Meaning
Boy names that mean warrior
32 boy names whose dictionary meaning includes warrior. Given most today: Louis, Kai, and Cillian.
Meanings are glosses from Wiktionary entries and keep any hedge the dictionary gives. A meaning shown as “from X” is inherited from the name it derives from.
“loud; famous + battle”
Say it LOO-ee
Loved in France, Switzerland, Quebec, and Berlin. Common in England and Wales, the Netherlands, Austria, and 12 more places. Rare in Italy, Poland, Israel, and 7 more places.
1 in 264 boys born in England and Wales in 2025. Number 49 there.
“loud; famous + battle” · French origin · 2 syllables
“sea (Hawaiian); or warrior (Frisian)”
Say it KY
Common across the UK, the Netherlands, Ontario, and 10 more places. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 11 more places.
1 in 169 boys born in Ireland in 2025. Number 34 there.
“sea (Hawaiian); or warrior (Frisian)” · Danish, Latin, West Frisian, and Hawaiian origin · 1 syllable
“possibly strife; or monastery, church”
Say it KIL-ee-un
Loved in Ireland. Common in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Rare in France, England and Wales, Italy, and 18 more places.
1 in 86 boys born in Ireland in 2025. Number 9 there.
“possibly strife; or monastery, church” · Irish origin · 3 syllables
“loud; famous + battle”
Say it LOO-ee
Common across the UK, Sweden, Australia, and 2 more places. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 17 more places.
1 in 192 boys born in England and Wales in 2025. Number 28 there.
from Louis, “loud; famous + battle” · French origin · 2 syllables
“fair warrior/hero”
Say it FIN-lee
Common across England and Wales and three Australian states. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 20 more places.
1 in 157 boys born in England and Wales in 2025. Number 18 there.
“fair warrior/hero” · Scottish Gaelic origin · 2 syllables
“loud; famous + battle”
Say it LOO-is
Common in Scotland. Rare in France, England and Wales, Italy, and 20 more places.
1 in 130 boys born in Scotland in 2025. Number 22 there.
from Louis, “loud; famous + battle” · Germanic origin · 2 syllables
“fair warrior/hero”
Say it FIN-lee
Loved in Scotland. Rare in France, England and Wales, Italy, and 20 more places.
1 in 91 boys born in Scotland in 2025. Number 9 there.
“fair warrior/hero” · Scottish Gaelic origin · 2 syllables
“war + hard, brave”
Say it WY-ut
Common across three Canadian provinces and Queensland. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 17 more places.
1 in 1,825 boys born in England and Wales in 2025. Number 306 there.
“war + hard, brave” · Germanic origin · 2 syllables
“loud, famous + battle”
Say it loo-EES
Common across Austria, Switzerland, the German cities, and Spain. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 11 more places.
1 in 134 boys born in Austria in 2025. Number 26 there.
“loud, famous + battle” · Spanish origin · 2 syllables
“loud; famous + battle”
Say it LOOD-vig
Common in Sweden and Norway. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 17 more places.
1 in 89 boys born in Norway in 2025. Number 13 there.
“loud; famous + battle” · French origin · 2 syllables
“ardor, fiery warrior”
Say it REES
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
1 in 879 boys born in Ireland in 2025. Number 179 there.
“ardor, fiery warrior” · Welsh origin · 1 syllable
“warrior, courage; koa tree”
Say it KOH-uh
Common across three Australian states and New Zealand. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 19 more places.
1 in 460 boys born in Northern Ireland in 2025. Number 126 there.
“warrior, courage; koa tree” · Hawaiian origin · 2 syllables
“strife; or monastery, church”
Say it KIL-ee-un
Common across Austria and five German cities. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 13 more places.
1 in 264 boys born in Austria in 2025. Number 56 there.
from Cillian, “strife; or monastery, church” · Irish origin · 3 syllables
“strife; or monastery, church”
Say it KIL-ee-un
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
1 in 624 boys born in Ireland in 2025. Number 141 there.
from Cillian, “strife; or monastery, church” · Irish origin · 3 syllables
“strong in battle”
Say it KA-hul
Common in Ireland. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
1 in 371 boys born in Ireland in 2025. Number 90 there.
