Lion; Arabic ʿabbās, "stern-faced", a name for the lion
Names meaning courage
Baby names whose dictionary or scripture meaning relates to courage, with the source shown on every name.
174 names: 21 for girls, 149 for boys and 4 for both girls and boys. Most meanings are checked in Monier-Williams' Sanskrit–English Dictionary, the Mahan Kosh and Lane's Arabic–English Lexicon. A few to start: Chandrasen ("name of an epic prince"), Luis ("famous in battle") and Tavish ("strong; heaven").
110 of 174 names
Fearless; Sanskrit abhaya, "without fear"
"Fearless"
Fearless; Sanskrit a-bhīka
Arjuna's son in the Mahabharata; popularly "heroic"
"Defender of men"; short for Alexander
"Defender of men"; Greek Alexandros
"Noble and ready", from the Gothic roots of Alphonsus
"Immortal warrior"
Pet form of Archibald, "genuine and bold"
"Conqueror of enemies"
Subduer of enemies; Sanskrit ariṃdama, a name of Shiva
Lion; a Turkic word used in Persian and Urdu
Noble hero; Sanskrit ārya + vīra
Lion; Arabic asad
Lion of God; Arabic asad and Allāh
"Tiger"; from Persian babr
"Brave, valiant"; Persian bahādur
"Strong and brave"
"Brave"; Arabic bāsil, "strong-hearted in battle"
"Bold as a bear", the feminine of Bernard
"Bold as a bear", from Old High German Bernhard
"Descendant of Bhrigu", a name of Parashurama
Bhima of the Mahabharata; Sanskrit, "with a formidable army"
Terrible, dreadful; the great elder of the Mahabharata
Victory (jit) through valour (bikram, Sanskrit vikrama)
"Faithful" in popular use; Strong's: perhaps "dog", or "forcible"
Goddess Chamunda, a fierce form of Durga
A king of legend; Sanskrit candra, "moon", and senā, "army"
Beautiful lady; Kannada cenna + amma
Arjuna's warrior wife; Sanskrit, "wearing bright armlets"
A king of the Gandharvas; Sanskrit, "having a bright spear"
"Brave soldier"
"Brave, bold"
"Conqueror of armies"
"Hero of generosity"; Sanskrit dānavīra, "a munificent man"
Patience and courage; Sanskrit dhairya, "firmness, steadiness"
"Of steadfast character"; Sanskrit dhairya + śīla
"Archer"; Sanskrit dhanvin, "armed with a bow"
"Hero of righteousness"
"Steady, brave and calm"
"Patience"; Hindi dhīraj, from Sanskrit dhairya
"Steady, brave"; short for Dhirendra
"Lord of the brave"; Sanskrit dhīra + indra
"Steadfast, resolute"
"Brave"; Persian dil-āwar, "stout-hearted"
"Lion-hearted"
"Daughter of Drupada"; the heroine of the Mahabharata
Named after Durga; the warrior queen Rani Durgavati
"Matchless hero", from Sanskrit ekavīra
"Brave as a boar"; from the medieval name Everard
"Leopard" or "panther"; Arabic fahd, a hunting big cat
"Horseman, knight"; Arabic fāris
"Victorious warrior"
"Fair warrior"; Gaelic Fionnlagh, from fionn + laoch
"Brave with the spear", from Germanic Gerhard
Lion; Arabic ghaḍanfar
Warrior; Arabic ghāzī, "one who goes out to fight"
"Feller, warrior", from Hebrew gada, "to hew down"
"The Guru's brave one"; vīr also means brother
"Young lioness" in popular use; Arabic ḥafṣ, "lion's cub"
Lion; a title of Ali ibn Abi Talib
"Emigrant" in popular use; the name of Ismail's mother
"Brave warrior of God"
"Battle"; Old English and Germanic hild
"Courage"
"One who hunts"; English hunter, Old English hunta
Sharp sword; Arabic ḥusām
Hero of victory; Sanskrit jaya, "victory", and vīra, "hero"
"Renowned warrior"; jas, praise, with bīr, brave
"Heart", "courage", "beloved"; Persian, literally "liver"
"Woman of Judea"; Hebrew Yehudith, from Judah, "praised"
"Warrior"
Kannagi, heroine of the Tamil epic Silappatikaram
"Brave warrior" in popular use; karan, Karna or doer, with vīr, brave
Karikala, the great Chola king; read as "charred leg"
Rama holding his bow; Sanskrit kodaṇḍa, "bow"
"Revolution" in modern use; Sanskrit krānti, "a step forward"
"Hero of the family"; kul, family, with bir, brave
"Lion"; Arabic layth
"Brave as a hundred thousand"
"Lion"; Latin leo
"Lion"; Greek leōn
"Lioness"; feminine of Leo and Leon
"Strong as a lion"; Italian form of Leonard
"Young lion"; Old French lionel
"Famous in battle"; French form of Germanic Hludowig
"Famous in battle"; Spanish form of Louis
"Great hero", title of the 24th Jain Tirthankara
Khandoba, a form of Shiva; "enemy of the demon Malla"
"Brave-hearted"
"Independent spirit"; from American English maverick
King of beasts, the lion; Sanskrit mṛgendra
Lord of beasts, the lion; Sanskrit mṛga + īśa
"One who strives"; Arabic mujāhid
Man-lion: Vishnu's fourth incarnation
Fearless; Sanskrit nirbhaya
Fearless, free from doubt; Sanskrit niḥśaṅka
Resolve, firm determination; Sanskrit niścaya
Little leopard; Arabic numayr, from namir
Of good lineage; name of Nusayba bint Kaʿb
"God's spear"; Old English Osgar (Irish reading "friend of deer")
"Supreme hero"; Sanskrit parama + vīra
"Rama with the axe", the sixth avatar of Vishnu
"Like Arjuna"; Sanskrit Pārtha + -pratima
"Strong, powerful"; Sanskrit prabala
A warrior queen who married Arjuna; the word also means "weariness"
"Glory, majesty"; Sanskrit pratāpa
"Vow, promise"
"Hero, chief"; Sanskrit pravīra
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