Submitted Names with "hero" in Meaning

Ulaanbaatar m & f Mongolian
Means "red hero" in Mongolian, from улаан (ulaan) meaning "red" and bat (baatar) meaning "hero". This is also the name of the capital city of Mongolia.

Uranbaatar m Mongolian
Means "skilled hero" in Mongolian, from уран (uran) meaning "adept, skillful, dexterous" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Ushio m Japanese
From Japanese 牛 (ushi) meaning "cow, heifer, bull", combined with 尾 (o) meaning "tail", 男 (o) meaning "male", 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband", 雄 (o) meaning "masculine, male, hero, leader, superiority, excellence", or 央 (o) meaning "centre, middle"... [more]

Uuganbaatar m Mongolian
Derived from ууган (uugan) meaning "eldest, first-born" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Veerpal m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit वीर (vīra) meaning "hero, man, brave" combined with पाल (pāla) meaning "guard, protector".

Vila m Lao
Means "hero, brave, courage" in Lao, ultimately from Sanskrit वीर (vira).

Vilaphanh m Lao
From Lao ວິລະ (vila) meaning "hero, brave, courage" and ພັນ (phanh) meaning "thousand".

Vira m Indian, Hindi, Nepali, Thai
Derived from Sanskrit वीर (vira) meaning "hero, man, brave".

Virendra m Indian, Hindi, Marathi
From Sanskrit वीर (vira) meaning "hero, man, brave" combined with the name of the Hindu god Indra.

Weixiong m Chinese
From Chinese 伟 (wěi) meaning "great, robust, extraordinary" combined with 雄 (xióng) meaning "hero, male, manly"... [more]

Weiying f & m Chinese
From Chinese 伟 (wěi) meaning "great, robust, extraordinary" or 维 (wéi) meaning "tie, fasten, preserve, maintain" combined with 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero" or 迎 (yíng) meaning "welcome, greet, receive"... [more]

Wenxiong m Chinese
From Chinese 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing" combined with 雄 (xióng) meaning "hero, male, manly" or 熊 (xióng) meaning "bear (animal)"... [more]

Wenying f & m Chinese
From Chinese 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing" combined with 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero" or 颖 (yǐng) meaning "clever, skillful, ear of grain, tip"... [more]

Wiranto m Javanese
From Javanese wira meaning "hero, warrior, brave, courageous".

Wirawan m Indonesian
Means "brave, courageous, heroic" from Indonesian wira meaning "hero", ultimately from Sanskrit वीर (vira), combined with the masculine suffix -wan.

Wirāz m Persian Mythology, Middle Persian
Possibly derived from Proto-Indo-European *wiHro-- "man" (compare Persian بیر (bir) "hero" and Avestan 𐬬𐬍𐬭𐬀 (vīra)). This was the name of the protagonist of Ardā Wīrāz-nāmag (The Book of Ardā Wīrāz), a Zoroastrian text written in Middle Persian.

Wiro m Anglo-Saxon, History (Ecclesiastical), Dutch (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. According to one Dutch source, the name might possibly be related to the Old English verb werian meaning "to defend, to protect". Also compare Old English wer meaning "man, husband" as well as "hero, warrior".... [more]

Won-ho m Korean
Combination of a won hanja, like 元 meaning "beginning," 原 meaning "root, source," 遠 meaning "far, distant" or 瑗 meaning "(glass) bead, pearl, precious gem," and a ho hanja, such as 鎬 meaning "pickaxe," 浩 meaning "large, extensive, spacious," 豪 meaning "hero; nobleman" or 昊 meaning "sky."

Woonggi m Korean
From 雄 "male of species; hero; manly" and 基 "foundation, base".

