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Browse 500 names for the movie Brave, beginning with characters and places from the film such as Merida, Queen Elinor, King Fergus, Lord MacGuffin and the triplets Harris, Hubert and Hamish. The rest are new names in the same medieval Highland fairy-tale style, such as Princess Ailsa of DunGlass, Lord MacTavish, Wee Struan, Old Nan Isobel and Bracken the Pony.

About Brave movie character names

Brave is the 2012 animated film set in a fairy-tale version of the medieval Scottish Highlands, in the kingdom of DunBroch. Its names run on a simple titled recipe. The royal family has a title and a given name: Princess Merida, Queen Elinor, King Fergus. Each clan chief is Lord plus the clan name (Lord MacGuffin, Lord Macintosh, Lord Dingwall), his heir is Young plus the clan, and the smallest heir is Wee Dingwall. The triplets come as a matched set: Harris, Hubert and Hamish.

This list opens with characters and places from the film. It is a short starting share and not a full cast list. Everything after The Fire Falls is new and only written in the style: princesses and queens, kings and clan lords, heirs with Young and Wee, children in sets, castle folk with their jobs, woodcarvers and gentle witches, legendary bears, horses and hounds, clans and castles, and glens, lochs and standing stones.

The new people carry real Scottish and Gaelic given names such as Ailsa, Eilidh, Lachlan and Ruaridh, and the clan names are ones that exist in Scotland, used here only as names. Castles and places such as DunRowan and Glen Heather follow the pattern of DunBroch, and if one shares a name with a real spot, no real place is meant.

How to choose Brave movie character names

  • For a royal, keep the film's shape of a title and one given name, and add a realm if you want more: Princess Iona, Queen Morag, King Tavish of DunBrae.
  • A clan chief is Lord plus the clan name and nothing else, as in Lord MacTavish or Lord Chisholm. His eldest becomes Young plus the clan (Young Drummond) and the littlest of the family gets Wee (Wee Struan).
  • Name brothers and sisters as a set that starts with the same letter, the way the film's triplets do: Callum, Coll and Conall, or Isla, Iona and Ishbel.
  • Give castle folk their job in the name so a young reader knows who is who: Old Nan Isobel, Ruaridh the Piper, Tibbie the Baker.
  • For a made-up castle, put Dun in front of a landscape word and keep the capital in the middle, as DunBroch does: Castle DunBirk, DunRowan Keep, DunSkerry.

Frequently asked questions

What is the main character's name in Brave?

The lead is Princess Merida. Her name opens this list, followed by other characters and places from the film.

Which names here are actual Brave characters?

The list opens with names from the film: Merida, Queen Elinor, King Fergus, the triplets Harris, Hubert and Hamish, Lord MacGuffin, Lord Macintosh and Lord Dingwall, their sons Young MacGuffin, Young Macintosh and Wee Dingwall, then Maudie, Angus, Mor'du and the Witch, and places such as Castle DunBroch. It is not a complete cast list. Everything after The Fire Falls is new and written in the same style.

Are the new names real Scottish names?

The given names are real Scottish and Gaelic ones, as in Princess Eilidh of the Isles, King Lachlan and King Torquil, and the clan names exist in Scotland. They are used here only as names for fairy-tale characters, with nothing implied about any real clan or family. Castles and places like DunRowan Keep and Glen Heather are made up on the pattern of DunBroch, and no real place is meant.

Can I use these for a fan character, a party or a story?

Yes, that is what the new names are for: fan characters, birthday party name tags, archery games and bedtime stories. The film's characters belong to its makers, so keep those to fan use. This page is a fan resource and is not connected to the studio.

