| name |
meaning |
gender |
origin |
| Abner |
Father is Light, or Father of Light. The Old Testament Abner Was Saul's Cousin and Army Commander, a Clever Strategist. Abner Became Fashionable After the Reformation. 'Li'L Abner', Was the Hero of a |
male |
Hebrew |
| Acheron |
River of Sorrow |
male |
Latin |
|
| Acheros |
River of Sorrow |
male |
Latin |
| Achilles |
Hero of the Greeks |
male |
Latin |
| Achilles |
The Mythological Hero of the Trojan War Famous for His Valor and Manly Beauty - His Only Weak Spot Was His Ankle (Hence Achilles' Heel) |
male |
Greek |
| Adahy |
Lives in the Woods (Cherokee) |
male |
Native American |
| Adolfo |
Noble Hero; Form of Adolph |
male |
Hispanic |
| Adsila |
Blossom (Cherokee) |
female |
Native American |
| Aeneas |
Praiseworthy. Aeneas Was the Trojan Hero of Virgil's Aeneid, This Name His Been Occasionally Used Since the Renaissance |
male |
Greek |
| Ailsa |
Variant of Elsa: a Diminutive of Elizabeth, Meaning 'My God is Bountiful', or 'God of Plenty.' Also from the Old German Athal Meaning 'Noble'. Famous Bearers: Heroine of Wagner's Opera 'Loheogrin'; th |
female |
German |
| Amadahy |
Forest Water (Cherokee) |
female |
Native American |
| Amias |
From the Old French Name Derived from Latin 'Amatus' Meaning Loved. Used by British Writer Charles Kingsley for the Hero of His Novel 'Westward Ho!' |
male |
French |
| Amyas |
From the Old French Name Derived from Latin 'Amatus' Meaning Loved. Used by British Writer Charles Kingsley for the Hero of His Novel 'Westward Ho!' |
male |
French |
| Angel |
Messenger or Angel. A Popular Masculine Name in Sicily After the Saint, Angel. Angel Clare is the Hero of Thomas Hardy's Novel 'Tess of the D'Urbervilles' |
male |
Greek |
| Angel |
Messenger or Angel. A Popular Masculine Name in Sicily After the Saint, Angel. Angel Clare is the Hero of Thomas Hardy's Novel 'Tess of the D'Urbervilles' |
female |
Greek |
| Annabel |
Eagle Heroine, Energetic, Impatient, Freedom-loving |
female |
Hebrew |
| Arabella |
Eagle Heroine |
female |
German |
| Arabella |
Eagle Heroine,Austere,Spartan,Handsome |
female |
Teutonic |
| Arabella |
Eagle or Heroine |
female |
Teutonic |
| Arash |
Hero |
male |
Persian |
| Archelaus |
Ruler of the People. Archelaus Was One of the Sons of King Herod the Great, Mentioned in the New Testament. |
male |
Greek |
| Arthur |
Bear Hero |
male |
Welsh |
| Arthwr |
Bear Hero |
male |
Welsh |
| Atagulkalu |
Cherokee Name Meaning Pitched Trees |
male |
Native American |
| Attakullakulla |
Variant of Atagulkalu: Cherokee Name Meaning Pitched Trees |
male |
Native American |
| Auheron |
Derived from Two Old German Words Meaning Noble and Bear-like. Auberon Was the King of the Fairies in Medieval Romance |
male |
German |
| Auheron |
A Diminutive of the Old French Auberi. Auberon Was the King of the Fairies in Medieval Romance |
male |
French |
| Awenasa |
My Home (Cherokee) |
female |
Native American |
| Awinita |
Fawn (Cherokee) |
female |
Native American |
| Ayita |
First to Dance (Cherokee) |
female |
Native American |
| Ayla |
Oak Tree. in Literature Ayla is the Cro-magnon Heroine of Jean Auel's 'Clan of Rhe Cave Bear' |
female |
Hebrew |
| Barbod |
Hero |
male |
Persian |
| Bathild |
Heroine |
female |
German |
| Bathilda |
Heroine |
female |
German |
| Bathilde |
Heroine |