Xiaoying f Chinese
From Chinese 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand", 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" or 孝 (xiào) meaning "filial piety, obedience" combined with 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero", 颖 (yǐng) meaning "clever, skillful, ear of grain, tip" or 瑛 (yīng) meaning "jade"... [more]

Xiaying f Chinese
From Chinese 霞 (xiá) meaning "mist, haze, rosy clouds" or 夏 (xià) meaning "summer" combined with 樱, 櫻 (yīng) meaning "cherry, cherry blossom", 瑛 (yīng) meaning "jade", 罂, 罌 (yīng) meaning "poppy", 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero", or 颖 (yǐng) meaning "clever, skillful, ear of grain, tip"... [more]

Xinying f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant, aromatic, distant fragrance", 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous, delighted" or 昕 (xīn) meaning "early morning, dawn" and 潆 (yíng) meaning "tiny stream, swirl around", 荧 (yíng) meaning "shine, shimmer, dazzling", 赢 (yíng) meaning "win, gain, profit", 英 (yīng) meaning "hero, brave" or "petal, flower, leaf", 滢 (yíng) meaning "clear, pure water, lucid", 樱 (yīng) meaning "cherry, cherry blossom", 瑛 (yīng) meaning "luster of gems, crystal" or 盈 (yíng) meaning "filled with, full of, overflowing".

Xiong m Chinese
Chinese name with many meanings, among them "male, hero, heroic, powerful, mighty".

Xueying f Chinese
From Chinese 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow" combined with 迎 (yíng) meaning "welcome, receive, greet", 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero", 颖 (yǐng) meaning "outstanding, clever, talented" or "husk, head of grain", or 莹 (yíng) meaning "lustrous, lustre of gems"... [more]

Xuying f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 旭 (xù) meaning "rising sun, brilliant, radiance", 煦 (xù) meaning "kind, gentle, gracious", 絮 (xù) meaning "raw silk, raw cotton", 徐 (xú) meaning "composed, dignified" or 绪 (xù) meaning "end of thread, thread, clue" and 英 (yīng) meaning "brave, hero" or "flower, leaf, petal", 滢 (yíng) meaning "clear, pure water, lucid, glossy", 莺 (yīng) meaning "green oriole, finch", 莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, lustrous, bright", 影 (yǐng) meaning "shadow, reflection" or 瑛 (yīng) meaning "luster of gems, crystal".

Yarovit m Germanic Mythology, Slavic Mythology
The name of a Polabian god of war, often identified with the Roman god Mars.... [more]

Yasuo m Japanese
From Japanese 康 (yasu) meaning "peaceful, quiet" combined with 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband" or 雄 (o) meaning "hero, male, manly"... [more]

Yeongchang m Korean
From 英 (yeong) "petal, flower, leaf; brave, a hero" and 昌 "light of sun; good, proper".

Yeong-Il m Korean
From Sino-Korean 英 (yeong) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero", 榮 (yeong) meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper" or 永 (yeong) meaning "perpetual, eternal" combined with 一 (il) meaning "one"... [more]

Yeong-jin m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 英 "petal, flower, leaf; brave, a hero" and 振 "raise, excite, arouse action".

Yeong-mi f Korean
From Sino-Korean 英 "petal, flower, leaf; brave, a hero" and 美 "beautiful, pretty; pleasing".

Yeong-rae m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 英 "petal, flower, leaf; brave, a hero" and 來 "come, coming; return, returning".

Yeong-ung m Korean
From Sino-Korean 英雄 (yeong-ung) meaning "hero." Other hanja combinations are possible.

Yeong-won f Korean
From Sino-Korean 英 (yeong) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero" 媛 (won) meaning "beautiful woman". Other hanja can be used.... [more]

Yingbao f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, lustrous" or 英 (yīng) meaning "hero, brave" or "flower, petal, leaf" and 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel; precious, rare" or 葆 (bǎo) meaning "reserve, preserve".

