Something like “Bringer of Victory”, “Of the West Wind” or meanings that do have this powerful vibe. If the meanings sound too medieval, ancient or fantasy-esque it is perfectly fine! I actually like those, too. I accept Hellenic and Roman theophoric (as long as non Christian or Jewish, since I do not belong to those religions; for example “glory of Hera” is fine, “I promised to YHWH” is not) meanings and also not necessarily good meanings, as long they are particular, powerful or uncommonly.
I came across Alexandra which means “defender of all people” or Edith which means “fighting for happiness”, how awesome is that?
So this has inspired me to look for names with meanings in a similar vein - names that mean poetic things without necessarily having a namesake. (Of course, preferably, if you look into the story behind the name, and it has a powerful namesake, the meaning should get even better.)
Anne for sure is nice and means grace, but Ceridwen means beautiful like a poem - this is the difference.
These type of names will probably take a seat in the middle spots of my combos, as for firsts I have a different style 
But I wanted to hear some ideas.
This isn’t really for anything specific, just to pick your minds - any ideas?
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I’ll need a second round on this but an immediate thought:
[name_u]William[/name_u] (and therefore Willamina/Willa/Wilma/Billie/Bill/Liam) means “resolute protector” from the old [name_m]German[/name_m], [name_m]Wilhelm[/name_m] = [name_m]Wil[/name_m] (Will or desire) and Helm (helmet or protection). [name_m]Can[/name_m] see why it continued as a popular choice for royalty (after [name_u]William[/name_u] the Conqueror). 
Actually dozens of names mean protector / guardian - and all the [name_m]Ed[/name_m] names (Edward, [name_m]Edmund[/name_m], [name_m]Edwin[/name_m], [name_f]Edwina[/name_f], Edie) mean “Ead” or “fortunate” plus another meaning. So [name_u]Edward[/name_u] = wealthy/fortunate plus ward, meaning guardian. [name_m]Edmund[/name_m] means wealthy protector (mund meaning protector from the Germanic for hand). More soon!
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Thank you! I did not know the meaning of [name_u]William[/name_u]. [name_u]Edward[/name_u] is one of my fav [name_f]English[/name_f] names and I like [name_m]Edmund[/name_m] + [name_m]Edouard[/name_m] too
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Same meanings! [name_u]Wealthy[/name_u] guardian. 
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[name_u]Juno[/name_u] - “queen of the heavens”
[name_f]Araceli[/name_f] - “altar of the sky”
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] - “heart; daughter of the sea”
[name_f]Andromeda[/name_f] - “advising like a man”
[name_f]Eurydice[/name_f] - “wide justice”
[name_f]Winifred[/name_f] - “bless peacemaking”
[name_f]Myfanwy[/name_f] - “my lovely little one”
[name_f]Clarimond[/name_f] - “light of the world”
[name_f]Nimue[/name_f] - “lady of the lake”
[name_u]Atlas[/name_u] - “bearer of the heavens”
[name_m]Conall[/name_m] - “strong as a wolf”
[name_u]Everett[/name_u] - “brave as a wild boar”
[name_m]Bramwell[/name_m] - “well where the gorse grows”
[name_m]Percival[/name_m] - “one who pierces through the valley”
[name_m]Arcturus[/name_m] - “bear guardian”
[name_m]Faramond[/name_m] - “protector of journeys”
[name_m]Nicomedes[/name_m] - “pondering victory”
[name_m]Alaric[/name_m] - “all-powerful ruler”
[name_m]Arnaud[/name_m] - “strong as an eagle; ruler”
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f] - ‘battle mighty’
[name_f]Winifred[/name_f] - ‘blessed peacemaker’
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m] - ‘peaceful ruler’
[name_m]Isidore[/name_m] - ‘gift of the goddess Isis’
[name_f]Alafair[/name_f] - ‘all is true’ or ‘elf warrior’
[name_f]Eleadora[/name_f] - ‘gift of the sun’
[name_f]Ferelith[/name_f] - ‘true sovereignty’
[name_f]Seraphine[/name_f] - ‘the fiery one’
Wishmay - ‘valkyrie maiden’
[name_f]Clarimond[/name_f] - ‘light of the world’
[name_m]Somerled[/name_m] - ‘summer traveller’
[name_m]Astrophel[/name_m] - ‘lover of the stars’
[name_f]Bernadine[/name_f] - ‘brave as a bear’
[name_m]Archibald[/name_m] - ‘truly brave’
[name_f]Esmeray[/name_f] - ‘dark moon’
[name_f]Astrid[/name_f] - ‘divinely beautiful’
[name_f]Veronica[/name_f] - ‘she who brings victory’
[name_f]Ethel[/name_f] - ‘noble maiden’
[name_m]Gilderoy[/name_m] - ‘golden king’
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I thought it simply meant “wish of the may”. How does this come from “valkyrie maiden” ?