“strong in battle” · Irish origin · 2 syllables
“army + man”
Say it HER-mun
Common in Norway. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
1 in 97 boys born in Norway in 2025. Number 20 there.
“army + man” · Germanic origin · 2 syllables
“strife; or monastery, church”
Say it KIL-ee-un
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
1 in 2,455 boys born in Scotland in 2025. Number 400 there.
from Cillian, “strife; or monastery, church” · English origin · 3 syllables
“battle”
Say it VIG-oh
Loved in Denmark. Common in Sweden. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
1 in 1,940 boys born in Norway in 2025. Number 301 there.
“battle” · Germanic and Danish origin · 2 syllables
“spear + hard, brave”
Say it juh-RARD
Common in Catalonia. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
1 in 269 boys born in Catalonia in 2025. Number 61 there.
“spear + hard, brave” · Germanic origin · 2 syllables
“fighting king”
Say it FEE-uh-kruh
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
1 in 518 boys born in Northern Ireland in 2025. Number 143 there.
“fighting king” · Celtic origin · 3 syllables
“vigor, strife”
Say it ER-nist
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
1 in 1,470 boys born in England and Wales in 2025. Number 252 there.
“vigor, strife” · Germanic origin · 2 syllables
“fame-spear”
Say it RAH-jer
Common in Catalonia. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
1 in 246 boys born in Catalonia in 2025. Number 54 there.
“fame-spear” · Germanic origin · 2 syllables
“wide + army”
Say it VEE-dar
Common in Sweden. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
1 in 4,656 boys born in Norway in 2025. Number 448 there.
“wide + army” · Old Norse origin · 2 syllables
“elf + army”
Say it AHL-var
Loved in Finland. Common in Sweden. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
1 in 1,455 boys born in Norway in 2025. Number 246 there.
“elf + army” · Old Norse origin · 2 syllables
“helmet + army”
Say it YAHL-mar
Common in Sweden. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
1 in 1,940 boys born in Norway in 2025. Number 301 there.
“helmet + army” · Old Norse origin · 2 syllables
“army + ruler, authority”
Say it HAR-ahld
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
1 in 388 boys born in Norway in 2025. Number 109 there.
“army + ruler, authority” · Scandinavian origin · 2 syllables
“loud, famous + battle”
Say it loo-EE-jee
Common in Italy. Rare across France, the UK, Poland, and 18 more places.
1 in 226 boys born in Italy in 2024. Number 46 there.
“loud, famous + battle” · Italian origin · 3 syllables
“loud, famous + battle”
Say it loo-doh-VEE-koh
Common in Italy. Rare across France, the UK, Poland, and 18 more places.
1 in 255 boys born in Italy in 2024. Number 52 there.
“loud, famous + battle” · Germanic origin · 4 syllables
“island + spear”
Say it HOL-ger
Common in Denmark. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 19 more places.
1 in 189,358 boys born in Italy in 2024. Number 4,915 there.
“island + spear” · Old Norse and Danish origin · 2 syllables
“loud; famous + battle”
Say it LOOD-vik
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
1 in 1,036 boys born in Poland in 2025. Number 119 there.
“loud; famous + battle” · Germanic origin · 2 syllables
“god + spear”
Say it AHS-ger
Common in Denmark. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 19 more places.
Number 49 in Denmark’s top 50, 2025.
“god + spear” · Old Norse origin · 2 syllables
“army + ruler, authority”
Say it HAH-rahl-dur
Not in the latest lists. Last listed in Iceland in 2022, number 213.
“army + ruler, authority” · Old Norse origin · 3 syllables
Other meanings
Sources
Meanings: Wiktionary entries for Louis, Kai, Cillian, Louie, Finley, Lewis, Finlay, Wyatt, Luis, Ludvig, Rhys, Koa, Kilian, Killian, Cathal, Herman, Kylian, Viggo, Gerard, Fiachra, Ernest, Roger, Vidar, Alvar, Hjalmar, Harald, Luigi, Ludovico, Holger, Ludwik, Asger, Haraldur. Wiktionary text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.