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Girls names with a bit of attitude

131 replies

Valentina2110 · 04/04/2011 15:42

I'm looking for names which aren't too typically girly and suggest a damsel in distress i.e Pansy, Poppy, Gabriella etc...these are all very nice but just aren't for me....according to me dh I'm looking for names with a bit of "spunk". We already have a Ben(Benjamin) and a Harry...oh and it's twin girls!! So i need two names :)

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Mousesmummy · 04/04/2011 15:46

Roberta ( nn Bobbie )

Valentina2110 · 04/04/2011 15:49

Our cat is called Bob....i don't think i could do that :L

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HaggisNeepsnTatties · 04/04/2011 15:51

Dave.....Grin

olympialimpet · 04/04/2011 15:53

Gretchen & Zara?

blueberrymoon · 04/04/2011 15:53

Mimi? The one I know is a little madam.

Harriet and Matilda?
Phoebe and Robyn?
Imogen and Amelia?

SilkStalkings · 04/04/2011 15:56

Have you looked at film/fiction heroines? Eg Scarlett (O'Hara), Esme (Weatherwax), Lyra (Belacqua),

Generally powerful or bad girl female names:
Eve
Cleo
Lilith
Lola
Seren (Welsh for star)

Or unisex nicknames or surname names:
Alex
Reese
Cassidy
Gibson (like the guitars)

CaptainNancy · 04/04/2011 15:56

Beatrix
Nancy
Zelda

notanumber · 04/04/2011 15:57

Ramona. I love this name. I can't imagine a Ramona takin' no shit from nobody.

Valentina2110 · 04/04/2011 15:58

I really like Phoebe and Matilda...going on the shortlist :)

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BikeRunSki · 04/04/2011 15:59

How about named after powerful women?

Rosa and Emmeline ? (Parks and Pankhurst)

Boudacia and Margaret!

superv1xen · 04/04/2011 15:59

i LOVE the name ramona! i think if i had another girl that would be her name :)

also love cassidy.

and think they both have "attitude"

Also, how about Layla?

purepurple · 04/04/2011 16:00

Keeley
Ashley
Imogen
Phoebe
Scarlett
Alice
Anastasia
Alicia
Alexia
Victoria
Eryn
Isla
Ava
Mia
Shera

notanumber · 04/04/2011 16:01

Oooh, I just saw that you're having twins (you're brave!)

So....Ramona and Esther.

Or, y'know, Ramona and some other name. But Ramona, definitely Ramona. Look, if you don't call one of 'em Ramona I'm going to be really cross, ok?


Olivia2410 · 04/04/2011 16:01

I love Lyra but Sophie Dhal stole it :( Isla is gorgeous

BettyGrable · 04/04/2011 16:04

Names that can be shrotened to 'boy' nicknames, e.g. Alex, Charlie, Andi, Sam, Mattie, George, Jo etc?

I love Harriet (and nn Hattie)

Anais
Maeve
Tess
Greta
Pippa
Saffron
Ruth
Edith
Seren
Ellen
Charis
Olive

Domesticbodess · 04/04/2011 16:05

Alexis
Georgia/Georgina
Kate
Jess
Rachel
Annie
are all quite tough names IME

darleneconnor · 04/04/2011 16:06

Do you mind unisex/american/surname names?

Xena
Alex
Astrid
Sam
Saxon
Saskia
Jamie
Radley
Riley
Mackenzie
Phoenix
Eliott
Amber

Valentina2110 · 04/04/2011 16:11

I love Pippa as a nn for Philipa...Ruth is going on the shortlist as is Georgia, Tess and Annie

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SilkStalkings · 04/04/2011 16:22

Olivia I had a Lyra before Miss Dahl so you have my permission to use itWink. I also wanted a girlpower name so it was perfect.

SilkStalkings · 04/04/2011 16:24

Pippa's a bit pony club isn't it? And Tess of the D'Urbervilles was a bit of a tragic victim of cirumstances rather than an aspirational heroine.

jenniferturkington · 04/04/2011 16:31

Well I have a 2yr old Harriet (Hattie) and she has attitude! I would love a Zara and an Agnes too.

MackerelOfFact · 04/04/2011 16:44

In a similar vein to Ramona, I've only ever met hard-as-nails Rhonas.

Also, these are all quite 'robust' names IMO:
Nina
Clara
Erica
Georgia
Lola
Nancy
Tegan
Imogen
Erin
Eliza
Freya
Tara
Tessa

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MackerelOfFact · 04/04/2011 16:46

Also Nora or Dora (obviously only use one or ther other!)

MackerelOfFact · 04/04/2011 16:46

Or Alicia? Thinking Mallory Towers here.

growing3rdbump · 04/04/2011 16:47

Naomi and Sasha
Esme and Ava

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