Trying to find a fighting name for a girl can be tough, unless you want to use a feminization of a boys' name, like Nicole, Alexandria, and Louise ("famous warrior"), or an originally male name, like Riley ("valiant"), Alexis ("defender"), and Aubrey ("elven power").
And before you even look, yes, this is a very Germanic-heavy list.
- Audrey (AW-dree, English)--"noble strength"
- Bellatrix (BEL-lah-triks, Latin)--"warrior"
- Bellona (bel-LOH-nah, Latin)--"fight"
- Berenice (behr-en-EYE-see, English, or behr-en-EE-cheh, Italian)--from Greek, "bringing victory". Variants include Veronica and Bernice.
- Boudica (BOH-dih-kah, Celtic)--"victorious"
- Brava (BRAH-vah, Esperanto)--"valiant"
- Brenda (BREN-dah, English)--from Old Norse, "sword"
- Edith (EE-dith, English)--"blessed war"
- Efigénia (ef-ih-ZHEN-yah, Portuguese)--from Greek, "born strong"
- Eunice (YOO-nis, English)--from Greek, "good victory"
- Gertrude (GER-trood, English, or gehr-TROO-deh, German)--"spear of strength"
- Hilda (HIL-dah, Germanic)--"battle"
- Hillevi (HIL-eh-vee, Finnish)--from Germanic, "healthy in battle"
- Jaya (jah-yah, Indian [Hindi])--"victory"
- Jördis (YOR-dis, German)--from Old Norse, "sword goddess"
- Katsumi (kaht-soo-mee, Japanese)--"victorious beauty"
- Koa (koh-ah, Hawaiian)--"brave, bold"
- Lalama (lah-lah-mah, Hawaiian)--"daring, clever"
- Lanakila (lah-nah-kee-lah, Hawaiian)--"victorious"
- Liv (LEEV, Scandinavian)--"protection" [also means "life" in modern Swedish & Danish]
- Makana (mah-kah-nah, Hawaiian)--"fierce"
- Matilda (mah-TIL-dah, English, Swedish)--from Germanic, "strength in battle"
- Móirne (MORN-yeh, Irish)--"great"
- Nanna (NAHN-nah, Scandinavian)--"daring"
- Nahoa (nah-hoh-ah, Hawaiian)--"bold, defiant"
- Nessa (NES-sa, Irish)--"not gentle". Anglicized from Neasa (NYAS-ah).
- Rhonwen (RHON-wen, Welsh)--"blessed spear"
- Romilda (roh-MIL-dah, Italian)--from Germanic, "famous battle"
- Rosamund (ROZ-ah-mund or ROHZ-ah-mund, English)--from Germanic, "horse protection"
- Roswitha (roz-VEE-thah, German)--"famous strength"
- Saskia (SAS-kee-ah or ZAHS-kee-ah, German & Dutch)--from Germanic, "knife"
- Shamira (shah-meer-ah, Hebrew)--"guardian"
- Shinobu (shin-oh-boo, Japanese)--"endurance"
- Shun (shoon, Japanese)--"speed"
- Signy (SIG-nee, Scandinavian)--"new victory"
- Sigrid (SIG-rid, Scandinavian)--"beautiful victory"
- Solveig (SOL-vay, Scandinavian)--"strength of the sun"
- Tisiphone (tih-SIH-foh-nee, Greek"--"avenging murder"
- Toril (TOR-il, Scandinavian)--"Thor's battle"
- Tressa (TRES-sah, Irish)--"strength". Anglicized from Treasa/Trása (TRAH-sah).
- Valda (VAHL-da, Germanic)--"power"
- Valencia (vah-LEN-see-ah, Spanish)--from Latin, "power"
- Venka (VEN-kah, Esperanto)--"victorious"
- Victoria (vik-TOR-ee-ah, Latin)--"victory"
- Ylva (EEL-vah, Scandinavian)--from Old Norse, "she-wolf"
- Yumi (yoo-mee, Japanese)--"[archery] bow"
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