female |
German |
| Bathsheba |
Oath; Voluptuous. Famous Bearer: Bathsheha Everdene, Heroine of Thomas Hardy's Novel 'Far from the Madding Crowd'; Old Testament King David's Wife Bathsheba |
female |
Hebrew |
| Bayard |
Auburn-haired. Bayard Was a Sixteenth-century French Knight and National Hero Renowned for Valor and Purity of Heart |
male |
French |
| Beau |
Handsome. Famous Namesakes: British Dandy Beau Brummell, Aka George Bryan Brummell; French Foreign Legion Fictional Hero Beau Geste |
male |
French |
| Becky |
An Abbreviation of Rebecca, Meaning Captivated, or Captivating, Frequently Used As an Independent Name. Famous Bearer: Fictional Character Becky Sharp, the Unethical Heroine of Thackeray's Novel Vanit |
female |
Hebrew |
| Bernice |
A Variant of Berenice, Meaning Bringer of Victory. The New Testament Bernice, Called Berenice in Some Passages, Was Thought to Have Had an Incestuous Relationship With King Herod Agrippa Ii, Her Broth |
female |
Greek |
| Bernie |
Diminutive of Bernice: a Variant of Berenice, Meaning Bringer of Victory. The New Testament Bernice, Called Berenice in Some Passages, Was Thought to Have Had an Incestuous Relationship With King Hero |
female |
Greek |
| Berny |
Diminutive of Bernice: a Variant of Berenice, Meaning Bringer of Victory. The New Testament Bernice, Called Berenice in Some Passages, Was Thought to Have Had an Incestuous Relationship With King Hero |
female |
Greek |
| Bertille |
Heroine |
female |
French |
| Beth |
Diminutive of Elizabeth, Meaning My God is Bountiful, or God of Plenty, Frequently Used As an Independent Name. Beth Was One of Louisa M. Alcott's Heroines in Her Th Century Novel Little Women |
female |
English |
| Bijan |
Hero |
male |
Persian |
| Bladen |
Hero |
male |
Hebrew |
| Bleddyn |
Wolf Hero |
male |
Welsh |
| Blenda |
Heroine |
female |
Swedish |
| Bob |
Diminutive of Robert: Famed, Bright; Shining. an All-time Favorite Boys' Name Since the Middle Ages. Famous Bearers: Scottish National Hero Robert the Bruce and Novelist Robert Ludlum |
male |
German |
| Bobbie |
Diminutive of Robert: Famed, Bright; Shining. an All-time Favorite Boys' Name Since the Middle Ages. Famous Bearers: Scottish National Hero Robert the Bruce and Novelist Robert Ludlum |
male |
German |
| Bobby |
Diminutive of Robert: Famed, Bright; Shining. an All-time Favorite Boys' Name Since the Middle Ages. Famous Bearers: Scottish National Hero Robert the Bruce and Novelist Robert Ludlum |
male |
German |
| Boone |
Good; a Blessing. American Frontier Hero Daniel Boone |
male |
French |
| Boone |
Good; a Blessing. American Frontier Hero Daniel Boone |
male |
English |
| Botilda |
Directing Heroine |
female |
Norse |
| Branwen |
Beautiful Raven. Branwen Was Heroine of One of the Tales of the Mabinogion |
female |
Welsh |
| Brenda |
From the Norse, Meaning Sword or Torch, This Name Was Originally Used Only in the Shetland Isles of Scotland, But Spread to Other Parts of the English-speaking World After Brenda Appeared As a Heroine |
female |
Scottish |
| Brett |
Brit. A Native of England: (Britain) or France: (Brittany). in Literature Lady Brett Ashley Was the Heroine in Hemingway's 'The Sun Also Rises' |
female |
English |
| Brett |
Brit. A Native of England: (Britain) or France: (Brittany). in Literature Lady Brett Ashley Was the Heroine in Hemingway's the Sun Also Rises |