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A: 5 names

  • Ailsa, Aileen and Annag
  • Alasdair, Archie and Arran
  • Angus
  • Arran the Otterhound
  • Artair and Alpin

B: 22 names

  • Bannock the Cart Horse
  • Barley the Honey Bear
  • Beekeeper Una
  • Ben Heron
  • Ben the Draft Horse
  • Ben Thistle
  • Bethia, Beathag and Blair
  • Big Rowan the Bear
  • Bilberry the Bear
  • Blaeberry the Bear Cub
  • Bowyer Struan
  • Bracken the Pony
  • Brackenback
  • Brackenburn Tower
  • Brae the Collie Pup
  • Bran the Wolfhound
  • Brodie, Blair and Bruce
  • Brother Innes the Scribe
  • Bruce the Deerhound
  • Bumble the Cub
  • Burdock the Brown Bear
  • Burr the Cairn Terrier

C: 41 names

  • Cairn the Black Clydesdale
  • Cairnsleeper
  • Callum, Coll and Conall
  • Cameron and Craig
  • Candle Maker Annag
  • Captain Lorne of the Guard
  • Castle DunBirk
  • Castle DunBroch
  • Castle DunGlass
  • Castle Gowanlea
  • Castle Heatherbrae
  • Catriona the Tapestry Weaver
  • Catriona, Kirsty and Kenna
  • Chieftain Dougal
  • Chieftain Roddy of the Glens
  • Clan Bannerman
  • Clan Chisholm
  • Clan Drummond
  • Clan DunBroch
  • Clan Galbraith

C, continued

  • Clan Guthrie
  • Clan Haldane
  • Clan Kincaid
  • Clan Lamont
  • Clan MacAlpin
  • Clan MacGillivray
  • Clan MacNab
  • Clan MacQuarrie
  • Clan MacTavish
  • Clan Moffat
  • Clan Ogilvie
  • Clan Oliphant
  • Clan Rattray
  • Clan Skene
  • Clan Urquhart
  • Clan Wemyss
  • Colin and Cailean
  • Coll the Carver's Apprentice
  • Cook Senga
  • Corbie the Talking Crow
  • Corrie the Sheepdog

D: 13 names

  • Dairymaid Mairi
  • Dapple the Grey Mare
  • Davina and Diarmad
  • Dawnrambler
  • Dougal, Dugald and Duncan
  • Dowager Queen Isobel
  • Dugald the Blacksmith
  • Duncan the War Horse
  • DunFirth Tower
  • DunHeron Hall
  • DunLarch
  • DunRowan Keep
  • DunSkerry

E: 4 names

  • Eachann the Charger
  • Eilidh, Effie and Elspeth
  • Ewan the Fiddler
  • Ewan, Euan and Eachann

F: 12 names

  • Falconer Eachann
  • Fern the Setter
  • Ferryman Murdo
  • Fingal the Deerhound
  • Fingal the Harper
  • Finlay the Groom
  • Finlay, Fingal and Fraser
  • Finn the Staghound
  • Fiona, Flora and Fenella
  • Firth the Sea-Grey Horse
  • Fletcher Coll
  • Frostmuzzle

G: 22 names

  • Gatekeeper Hector
  • Geordie the Drummer Boy
  • Ghillie Sandy
  • Glen Birk
  • Glen Bracken
  • Glen Gowan
  • Glen Heather
  • Glen Heron
  • Glen Laverock
  • Glen of the Wisps
  • Glen Otter
  • Glen Stag
  • Glen the Border Collie
  • Gordon
  • Gorse the Garron
  • Gowan the Meadow Pony
  • Granny Beathag the Spinner
  • Granny Morven the Carver
  • Granny Tibbie the Herb Gatherer
  • Granny Una of the Potions
  • Greer and Grizel
  • Gregor, Gavin and Graeme

H: 10 names

  • Hamish
  • Harebell the Filly
  • Harris
  • Heath the Hunting Hound
  • Heather the Highland Pony
  • Heathercoat
  • Hector and Hugh
  • Herald Alasdair
  • Hubert
  • Huntsman Gregor