According to Llewellyn’s book of names, via @Luminen’s original post about her!
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Idk if these are what you’re looking for (they’re mostly nature meanings) and ik I’ve shared them before but anyways…
ᴡᴀᴠᴇʀʟʏ - ‘ᴍᴇᴀᴅᴏᴡ ᴏꜰ Qᴜɪᴠᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴀꜱᴘᴇɴꜱ’
ᴀᴠᴀʟᴏɴ - ‘ɪꜱʟᴀɴᴅ ᴏꜰ ᴀᴘᴘʟᴇꜱ’
ʙᴇᴄᴋᴇᴛᴛ - ‘ʙᴇᴇ ᴄᴏᴛᴛᴀɢᴇ’
ᴀᴅᴀɪʀ - ‘ꜱʜᴀʟʟᴏᴡ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ɪɴ ᴀ ʀɪᴠᴇʀ ɴᴇᴀʀ ᴏᴀᴋꜱ’
ᴢᴇᴘʜʏʀ -‘ᴡᴇꜱᴛ ᴡɪɴᴅ’
ᴊᴜʟɪᴀɴ - ‘ꜱᴋʏ ꜰᴀᴛʜᴇʀ’
ᴀᴠᴏɴʟᴇᴀ - ‘ʀɪᴠᴇʀ ʙʏ ᴀ ꜰɪᴇʟᴅ’
ᴇʟʟᴇʀʙʏ - ‘ᴇʟꜰ ɢᴜᴀʀᴅɪᴀɴ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏᴍᴇꜱᴛᴇᴀᴅ’
ᴀᴘʀɪᴄɪᴛʏ - ‘ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʀᴍᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴜɴ ɪɴ ᴡɪɴᴛᴇʀ’
ᴄʜᴇʀɪᴛʜ - ‘ᴡɪɴᴛᴇʀ ʀɪᴠᴇʀ’
ɪꜱʀᴀ - ‘ꜱʜᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴛʀᴀᴠᴇʟꜱ ʙʏ ɴɪɢʜᴛ’
ᴏʀʟᴀ - ‘ɢᴏʟᴅᴇɴ ᴘʀɪɴᴄᴇꜱꜱ’
ᴛᴀʟʟᴜʟᴀʜ - ‘ʟᴇᴀᴘɪɴɢ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀꜱ’
ᴡɪʟʟᴏᴜɢʜʙʏ - ‘ᴡɪʟʟᴏᴡ ꜰᴀʀᴍ’
ᴀʀᴅɪᴛʜ - ‘ꜰʟᴏᴡᴇʀɪɴɢ ꜰɪᴇʟᴅ’
ᴀʟᴄᴏᴛᴛ - ‘ᴅᴡᴇʟʟᴇʀ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏʟᴅ ᴄᴏᴛᴛᴀɢᴇ’
ɴᴀꜱʜ - ‘ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀꜱʜ ᴛʀᴇᴇ’
ᴀɪɴꜱʟᴇʏ - ‘ꜱᴏʟɪᴛᴀʀʏ ᴍᴇᴀᴅᴏᴡ’
ꜱʜᴇʀᴡᴏᴏᴅ - ‘ʙʀɪɢʜᴛ ꜰᴏʀᴇꜱᴛ’
ʜᴀᴅʟᴇʏ - ‘ʜᴇᴀᴛʜᴇʀʏ ꜰɪᴇʟᴅ’
ᴇɪʟᴏɴᴡʏ - ‘ʀɪᴠᴇʀ ᴍᴇʟᴏᴅʏ’
ʀᴀᴇʙᴜʀɴ - ‘ꜱᴛʀᴇᴀᴍ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴅᴇᴇʀ ᴅʀɪɴᴋ’
ᴘʜɪʟᴏᴍᴇɴᴀ - ‘ꜱʜᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ʟᴏᴠᴇꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴏɴ’
ᴀꜱᴛʀᴏᴘʜᴇʟ - ‘ʟᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴛᴀʀꜱ’
ᴀʟᴀꜰᴀɪʀ - ‘ᴀʟʟ ɪꜱ ᴛʀᴜᴇ/ᴇʟꜰ ᴡᴀʀʀɪᴏʀ’
ᴇʟᴇᴀᴅᴏʀᴀ - ‘ɢɪꜰᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴜɴ’