Yingcao f Chinese (Rare)
From Chinese 樱草, 櫻草 (yīngcǎo) meaning "primrose" which comes from combining 樱, 櫻 (yīng) meaning "cherry, cherry blossom" with 草 (cǎo) meaning "grass, straw", or from 瑛 (yīng) meaning "jade", 罂, 罌 (yīng) meaning "poppy", 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero", or 颖 (yǐng) meaning "clever, skillful, ear of grain, tip" combined with 草 (cǎo) meaning "grass, straw"... [more]

Yinghong f & m Chinese
From Chinese 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero" or 应 (yīng) meaning "agree, consent to" combined with 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush"... [more]

Yinghua f & m Chinese
From Chinese 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero" or 应 (yīng) meaning "answer, respond, reply, agree" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese"... [more]

Yinghui f Chinese
Derived from the Chinese 英 (yīng) meaning "hero" or "petal, flower, leaf" or 瑛 (yīng) meaning "luster of gems, crystal" and 晖 (huī) meaning "sunshine" or "light, bright, radiant" or 辉 (huī) meaning "brightness, luster, brilliance".

Yingjie m & f Chinese
From Chinese 映 (yìng) meaning "reflect light" or 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero" combined with 洁 (jié) meaning "clean, pure" or 杰 (jié) meaning "heroic, outstanding"... [more]

Yingjin f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 英 (yīng) meaning "hero, brave" or "flower, leaf, petal" and 金 (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money".

Yingjun m & f Chinese
From Chinese 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero" or 颖 (yǐng) meaning "clever, grain tip" combined with 俊 (jùn) meaning "talented, handsome" or 珺 (jùn) meaning "beautiful jade"... [more]

Yingluan f Chinese
From the Chinese 滢 (yíng) meaning "clean, pure water; lucid, glossy" or 英 (yīng) meaning "brave, hero" or "flower, leaf, petal" and 鸾 (luán), the name of a mythological bird, or 銮 (luán) meaning "bells".

Yīngméi f Chinese
From Chinese 樱, 櫻 (yīng) meaning "cherry, cherry blossom", 瑛 (yīng) meaning "jade", 罂, 罌 (yīng) meaning "poppy", or 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero" combined with 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot", 莓 (méi) meaning "berry, strawberry", or 玫 (méi) meaning "rose, gemstone"... [more]

Yingming f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 英 (yīng) meaning "hero, brave" or "flower, petal, leaf" and 明 (míng)# meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear".

Yingqi f Chinese
Derived from the Chinese 英 (yīng) meaning "hero" or "petal, flower, leaf" or 荧 (yíng) meaning "shine, shimmer, shining, dazzling" and 绮 (qǐ) meaning "fine thin silk" or "beautiful" or 祺 (qí) meaning "good luck, good fortune".

Yingqiao f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 滢 (yíng) meaning "clear, pure water, lucid" or 英 (yīng) meaning "hero, brave" or "flower, petal, leaf" and 巧 (qiǎo) meaning "artful, skillful, clever", 俏 (qiào) meaning "like, similar, resemble", or 翘 (qiào) meaning "lift, elevate".

Yingqiong f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 英 (yīng) meaning "hero, brave" or "flower, leaf, petal" and 琼 (qióng) meaning "jade, rare, precious, elegant".

Yingsheng m & f Chinese
From Chinese 映 (yìng) meaning "reflect light", 迎 (yíng) meaning "receive, welcome, greet, meet", 颖 (yǐng) meaning "clever, grain tip", 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero" or 盈 (yíng) meaning "full, filled, surplus, excess" combined with 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, success", 生 (shēng) meaning "living, fresh", 声 (shēng) meaning "sound, voice, tone", 盛 (shèng) meaning "abundant, flourishing" or 升 (shēng) meaning "rise, ascend"... [more]

Yingshuang f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 滢 (yíng) meaning "clear, pure water, lucid" or 英 (yīng) meaning "hero, brave" or "flower, leaf, petal" and 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost" or 双 (shuāng) meaning "set of two, pair, both".

Yingshuo f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 英 (yīng) meaning "brave, hero" or "petal, leaf, flower" and 朔 (shuò) meaning "the first day of the lunar month" or "north".

Yingtang f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 英 (yīng) meaning "hero, brave" or "flower, petal, leaf" and 棠 (táng) meaning "wild plums".