I: 3 names

  • Iain of the Night Watch
  • Iain, Innes and Ivor
  • Isla, Iona and Ishbel

J: 2 names

  • Jean and Jessie
  • Jessie the Scullery Maid

K: 23 names

  • Keir, Keith and Kenneth
  • Kelpie the Water-Grey Mare
  • Kenna the Archer
  • Kennel Master Torquil
  • King Alasdair
  • King Aulay
  • King Colin of Cairnmore
  • King Dugald
  • King Ewan of the Isles
  • King Farquhar of the North Shore
  • King Fergus
  • King Finlay
  • King Gillespie
  • King Gregor
  • King Hector
  • King Iain
  • King Lachlan
  • King Murdo of the Glens
  • King Ranald
  • King Ruaridh of DunCairn
  • King Struan of DunStag
  • King Tavish of DunBrae
  • King Torquil

L: 53 names

  • Lachie and Geordie, the Castle Pages
  • Lachie the Foal
  • Lachlan, Lorne and Logan
  • Lady Davina
  • Lady Euphemia of Thistleshaw
  • Lady Fenella
  • Lady Grizel of Gowanlea
  • Lady Janet of the Loom
  • Lady Lorna of Rowanlea
  • Lady Malvina
  • Lady Marsaili
  • Lady Rhona of the Glens
  • Lady Shona of Heatherbrae
  • Lady Tibbie
  • Lady-in-Waiting Rhona
  • Laverock Law Keep
  • Lilias and Lorna
  • Loch Heather
  • Loch of the Mists
  • Loch of the Swans
  • Loch Otter
  • Loch Rowan
  • Loch Skerry
  • Loch Thistle
  • Lochpaddler
  • Lomond the Lurcher

L, continued

  • Longstride
  • Lord Abernethy
  • Lord Brodie
  • Lord Buchanan
  • Lord Carmichael
  • Lord Chisholm
  • Lord Colquhoun
  • Lord Dingwall
  • Lord Farquharson
  • Lord Galbraith
  • Lord Kincaid
  • Lord MacFie
  • Lord MacGuffin
  • Lord Macintosh
  • Lord MacKinnon
  • Lord MacLaren
  • Lord MacNab
  • Lord MacQuarrie
  • Lord MacRae
  • Lord MacTavish
  • Lord Menzies
  • Lord Munro
  • Lord Rattray
  • Lord Skene
  • Lord Strachan
  • Lord Urquhart
  • Luath the Collie

M: 21 names

  • Mairi, Morag and Morven
  • Maisie and Murray
  • Maisie the Goose Girl
  • Martin
  • Master Kenneth the Tutor
  • Maudie
  • Meg the Farm Collie
  • Merida
  • Mistress Grizel the Housekeeper
  • Mistress Muireall the Charm Maker
  • Mistwalker
  • Misty the Shetland Pony
  • Mor'du
  • Moss the Sheepdog
  • Mossback
  • Mossy the Glen Bear
  • Mother Marsaili of the Mist
  • Murdo the Plough Horse
  • Murdo, Magnus and Malcolm
  • Mysie the Porridge Maker
  • Mysie, Mhairi and Marsaili

N: 4 names

  • Nan Kirsteen the Nursemaid
  • Neil and Niall
  • Nurse Marsaili
  • Nursemaid Effie

O: 15 names

  • Oakback
  • Oatcake the Shetland
  • Old Annag the Whittler
  • Old Artair the Bard
  • Old Bethia the Bowl Turner
  • Old Brambleberry
  • Old Bruin of the Glen
  • Old Ealasaid of the Cauldron
  • Old Grumbler
  • Old Mother Oighrig
  • Old Nan Isobel
  • Old Rumbletum
  • Old Silvermuzzle
  • Old Sweet-Tooth
  • Ossian the Old Hound

