Names Categorized "watchful"

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Aldara f Galician
Galician form of the Visigothic name Hildiwara, which was composed of the Germanic elements hild "battle" and war "vigilant, cautious". This was the name of the mother of Saint Rosendo (10th century).

Bermudo m Spanish (Archaic)
Spanish form of Veremund.

Cathassach m Old Irish
Means "vigilant" in Irish.

Dieuwer m Frisian
Frisian form of the Germanic name Dietwar, a later form of Theodoar.

Eran m Biblical
Means "watchful, vigilant" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament he is a grandson of Ephraim.

Gregoria f Spanish, Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Gregorius (see Gregory).

Gregory m English
English form of Latin Gregorius, which was from the Late Greek name Γρηγόριος (Gregorios), derived from γρήγορος (gregoros) meaning "watchful, alert". This name was popular among early Christians, being borne by a number of important saints including Saint Gregory Thaumaturgus (3rd century), Saint Gregory the Illuminator (4th century), Saint Gregory of Nyssa (4th century), Saint Gregory of Nazianzus (4th century), and Saint Gregory of Tours (6th century). It was also borne by the 6th-century pope Saint Gregory I the Great, a reformer and Doctor of the Church, as well as 15 subsequent popes.... [more]

Gunnvǫr f Old Norse
Old Norse form of Gunvor.

Gunnvor f Norwegian
Variant of Gunvor.

Gunvor f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
From the Old Norse name Gunnvǫr meaning "cautious in war" from gunnr "war" combined with vǫr "vigilant, cautious".

Hildiwara f Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of Aldara.

Hróarr m Old Norse
Old Norse name, derived from the element hróðr "fame" combined with either geirr "spear" (making it a relation of Hróðgeirr), arr "warrior" or varr "vigilant, cautious". This is the name of a legendary Danish king, the same one who is featured in the Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf with the name Hroðgar.

'Ira' m Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Ira 1.

Ira 1 m Biblical, English, Hebrew
Means "watchful" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of King David's priest. As an English Christian given name, Ira began to be used after the Protestant Reformation. In the 17th century the Puritans brought it to America, where remained moderately common into the 20th century.

Ishmerai m Biblical
Means "he guards" in Hebrew. This name is mentioned briefly in the Old Testament.

Oddvar m Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Oddvarr, derived from the elements oddr "point of a sword" and varr "vigilant, cautious".

Oddvarr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Oddvar.

Theodoar m Ancient Germanic
Germanic name composed of the elements theud "people" and war "vigilant, cautious".

Theophylaktos m Ancient Greek
Means "watched by god" from Greek θεός (theos) meaning "god" and φυλακτέος (phylakteos) meaning "to be watched". Saint Theophylaktos was a 9th-century bishop of Nicomedia who was banished to Caria.

Veremund m Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of a Germanic name, probably Waramunt, derived from war "vigilant, cautious" and mund "protection". This was the name of a 5th-century king of Galicia (from the Germanic tribe of the Suebi). It was later the name of kings of Asturias and León, though their names are usually spelled in the Spanish form Bermudo.

Waramunt m Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of Veremund.

Yishmeray m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Ishmerai.