage
Nando
Short form of Fernando or Ferdinando
Neewa
Nell
Medieval diminutive of names beginning with El, such as Eleanor, Ellen or Helen
Odwaga
Okoye
A character from the Marvel comics and films, known for her bravery and strength
Parko
Plucky
Poldi
German diminutive of Leopold
Pranko
Ragner
Recorded as a given name in Danish, a masculine name
Rambo
No documented meaning in the sources checked
Rasko
Razi
A name historically used to indicate a person from Ray, Iran
Ric
Short form of Richard or of names ending in ric
Riccardo
Italian form of Richard, meaning 'brave ruler'.
Richi
Derived from the name Richard, meaning 'brave ruler.'
Richy
A diminutive form of Richard, meaning 'brave ruler'.
Rick
Short form of Richard or of names ending in rick
Ricky
English diminutive of Richard
Rico
Short form of Ricardo, Enrico and other names ending in rico
Riley
From an Irish surname, or an English place name meaning "rye clearing"
Rintintin
A name given to a German Shepherd film star and later dogs of the same line
Roary
No documented meaning in the sources checked
Rudi
Diminutive of Rudolf
Rudo
Means "love" in Shona
Ruel
A surname of French origin
Ryda
Recorded as a modern English given name, feminine
Savash
Scrappy
An English given name, recorded as masculine
Sheru
A common name for dogs, often meaning 'brave' or 'courageous'.
Spunky
Tadd
Recorded as a given name in English, used for men
Taddeo
Italian form of Thaddeus
Thaddie
Thorin
Recorded as a masculine given name in literature (user-submitted)
ThéO
French, from the Greek 'theos', a god — 'god-given'.
Triss
Valdo
A masculine given name recorded in Estonian and Italian
Valentino
Italian form of Valentinus
Vali
Romanian diminutive of Valeriu or Valentin.
Valiant
An English word meaning brave and courageous
Valor
English word for courage, the US spelling of valour
Velma
Probably a variant of Wilma, with the e perhaps influenced by Selma
Wardo
Warrior
English word for a person who fights in combat or warfare
Wex
Name of a legal dictionary hosted by Cornell Law School's Legal Information Institute
Wiro
Recorded as a masculine given name in Anglo-Saxon and in Javanese
Wyett
Recorded as a rare english given name for boys and girls
Xorro
Yuro
Ido word for law; recorded as a masculine given name in Japanese and Korean
Zando
An American independent publisher based in New York City
Zigor
Basque word meaning "rod, staff" or "punishment"
Zimba
Recorded as a given name in Shona, used for both girls and boys
Zurra
арчи
Bulgarian form of the English name Archie.