P: 31 names

  • Peat the Pack Pony
  • Peatstepper
  • Peigi and Tibbie
  • Peigi the Laundress
  • Piper Lachlan
  • Princess Ailsa of DunGlass
  • Princess Annag
  • Princess Beathag
  • Princess Bethia
  • Princess Ealasaid
  • Princess Effie
  • Princess Eilidh of the Isles
  • Princess Flora of the High Glen
  • Princess Greer of DunBracken
  • Princess Iona
  • Princess Isla of the Birchwood
  • Princess Jessie of Whinhill
  • Princess Kenna of Brackenburn
  • Princess Kirsty
  • Princess Mairi of Glen Rowan
  • Princess Maisie
  • Princess Merida
  • Princess Mhairi of the North Glen
  • Princess Morven of Loch Heron
  • Princess Mysie the Archer
  • Princess Peigi
  • Princess Senga
  • Princess Seonag of Laverock Law
  • Princess Sorcha
  • Princess Una
  • Ptarmigan the White Pony

Q: 13 names

  • Queen Agnes of Kelpie's Ford
  • Queen Aileen
  • Queen Catriona of DunRowan
  • Queen Elinor
  • Queen Elspeth
  • Queen Fiona
  • Queen Ishbel
  • Queen Lilias of DunThistle
  • Queen Marjory of Ptarmigan Ridge
  • Queen Morag
  • Queen Muireall of the Western Shore
  • Queen Seonaid of DunHeather
  • Queen Sheena of the Salmon Water

R: 11 names

  • Ranald the Miller
  • Rannoch the Hound
  • Rhona and Roddy
  • Roddy the Peat Cutter
  • Rory the Stablehand
  • Rory, Ranald and Ruaridh
  • Ross and Ramsay
  • Rowan the Red Mare
  • Rowanlea Keep
  • Roy the Red Setter
  • Ruaridh the Piper

S: 22 names

  • Salmon-Catcher
  • Scone the Castle Pup
  • Seamstress Lilias
  • Senga and Agnes
  • Seonaid and Seumas
  • Shadow the Castle Hound
  • Shaggycoat
  • Shepherd Lachie
  • Shona, Sorcha and Sheena
  • Shortbread the Foal
  • Sir Gavin of Loch Heron
  • Sir Kenneth of DunRaven
  • Skerry the Island Pony
  • Skye the Terrier
  • Snowshoulder
  • Stag the Chestnut Stallion
  • Standard Bearer Conall
  • Steward Gillespie
  • Stonemason Farquhar
  • Stoneshoulder
  • Storm the Grey Stallion
  • Struan, Sandy and Sorley

T: 123 names

  • Tavish the Gate Guard
  • Tavish, Torquil and Tam
  • Tay the Water Spaniel
  • Thatcher Tam
  • The Archer's Rock
  • The Archery Green
  • The Bear Carver of Ben Bracken
  • The Bear in the Tapestry
  • The Bear of the Birchwood
  • The Bear of the Misty Loch
  • The Bear Who Guards the Glen
  • The Berry Bear of Brackenburn
  • The Bluebell Wood
  • The Broch of the North Shore
  • The Broom Maker of Thistleshaw
  • The Cairn of the Clans
  • The Carved Bear of DunOtter
  • The Carver of Wooden Bears
  • The Carver's Crow
  • The Carver's Hollow
  • The Cauldron Keeper
  • The Charm Seller of the Glen Fair
  • The Children of DunMoss
  • The Chisholm Twins
  • The Clan Gathering Hall
  • The Cottage Witch of Gowanlea
  • The Crone's Tooth
  • The Drummond Triplets
  • The Eagle's Crag
  • The Falls of Rowan

T, continued

  • The Fire Falls
  • The Firstborn of the Isles
  • The Four Clans' Shore
  • The Friendly Bear of Whinhill
  • The Games Field of Glen Gowan
  • The Gates of DunThistle
  • The Giant's Tooth
  • The Great Bear of Ben Bracken
  • The Great Hall of DunCairn
  • The Hazel Strath
  • The Heather Moor
  • The Heather Witch
  • The Hedge Witch of Heatherbrae
  • The Heir of DunGorse
  • The Herb Wife of the High Glen
  • The Hidden Glen
  • The Hunting Lodge of Glen Rowan
  • The Isle of Seals
  • The Keep of Whinhill
  • The Kelpie's Loch
  • The Kind Crone of the Cairn
  • The Kitchens of DunHeron
  • The Laird of Heatherbrae
  • The Laird of Rowanlea
  • The Laird of Whinhill
  • The Lantern Wisp
  • The Leaning Stone
  • The Loch Witch of the Salmon Water
  • The Long Loch
  • The Lords' Landing
  • The Mirror Loch

