敢（gan）
Name meaning
敢 (gan) means daring, boldness and willingness to face danger directly. In naming it reads as forceful courage, but it is unusually hard to naturalize as a modern given-name character.
Practical naming use
敢 (gan) is a daring-and-confrontation character. It gives a name directness, bravery and martial energy, so the result feels forceful rather than subtle. It is especially useful for cultural depth, classical or literary reference, personality image, because the character can carry a recognizable Chinese image without becoming empty dictionary filler. The best results come when the second character adds human direction, warmth, restraint or breadth, so the full given name feels lived-in rather than generic.
Pair 敢 (gan) only with strongly humanizing characters such as 安 (an), 宁 (ning) or 文 (wen) if a rare courage-first name is truly intended. In most cases, choose a softer strength character instead.
敢勇 (Ganyong): Gan contributes daring, courageous; Yong adds brave, courageous.
Historical / name-use references
李敢 (Li Gan)
李敢 (Ligan) Li Gan was a Western Han military figure and son of Li Guang. His name directly contains 敢 (gan), making this a much better evidence anchor than the folk figure Shi Gandang.