Yingtian f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 英 (yīng) meaning "hero, brave" or "flower, leaf, petal" and 天 (tiān) meaning "sky, heaven".

Yingtong m & f Chinese
Derived from the Chinese 英 (yīng) meaning "hero" or "petal, flower, leaf" or 瑛 (yīng) meaning "luster of gems, crystal" and 彤 (tóng) meaning "red, vermilion".

Yingwa f Chinese
From the Chinese 英 (yīng) meaning "hero, brave" or "flower, petal, leaf" and 娃 (wá) meaning "doll, pretty girl".

Yingwang f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 英 (yīng) meaning "brave, hero" or "flower, petal, leaf" and 望 (wàng) meaning "look at, look forward to, hope, expect".

Yingwen f & m Chinese
From Chinese 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero", 颖 (yǐng) meaning "clever, skillful, ear of grain, tip", 应 (yīng) meaning "answer, respond, reply, agree" or 影 (yǐng) meaning "shadow, picture, image" combined with 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing" or 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns"... [more]

Yingxia f Chinese
From Chinese 樱, 櫻 (yīng) meaning "cherry, cherry blossom", 瑛 (yīng) meaning "jade", 罂, 罌 (yīng) meaning "poppy", 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero", or 颖 (yǐng) meaning "clever, skillful, ear of grain, tip" combined with 霞 (xiá) meaning "mist, haze, rosy clouds" or 夏 (xià) meaning "summer"... [more]

Yingxu f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 滢 (yíng) meaning "clear, pure water, lucid, glossy", 英 (yīng) meaning "hero, outstanding person" or "flower, leaf, petal", or 盈 (yíng) meaning "filled with, full of, overflowing" and 旭 (xù) meaning "rising sun, brilliant, radiance" or 栩 (xǔ) meaning "be glad, pleased", also a species of oak.

Yingyu f & m Chinese
Derived from the Chinese 英 (yīng) meaning "hero" or "petal, flower, leaf", 莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, bright, lustrous" or 影 (yǐng) meaning "shadow, image, reflection" and 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain", 昱 (yù) meaning "bright light, sunlight, dazzling" or 玉 (yù) meaning "jade".

Yingzhen m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 英 (yīng) meaning "hero, brave" or "flower, petal, leaf" and 祯 (zhēn) meaning "lucky, good omen, auspicious".

Yingzhi f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 英 (yīng) meaning "hero, brave" or "flower, petal, leaf" and 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, knowledge, intelligence".

Yinying f Chinese
From the Chinese 银 (yín) meaning "silver, wealth" or 殷 (yīn) meaning "many, great, abundant, flourishing" and 莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, bright, lustrous", 英 (yīng) meaning "hero, brave" or "flower, petal, leaf", 荧 (yíng) meaning "shine, shimmer, shining, dazzling", 璎 (yīng) meaning "necklace made of precious stones" or 樱 (yīng) meaning "cherry, cherry blossom".

Yiying f & m Chinese
Derived from the Chinese 怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful" or "harmony, pleasure, be glad", 依 (yī) meaning "rely on, be set on, obey a wish", 懿 (yì) meaning "virtuous, admirable, esteemed", 忆 (yì) meaning "remember, memory" or 翊 (yì) meaning "flying, assist, help, respect" and 潆 (yíng) meaning "tiny stream, swirl around", 赢 (yíng) meaning "win, gain, profit", 莺 (yīng) meaning "oriole, green finch", 英 (yīng) meaning "hero" or "flower, leaf, petal", or 映 (yìng) meaning "mirror, reflect, shine", 瑛 (yīng) meaning "luster of gems, crystal", 盈 (yíng) meaning "filled with, full of, overflowing" or 莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, bright, lustrous".