ᴍᴇɴᴏᴅᴏʀᴀ - ‘ɢɪꜰᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴏɴ’
ꜰᴇʀᴇʟɪᴛʜ - ‘ᴛʀᴜᴇ ꜱᴏᴠᴇʀᴇɪɢɴᴛʏ’
ᴠɪᴠᴇɴᴅᴇʟ - ‘ʜᴏɴᴇʏꜱᴜᴄᴋʟᴇ ꜰʟᴏᴡᴇʀ’
ɪꜱᴋʀᴀ - ‘ꜱᴘᴀʀᴋ ᴏꜰ ʟɪɢʜᴛ’
ᴠᴇꜱᴘᴇʀ - ‘ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴠᴇɴɪɴɢ ꜱᴛᴀʀ’
ᴀʟᴄᴍᴇɴᴇ - ‘ꜱᴛʀᴇɴɢᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴏɴ’
ᴀʟᴛᴀʟᴜɴᴇ - ‘ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴏɴ’
ᴇꜱᴍᴇʀᴀʏ - ‘ᴅᴀʀᴋ ᴍᴏᴏɴ’
ʙᴇʟɪɴᴀʏ - ‘ʀᴇꜰʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴏɴ ᴏɴ ᴀ ʟᴀᴋᴇ’
ᴀꜱʜᴇʀᴀʜ - ‘ꜱʜᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴡᴀʟᴋꜱ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴇᴀ’
ꜱɪᴅᴇʀᴇᴀʟ - ‘ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪꜱᴛᴀɴᴛ ꜱᴛᴀʀꜱ’
ʜᴀʀᴛʟᴇʏ - ‘ᴍᴇᴀᴅᴏᴡ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴛᴀɢꜱ ᴅᴡᴇʟʟ’
ʜᴀʀᴛᴡᴇʟʟ - ‘ꜱᴛʀᴇᴀᴍ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴛᴀɢꜱ ᴅʀɪɴᴋ’
ʀᴀʟᴇɪɢʜ - ‘ᴍᴇᴀᴅᴏᴡ ᴏꜰ ʀᴏᴇ ᴅᴇᴇʀ’
ᴏꜱᴄᴀʀ - ‘ᴅᴇᴇʀ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅ’
ʙᴇᴠᴇʀʟʏ - ‘ɴᴇᴀʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇᴀᴠᴇʀ ᴍᴇᴀᴅᴏᴡ’
ꜰʟᴇᴇᴛᴡᴏᴏᴅ - ‘ᴡᴏᴏᴅꜱ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ꜱᴛʀᴇᴀᴍ’
ᴅᴀᴄʀᴇ - ‘ᴛʀɪᴄᴋʟɪɴɢ ꜱᴛʀᴇᴀᴍ’
ᴄᴏʀᴅᴇʟɪᴀ - ‘ᴅᴀᴜɢʜᴛᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴇᴀ’
ᴘᴇɴʀᴏꜱᴇ - ‘ᴛᴏᴘ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇᴀᴛʜ’
ᴀʀᴀᴄᴇʟɪ - ‘ᴀʟᴛᴀʀ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴋʏ’
ɪᴅᴀʟɪᴀ - ‘ʙᴇʜᴏʟᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴜɴ’
ʀᴏꜱᴇʟᴀɴɪ - ‘ʜᴇᴀᴠᴇɴʟʏ ʀᴏꜱᴇ’
ᴀʟᴘᴇɴɢʟᴏᴡ - ‘ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏꜱʏ ʟɪɢʜᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪꜱɪɴɢ ꜱᴜɴ ᴏɴ ʜɪɢʜ ᴍᴏᴜɴᴛᴀɪɴꜱ’
ᴀɴᴇᴍᴏɴᴇ - ‘ᴅᴀᴜɢʜᴛᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡɪɴᴅ’
ᴀʀᴀʟᴜᴇɴ - ‘ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ʟɪʟɪᴇꜱ’