female |
French |
| Briant |
Strong; He Ascends. Th Century Brian Boru Was a High King and Great National Hero of Ireland |
male |
Celtic |
| Brielle |
Hero of God, an Angel; Short for of Gabrielle. Origin: Hebrew |
male |
Western |
| Catriona |
Pure, Clear. A Scottish Gaelic Variant of 'Catherine', Which is the French Form of the Latin 'Katharina', from the Greek 'Aikaterina'. Famous Bearer: the Heroine of Th Century Author Robert Louis Stev |
female |
Gaelic |
| Chavdar |
Great National Bulgarian Hero 'Chavdar Voivoda' |
male |
Slavianic |
| Cheasequah |
Cherokee Name Meaning Red Bird |
male |
Native American |
| Cherokee |
Language Belonging to the Iroquoian Branch of the Hokan-siouan Linguistic Family. Origin: Native American |
female |
American |
| Cherokee |
People of a Different Speech. One of the Largest American Indian Tribes |
male |
Native American |
| Christian |
From Christianus Meaning Christian. Famous Bearer: Christian Was the Hero of John Bunyan's 'The Pilgrim's Progress' |
male |
Latin |
| Cinderella |
Little Cinder Girl. The Name of a Fairy-tale Heroine |
female |
English |
| Claudine |
A Feminine Form of Claud, a Variant of the Latin Claudius Meaning Lame. Famous Bearer: Claudine Was the Heroine of a Series of Novels by French Author Colette. Lame |
female |
French |
| Clementine |
Feminine Form of the Latin Clement. Famous Bearers of the Name Clementine: the Heroine of the Well-known Folk Song 'Clementine' and the Sir Winston Churchill's Wife |
female |
German |
| Clotilda |
Heroine. Famous Battle. Derived from the Old German 'Hloda' Meaning Loud or Famous, and 'Hildi' Meaning Battle. Famous Bearer: Th Century Saint Clotilda Was Married to King Clovis, and Played a Major |
female |
German |
| Clotilde |
Heroine |
female |
German |
| Cocles |
A Hero Who Saved Rome |
male |
Latin |
| Con |
Diminutive of Conlan: Hero |
male |
Irish |
| Conchobar |
Mythical Hero |
male |
Celtic |
| Conlan |
Hero |
male |
Irish |
| Conlan |
Hero |
male |
Gaelic |
| Conlan |
Hero |
male |
Celtic/Gaelic |
| Conlen |
Variant of Conlan: Hero |
male |
Irish |
| Conley |
Hero |
male |
Celtic/Gaelic |
| Conley |
Strong Willed or Wise. Also a Diminutive of Conlan: Hero |
male |
Irish |
| Conlin |
Variant of Conlan: Hero |
male |
Irish |
| Conlin |
Hero |
male |
Gaelic |
| Conlon |
Variant of Conlan: Hero |
male |
Irish |
| Connie |
Strong Willed or Wise. Also a Diminutive of Conlan: Hero |
male |
Irish |
| Connlan |
Hero |
male |
Gaelic |
| Connley |
Hero |
male |
Celtic/Gaelic |
| Connlyn |
Variant of Conlan: Hero |
male |
Irish |
| Conny |
Strong Willed or Wise. Also a Diminutive of Conlan: Hero |
male |
Irish |
| Coowescoowe |
Cherokee Name Meaning Egret |
male |
Native American |
| Curadhan |
Hero |
male |
Gaelic |
| Curney |
Hero |
male |
Gaelic |
| Curr |
Hero |
male |
Gaelic |
| Curran |
Hero |
male |
Irish |
| Curran |
Hero; Dagger |
male |
Gaelic |
| Da-xia |
Big Hero |
female |
Chinese |
| Deeraj |
A Noble Hero (Dheeraj) |
male |
Hindu |
| Degataga |
Cherokee Name Meaning Gathering |
male |
Native American |
| Demelza |
Fortified. A Cornish Place Name Sometimes Used As a First Name. Famous Bearer: Demelza Was the Heroine of British Author Winston Graham's Poldark Novels |
female |
English |
| Demodocus |
A Blind Hero |
male |
Greek |
