Meaning

14 Turkic Names Meaning Strength and courage

Names whose documented meaning is strength, firmness, bravery or heroism. Below are all names in this theme, grouped by gender, with a one-line origin for each. Documented, Likely and Editorial labels show how the meaning is supported.

14 strength and courage boy names

  1. “brave + warrior”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesDocumented
  2. “lion”
    From Proto-Turkic · Turkish, Uyghur, Kazakh, Uzbek
    Boy2 syllablesDocumented
  3. “resolute, strong-willed”
    From Arabic · Turkish, Uyghur
    Boy2 syllablesDocumented
  4. “hero; brave”
    From Proto-Turkic · Turkish, Uyghur, Kazakh
    Boy2 syllablesDocumented
  5. “brave person; elder brother”
    From uncertain (Turkic or Greek) · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesDocumented
  6. “man, hero + soul”
    From Turkic and Persian · Turkish, Kazakh, Kyrgyz
    Boy2 syllablesDocumented
  7. “brave (man) + ruler”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesDocumented
  8. “warrior; hero”
    From Arabic · Uyghur
    Boy2 syllablesDocumented
  9. “bold, courageous”
    From Arabic · Uzbek, Azerbaijani
    Boy2 syllablesDocumented
  10. “brave, generous, manly”
    From Persian · Kazakh, Kyrgyz
    Boy2 syllablesDocumented
  11. “powerful, mighty; capable”
    From Arabic · Turkish, Uyghur
    Boy2 syllablesDocumented
  12. “power, strength”
    From Arabic · Kyrgyz
    Boy2 syllablesDocumented
  13. “valiant, manly; a man of his word”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Boy1 syllableDocumented
  14. “brave one, hero”
    From Proto-Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesDocumented

How we check meanings

Meanings marked Documented are stated by a cited source (for compounds, also confirmed by the meaning of each part). Meanings marked Editorial come from our own research and are upgraded when a source is found; Likely marks readings built from a name's elements. Popular but unsupported interpretations are left out. Read our editorial standards.

Building blocks behind these names

er “man; hero, warrior”, 3alp “brave, heroic”, 1arslan “lion”, 1can “soul; life”, 1han “khan, ruler”, 1