Yorio m Japanese
From Japanese 頼 (yori) meaning "rely" combined with 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband", 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly", 男 (o) meaning "male" or 郎 (o) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Young-hoo m & f Korean
From Korean 영 (young), could mean "eternal" "flourishing", "beautiful", "flower petals", "brave", "hero" and 호 (hoo), could mean "generous" "warm", "great", "vast", "summer", "sky"... [more]

Yueying f Chinese
From Chinese 月 (yuè) meaning "moon" combined with 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero"... [more]

Yujiro m Japanese
From 雄 (yū) meaning "hero, manly", or 裕 (yū) meaning "abundant" combined with 二 (ji) meaning "two" or 司 (ji) and 郎 (rō) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Yukuo m Japanese
From the Japanese 行 meaning "journey, going" or 生 meaning "subjugate" and 生 meaning "life, birth, genuine", 男 meaning "male", 夫 meaning "man, husband", 雄 meaning "male, hero, leader" or 郎 meaning "son".

Yumio m Japanese
From Japanese 弓 (yumi) meaning "archery bow" combined with 男 (o) meaning "male", 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband", 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly" or 郎 (o) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Yumpatyr m Mari
Means "hero god" in Mari.

Yūsuke m Japanese
From Japanese 勇 (yū) meaning "brave", 雄 (yū) meaning "hero, manly" or 友 (yū) meaning "friend" combined with 介 (suke) meaning "help, assist" or 輔 (suke) meaning "help, assist"... [more]

Yuukyuu m Japanese
From Japanese 勇 (yuu) meaning "brave", 悠 (yuu) meaning "permanence", 祐 (yuu) meaning "divine intervention, protection" or 雄 (yuu) meaning "hero, manly" combined with 久 (kyuu) meaning "long time"... [more]

Yuurou m Japanese
From Japanese 尤 (yuu) meaning "especially, particularly", 佑 (yuu) meaning "assist, help, protect", 勇 (yuu) meaning "brave", 祐 (yuu) meaning "divine intervention, protection" or 雄 (yuu) meaning "hero, manly" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son", 朗 (rou) meaning "bright, clear" or 老 (rou) meaning "old age, an elderly person, the aged, the elderly"... [more]

Yuuryou m Japanese
From Japanese 勇 (yuu) meaning "brave", 友 (yuu) meaning "friend", 裕 (yuu) meaning "abundant, rich, plentiful" or 雄 (yuu) meaning "hero, manly" combined with 亮 (ryou) meaning "clear" or 綾 (ryou) meaning "thin type of silk fabric resembling satin, damask silk"... [more]

Yuying f & m Chinese
From Chinese 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem", 钰 (yù) meaning "gold, jade, treasure" or 煜 (yù) meaning "brilliant, bright, glorious, shining" combined with 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero", 莹 (yíng) meaning "lustre of gems" or 瀛 (yíng) meaning "ocean, sea"... [more]

Yuzuma m Japanese
From Japanese 雄 (yu) meaning "hero, manly", 図 (zu) meaning "map, drawing, plan, extraordinary, audacious" combined with 馬 (ma) meaning "horse". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Zarni m Burmese
From Burmese အာဇာနည် (azani) meaning "martyr, hero", ultimately from Sanskrit आजन्य (ajanya).

Zhaoying f Chinese
From the Chinese 昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous", 照 (zhào) meaning "shine, illuminate, reflect" or 招 (zhāo) meaning "beckon, summon, attract" and 莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, lustrous" or 英 (yīng) meaning "hero, brave" or "flower, petal, leaf".

Zhengxiong m Chinese
From Chinese 正 (zhèng) meaning "right, proper, correct" or 政 (zhèng) meaning "government" combined with 雄 (xióng) meaning "hero, male, manly"... [more]

Zhixiong m Chinese
From Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition" combined with 雄 (xióng) meaning "hero, male, manly"... [more]

Zhiying m & f Chinese
From Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition", 之 (zhī), a possessive marker, 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, intellect" or 芝 (zhī) meaning "sesame" combined with 颖 (yǐng) meaning "clever, gifted", 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero", 莹 (yíng) meaning "bright, lustrous" or 瑛 (yīng) meaning "jade"... [more]