ᴀʀᴀᴍᴏᴀɴᴀ - ‘ᴘᴀᴛʜᴡᴀʏ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴇᴀ’
ᴀʀᴅᴇɴ - ‘ᴠᴀʟʟᴇʏ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴀɢʟᴇ’
ᴄʜᴀɴᴛᴀʀᴀ - ‘ᴍᴏᴏɴ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ’
ᴄʟᴀʀɪᴍᴏɴᴅ - ‘ʟɪɢʜᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ’
ᴇᴠᴀɴᴛʜᴇ - ‘ꜰᴀɪʀ ꜰʟᴏᴡᴇʀ’
ꜰᴀᴇʀʏᴅᴀᴇ - ‘ɢɪꜰᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴀɪʀɪᴇꜱ’
ꜰᴀʀᴀᴍᴏɴᴅ - ‘ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛᴏʀ ᴏꜰ ᴊᴏᴜʀɴᴇʏꜱ’
ɪᴏʟᴀɴᴀ - ‘ꜱᴏᴀʀɪɴɢ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀ ʜᴀᴡᴋ’
ᴋᴏʜᴀʀᴀ - ‘ᴛᴏ ᴛʜʀᴏᴡ ᴀ ꜰʟᴀꜱʜ ᴏꜰ ʟɪɢʜᴛɴɪɴɢ’
ᴍᴀʀɪꜱᴛᴇʟᴀ - ‘ꜱᴛᴀʀ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴇᴀ’
ᴍᴀʏᴀʀ - ‘ᴍᴏᴏɴɢʟᴏᴡ’
ᴍᴇʀɪᴇʟ - ‘ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʀɪɢʜᴛ ꜱᴇᴀ’
ᴍɪʀᴀʏ - ‘ꜱʜɪɴɪɴɢ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴏɴ’
ᴘᴇᴛʀɪᴄʜᴏʀ - ‘ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜʏ ꜱᴄᴇɴᴛ ᴏꜰ ꜰʀᴇꜱʜ ʀᴀɪɴ ᴏɴ ᴅʀʏ ɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅ’
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[name_m]Lysander[/name_m] (liberator)
Leander/Leandra (like a lion)
[name_u]Auden[/name_u] (old friend)
[name_m]Casimir[/name_m] (famous destroyer/destroyer of peace - as you said you’d accept not necessarily good meanings - it is powerful and I’m sure there’s a way to make a positive spin on it, like destroyer of complacent peace???)
[name_m]Nevan[/name_m] (little saint)
Cassandra/Kassandra (to shine over/upon man - or, to excel over man)
[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m] (the flood tide)
[name_f]Thallo[/name_f] (bringer of blossoms)
Calidore (beautiful gift)
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