T, continued

  • The Moon Bear of the Standing Stones
  • The Moonlit Circle
  • The Moss Witch of Brackenburn
  • The Munro Triplets
  • The Old Bear of the Pines
  • The Old Broch
  • The Old Drove Road
  • The Otter Burn
  • The Owl Woman of Laverock Law
  • The Pinewood of the Wisps
  • The Piper's Stones
  • The Raven of the Rafters
  • The Rowan Burn
  • The Rowan Witch
  • The Salmon Bear of the Falls
  • The Salmon Leap
  • The Salmon Loch
  • The Sea Tower of the Isles
  • The Shepherd's Stone
  • The Silver Falls
  • The Singing Glen
  • The Sleeping Bear of the Cairn
  • The Spell Weaver Seonaid
  • The Spellmaker's Apprentice
  • The Spoon Carver of Rowanlea
  • The Stables of DunBirk
  • The Staff Carver of the Pines
  • The Stag Stone
  • The Stag's Leap
  • The Standing Stones of Whinhill
  • The Stone Bear of Laverock Law

T, continued

  • The Stone Circle of Ben Bracken
  • The Tapestry Hall
  • The Thane of Brackenburn
  • The Thistle Witch
  • The Toadstool Witch
  • The Tower on Ptarmigan Ridge
  • The Twelve Grey Stones
  • The Twins of DunHazel
  • The Wandering Woodcarver
  • The Whin Brae
  • The Whispering Stones
  • The White Bear of the North Shore
  • The Whittler of Whinhill
  • The Wise Woman of Glen Rowan
  • The Wishing Well of Gowanlea
  • The Wishing Woman of the Well
  • The Wisp Keeper
  • The Wisp of the Standing Stones
  • The Wisp Stones
  • The Wisp Wood
  • The Wisps
  • The Witch
  • The Witch of the Turf Cottage
  • The Wood Wife
  • The Woodcarver of the Birchwood
  • Thistle the Bear Cub
  • Thistlenose
  • Thistleshaw Hall
  • Tibbie the Baker
  • Tormod the Clydesdale
  • Tweed the Sheepdog

W: 26 names

  • Weaver Seonag
  • Wee Archie
  • Wee Baird
  • Wee Coll
  • Wee Dewar
  • Wee Dingwall
  • Wee Dougal
  • Wee Eachann
  • Wee Finlay
  • Wee Geordie
  • Wee Hannay
  • Wee Innes
  • Wee Lachie
  • Wee Leslie
  • Wee MacPhail
  • Wee Nesbitt
  • Wee Roddy
  • Wee Rollo
  • Wee Rory
  • Wee Sandy
  • Wee Struan
  • Wee Tam
  • Wee Tweedie
  • Wee Wemyss
  • Whin the Hill Pony
  • Wise Old Grizel

Y: 24 names

  • Young Balfour
  • Young Bannerman
  • Young Dalrymple
  • Young Drummond
  • Young Erskine
  • Young Gunn
  • Young Guthrie
  • Young Haldane
  • Young Jardine
  • Young Kinloch
  • Young Kinnaird
  • Young Lockhart
  • Young Lumsden
  • Young MacAlpin
  • Young MacAulay
  • Young MacEwan
  • Young MacGuffin
  • Young MacInnes
  • Young Macintosh
  • Young MacQuarrie
  • Young Moffat
  • Young Ogilvie
  • Young Oliphant
  • Young Pitcairn