Names that mean “bold”
26 fragments across 19 traditions carry this sense. They split 17 to 9 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.
Bold names across the traditions
¶They are spread across 6 different families, from people outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. Knight is among those carrying the most, with 4 separate fragments for it — a tradition that needs this many words for one idea is telling you something about what it cares about.
Bald initial · Con initial · ault final · Cund initial
- Baldfort
Bald bold + fort strong
bold strong
- Baldfred
Bald bold + fred peace
bold peace
- Baldhard
Bald bold + hard hardy
bold hardy
- Conland
Con bold + land territory
bold territory
- Conon
Con bold + on great
bold great
- Conaume
Con bold + aume helmet
bold helmet
- Sigault
Sig victory + ault bold
victory bold
- Ricault
Ric ruler + ault bold
ruler bold
- Garault
Gar spear + ault bold
spear bold
- Cundent
Cund bold + ent bearing
bold bearing
- Cundrod
Cund bold + rod fame
bold fame
- Cundis
Cund bold + is knowing
bold knowing
Baud initial · bald final · bault final
- Baudinot
Baud bold + inot little
bold little
- Baudmand
Baud bold + mand man
bold man
- Baudmar
Baud bold + mar famous
bold famous
- Edbald
Ed wealth + bald bold
wealth bold
- Adbald
Ad noble + bald bold
noble bold
- Arnbald
Arn eagle + bald bold
eagle bold
- Fredbault
Fred peace + bault bold
peace bold
- Rombault
Rom of Rome + bault bold
of Rome bold
- Franbault
Fran free + bault bold
free bold
Bral initial · Tyra initial
- Bralmund
Bral bold + mund protector
bold protector
- Bralthur
Bral bold + thur endurance
bold endurance
- Bralskar
Bral bold + skar notch
bold notch
- Tyraselja
Tyra bold + selja willow
bold willow
- Tyramund
Tyra bold + mund protector
bold protector
- Tyrasaga
Tyra bold + saga tale
bold tale
bald final · balda final
- Corvinbald
Corvin raven + bald bold
raven bold
- Fidbald
Fid faith + bald bold
faith bold
- Fortisbald
Fortis brave + bald bold
brave bold
- Aureabalda
Aurea gold + balda bold
gold bold
- Magnabalda
Magna great + balda bold
great bold
- Regiabalda
Regia royal + balda bold
royal bold
bald final
- Mossbald
Moss bog plant + bald bold
bog plant bold
- Wispbald
Wisp handful of hay + bald bold
handful of hay bold
- Gingerbald
Ginger horn root + bald bold
horn root bold
Thrasy initial
- Thrasyphormix
Thrasy bold + phormix lyre
bold lyre
- Thrasytoxeuma
Thrasy bold + toxeuma arrow shot
bold arrow shot
- Thrasyagros
Thrasy bold + agros field
bold field
Oth initial
- Othkir
Oth bold + kir keen
bold keen
- Othbrand
Oth bold + brand sword
bold sword
- Othheim
Oth bold + heim home
bold home
Bair initial
- Bairhael
Bair bold + hael healing
bold healing
- Bairmeleth
Bair bold + meleth love
bold love
- Bairwen
Bair bold + wen companion
bold companion
Bald initial
- Baldwald
Bald bold + wald rule
bold rule
- Baldhelm
Bald bold + helm helmet
bold helmet
- Baldmann
Bald bold + mann man
bold man
Thrasy initial
- Thrasykles
Thrasy bold + kles fame
bold fame
- Thrasyphron
Thrasy bold + phron mind
bold mind
- Thrasyphilos
Thrasy bold + philos friend
bold friend
Bald initial
- Baldcuth
Bald bold + cuth known
bold known
- Baldmaer
Bald bold + maer famous
bold famous
- Baldwela
Bald bold + wela riches
bold riches
Bald initial
- Baldwick
Bald bold + wick outlying farm
bold outlying farm
- Baldhouse
Bald bold + house dwelling
bold dwelling
- Baldheart
Bald bold + heart courage
bold courage
Hardy final
- John Hardy
John god is gracious + Hardy bold
god is gracious, bold
- Gilbert Hardy
Gilbert bright pledge + Hardy bold
bright pledge, bold
- Robin Hardy
Robin bright fame + Hardy bold
bright fame, bold
bald final
- Constabald
Consta steadfast + bald bold
steadfast bold
- Justobald
Justo just + bald bold
just bold
- Sevebald
Seve stern + bald bold
stern bold
the bold final
- Rhys the Bold
Rhys ardour + the bold bold
ardour, called the bold
- Jean the Bold
Jean god is gracious + the bold bold
god is gracious, called the bold
- Robert the Bold
Robert bright fame + the bold bold
bright fame, called the bold
The Bold initial
- The Bold Flagon
The Bold bold + flagon large flask
bold large flask
- The Bold Pike
The Bold bold + pike spear-snouted fish
bold spear-snouted fish
- The Bold Kettle
The Bold bold + kettle little cooking pot
bold little cooking pot
Hardi initial
Bald initial
- Baldgeir
Bald bold + geir spear
bold spear
- Baldvardr
Bald bold + vardr guardian
bold guardian
- Baldfastr
Bald bold + fastr firm
bold firm
Bald initial
- Baldprowl
Bald bold + prowl stealthy roaming
bold stealthy roaming
- Baldtrack
Bald bold + track footprint trail
bold footprint trail
- Baldden
Bald bold + den wild lair
bold wild lair
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “bold”. Senses that keep turning up in the same sets usually belong to one semantic field — the small vocabulary a naming tradition returns to again and again.
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