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3,600+ baby names from 25 cultures, each with its meaning, origin, pronunciation and story.

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Strong & bold

Bold sounds, brave meanings

39 names

English · Germanic

Miles

Meaning uncertain; associated with dear or soldier

Top 100
Germanic · English

Robert

Bright fame

Top 100
English · Germanic

Waylon

Variant of Wayland; possibly associated with craft or cunning

Top 100
German · English

William

Will and helmet; protection

Top 100
Old German

Bruno

Possibly armor or brown

Familiar
German

Conrad

Brave counsel

FamiliarRising
German · Swedish

Greta

Pearl, through Margaret

Familiar
Old German

Matilda

Strength in battle

FamiliarRising
Old German

Roland

Fame and land; second element debated

Familiar
Old German

Walter

Power of the army

Familiar
English · Dutch · Greek

Xander

Short form of Alexander: defending people

Familiar
Old German

Alaric

Ruler of all

Uncommon
Old German

Bernard

Bear and bravery

Uncommon
Dutch · Hebrew

Bram

Short form of Abraham

Uncommon
Norwegian · Swedish · German

Henrik

Home ruler

Uncommon
German · Norwegian

Herman

Army man

Uncommon
Old German · English

Hilda

Battle

Uncommon
German

Karl

Man, through the Charles family

Uncommon
German · Dutch

Wilhelmina

Feminine form of Wilhelm

Uncommon
German

Wolf

Wolf

Uncommon
Old German

Ansgar

God’s spear

Rare gem
Dutch

Arend

Variant of Arnold; also eagle in Dutch

Rare gem
French · Germanic

Armand

Army man

Rare gem
German · Dutch

Arno

Short form of Arnold or Arnoud

Rare gem
Danish · German

Birk

Short form of Burkhard

Rare gem
Dutch

Dirk

Dutch and Low German form of Diederik

Rare gem
German

Eckhart

German variant of Ekkehard

Rare gem
Dutch

Evert

Dutch and Swedish form of Everard

Rare gem
French · Germanic

Gautier

Power of the army

Rare gem
Dutch

Gerrit

Dutch and Frisian form of Gerard

Rare gem
German

Hedy

Pet form of Hedwig

Rare gem
German

Ludwig

Famous in battle

Rare gem
Dutch

Rutger

Dutch form of Roger

Rare gem
French · Germanic

Thibault

Bold people

Rare gem
Yoruba · German

Tobi

Great in Yoruba short forms; also a form of Tobias

Rare gem
Old German

Uta

Feminine form of Udo, associated with wealth

Rare gem
Old German

Wolfram

Wolf and raven

Rare gem
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