War Names for Girls

There are 17 War names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are War names 1 to 17. Within these names, Cassandra (English and German) was the most popular in 2007, followed in descending order by Esther (English, French, German, and Hebrew), Helen (English), Athena (English and German), America (English), Alma (English, German, Italian, and Spanish), and Edith (English and German). The unusual War names are Alvara (Italian), Cornelia (Dutch, English, German, Italian, and Romanian), Gunhild (German and Scandinavian), Gunnlod (Scandinavian), Martina (Czech, English, and German), Marzia (Italian), Thyra (German and Scandinavian), Bertha (French), Hippolyta (English and Greek), and Kimberley (English).

War names are somewhat popular as baby girl names. Their usage peaked in 1915 with 5.121% of baby girls being given War names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 7 War names. The names have substantially slipped in popularity since then, and are currently of modest use. In 2007, their total usage was only 0.270% with 7 War names listed among the top 1000. Among all War names, Cassandra (English and German) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #260 and a usage of 0.0628%.

WORD/MEANING MATCH:

Alvara ... guard of all ... derived from al and war which have the meanings ...

Cornelia ... war horn ...The name Cornelia means 'war horn' ... ; belli which means 'war' ...

Edith 730 ... rich in war ...The meaning of Edith is 'rich in war' ...

Gunhild ... war, fight; battle ... + 'hildr' meaning war, fight + battle ...

Gunnlod ... war, fight; invitation ... derived from gunnr 'war, fight' ; löd ...

Martina ... war-like, dedicated ... meaning of Martina is 'war-like, dedicated to ...

Marzia ... war-like, dedicated ...The name Marzia means 'war-like, dedicated to Mars' ...

Thyra ... Thor's fight ... which means fight, war ...

DESCRIPTION MATCH:

Alma 713 ... nourishing, kind; soul; ... after the Crimean War, when the British and ...

America 462 ... America ... incident and the Iraq war ...

Athena 444 ... and the goddess of war and wisdom ...

Bertha ... bright, famous ... World War I, a German howitzer was nicknamed Big ...

Cassandra 260 ... shining upon man; protrude, ... Churchill during World War II. ...

Esther 280 ... star ... of fertility, love, and war ...

Helen 348 ... bright one, shining ... the decade-long Trojan war ...

Hippolyta ... horse; to free ... father Ares, the god of war. ...

Kimberley ... wood, clearing, meadow ... in the Second Boer War, which was fought in ...