Boy · English pet form
Pet form of Archibald, Germanic 'genuine' + 'bold' Well attested
US 2025: #301 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #11
Also spelled: Archy
Related names: Archibald
Related in meaning in Chinese: 猛 měng (bold)
Baby names that mean brave or bold
English baby names grouped by what they mean, as name dictionaries and word-origin sources give it. Bazi8 is a site about BaZi, the Chinese reading of a birth date, and Chinese names; where a Chinese character shares a name's meaning, the card shows it. This meaning isn't tied to one of the five elements, so nothing here depends on a baby's chart.
Boys' names
Boy · Germanic
Germanic 'bold' + 'counsel' Well attested
US 2025: #417 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #976
Also spelled: Konrad
Boy · Arabic
An Arabic name, apparently from the verb jasara, 'to act boldly' Likely
US 2025: #1950 (boys)
Related in meaning in Chinese: 猛 měng (bold)
Boy · Hawaiian
Hawaiian koa, 'brave, warrior'; also the koa tree Likely
US 2025: #269 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #199
Same meaning in Chinese: 勇 yǒng (brave)
Boy · English word
The English word valor, 'courage', from Latin valere, 'to be strong' Likely
US 2025: #1254 (boys)
Same meaning in Chinese: 勇 yǒng (brave)
Chinese characters linked with bravery: 勇 yǒng (brave), 猛 měng (bold), 英 yīng (hero), 豪 háo (heroic), 雄 xióng (heroic)
Popularity: US Social Security Administration 2025; Office for National Statistics 2025, England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.