For a truly fierce name, you’ll be hard-pressed to find something better than these names that mean guard. No matter whether you’ve got a little boy or girl, it’s great to instill in them a sense of strength and independence that they can carry with them their whole life through – and what better way to do that than to give them a guard-inspired name?
A boy’s name some older folks might recognize is Osmond, which so happens to be the namesake of a famously musical family who was wildly popular here during the 1970s. However, their family name has a powerful meaning of “God’s protection,” and is of Scandinavian origin.
For girls, there are the lovely Mina and Sandra, two deceptively sweet names which are actually quite vigorous in meaning. Mina is short for the German Wilhelmina, which means “resolute protector.” Sandra, on the other hand-ra, is derived from the Greek name Alexander meaning “protector of man.” Both are fairly popular names here in the States; Mina saw a surge in 2011 while Sandra has ebbed and flowed in popularity over the past century or so.
Stick around to check some more of our favorite names that mean guard on our long list below.
Abd al-Wali
Meaning: Servant of the guardian
Origin: Arabic
Gender: Boy
Ælfweard
Meaning: Guardian
Origin: Anglo-Saxon
Gender: Boy
Æthelweard
Meaning: Guardian
Origin: Anglo-Saxon
Gender: Boy
Ailward
Meaning: Guard
Origin: Middle English
Gender: Boy
Aylward
Meaning: Awe inspiring guard
Origin: Teutonic
Gender: Boy
Alewar
Meaning: Guard
Origin: Germanic
Gender: Boy
Alvaro
Meaning: Guard
Origin: Spanish
Gender: Boy
Carmen
Meaning: Guard
Origin: Hebrew
Gender: Girl
Cerberus
Meaning: Guard of Hades
Origin: Latin
Gender: Boy
Custodio
Meaning: Guardian
Origin: Spanish
Gender: Boy
Cyneweard
Meaning: Guard
Origin: Anglo-Saxon
Gender: Boy
Duartr
Meaning: Rich guard
Origin: Norse
Gender: Boy
Durward
Meaning: Door guard
Origin: English
Gender: Boy
Ed
Meaning: Guardian of prosperity
Origin: English
Gender: Boy
Edward
Meaning: Rich guard
Origin: English/Polish
Gender: Boy
Eri
Meaning: My guardian
Origin: English
Gender: Boy/Girl
Fokle
Meaning: People’s guard
Origin: Teutonic
Gender: Boy
Folkvar
Meaning: Guard of the people
Origin: Old Norse
Gender: Boy/Girl
Goemon
Meaning: Guard
Origin: History
Gender: Boy
Gopala
Meaning: Guard
Origin: Hindu
Gender: Boy
Hafiz
Meaning: Guardian
Origin: Arabic
Gender: Boy
Halvard
Meaning: Rock guardian
Origin: Norwegian
Gender: Boy
Hávarðr
Meaning: Guardian
Origin: Ancient Scandinavian
Gender: Boy
Hereward
Meaning: Guard
Origin: Anglo-Saxon
Gender: Boy
Ishmerai
Meaning: He guards
Origin: Biblical
Gender: Boy
Millard
Meaning: Guardian of the mill
Origin: English
Gender: Boy
Rodman
Meaning: Guard wisely
Origin: English
Gender: Boy
Shamira
Meaning: Guardian
Origin: Hebrew
Gender: Girl
Shemariah
Meaning: God is my guard
Origin: Biblical
Gender: Boy
Sigeweard
Meaning: Guard
Origin: Anglo-Saxon
Gender: Boy
Sigurd
Meaning: Guardian
Origin: Norwegian
Gender: Boy
Vedetta
Meaning: From the guard tower
Origin: French
Gender: Girl
Vedette
Meaning: From the guard tower
Origin: French
Gender: Girl
Volker
Meaning: People’s guard
Origin: German
Gender: Boy
Wait
Meaning: Guard
Origin: English
Gender: Boy
Waite
Meaning: Guard
Origin: English
Gender: Boy
Ward
Meaning: Guard
Origin: English
Gender: Boy
Warde
Meaning: Guard
Origin: English
Gender: Boy
Warden
Meaning: Guard
Origin: English
Gender: Boy
Warin
Meaning: Guard
Origin: Ancient Germanic
Gender: Boy
Wayte
Meaning: Guard
Origin: English
Gender: Boy
Wazo
Meaning: Guard
Origin: Ancient Germanic
Gender: Boy
Weard
Meaning: Guard
Origin: English
Gender: Boy
Werner
Meaning: Guard
Origin: German
Gender: Boy
Worden
Meaning: Defender or guard
Origin: English
Gender: Boy
