Strong name for a girl?

[thisonehasalittlecar]

Just back home with my new dd, who is very long! I suspect she's going to be very tall like her dad and now most of the names on my shortlist seem too girly. Any suggestions for 'strong' girls' names? Unusual is fine as her siblings have quite unusual names.

[EdithWeston]

Bertha, Hippolyte, Dido, Bella, Kali, Aphra?

[Tommy]

Elizabeth - 2 strong queens

[MamaMary]

Ruth
Madison
Joanna

[BooBooChicken]

Congratulations on your new baby girl!

I don't now why but the name Gloria sprang ino my head.

Any good?

[Yourefired]

Oh yes Elizabeth, also Miranda.

[DevaDiva]

My DD is Alex (not Alexandra) I've always loved it for a girl and think it's a bit different (e1 always assumes I have 2 boys)

[0lympia]

Beatrix

[ellangirl]

Congratulations! Probably not Miranda (and I am allowed to joke as a tall woman with a tall DS myself!)
I prefer girls names that are stronger, so in my opinion Margaret (greta), Bridget, Petra, Julia, Clara etc. are great names.

[MrClaypole]

Congratulations on your baby girl!

How about

Nina
Naomi
Seren
Tess
Lara/Lyra
Margot
Astrid
Sasha
Kate
Tamar
Xanthe

[thisonehasalittlecar]

Oh, some great suggestions already! I like Dido, Margaret and Greta, and Margot-- Elizabeth already taken in my family. Also, how do you pronounce Xanthe?

[MrClaypole]

Zan-thee I think!

[amck5700]

My current favourite is Blythe.

other possibles:
Katherine
Kirsten
Lorna
Stella

[PolkaDotMoon]

Elizabeth (Beth)
Joanna (Jo)
Ruth
Lorna
Lauren
Victoria
Cara
Karen
Zara

Don't know any of the meanings so apologies if any mean 'little princess' etc

[PolkaDotMoon]

Oh yes..... Naomi and Xanthe both good too..... Really like Xanthe

[ithaka]

My tall daughter is Morven - it is a mountain in Scotland, so suits tall girls.

However, I think it is quite distinctly Scottish as English folks tend to look a bit at her name, whereas I went to school with a Morven and there are always one or two around - it is not common in Scotland, but not odd either.

I like it because it is simple, strong and you spell it like you say it.

[TiggerWearsATriteSmile]

Zena

[Doodlez]

Claudia

[amck5700]

I like Morven - we almost had a Blaven (another mountain in Scotland) but weren't brave enough, 2nd son was almost Cairn as we were trying to pick his name by sticking pins in the map - that's how my eldest became Craig rather than Gregor :) - and the amount of times we hit a Cairn was unreal - we shuffled the letters and ended up with Ciar Instead. I've also heard of a Merrick (another hill) but sure it was a boy - sounds more like a boy, but would maybe work for a girl??

[thisonehasalittlecar]

Morven is lovely; we're in Scotland so wouldn't be a problem here; I have also seen Morvern in a book (Morvern Callar) but I think Morven is nicer. Just looked up Hippolyte which is the name of one of the Amazons which would be appropriate! But I'm worried about the obvious playground shortening. The queen of the Amazons was Penthesilea apparently; maybe a bit too much of a mouthful?

[StrawberrytallCAKE]

I'm tall and very girly, so you might not need to change names? :)

[GaryTankCommander]

Ooohh Morven is lovely.

[ColourMeWithChaos]

Matilda
Theodora
Laura
Claudia
Beatrice
Scout
Hester
Eliza
Hero
Regan
Viola
Rosalind
Julia
Juliet
Athena
Calliope
Gaia
Rhea
Selena
Juno
Minerva
Eleanor
Adele
Portia
Harriet
Emmeline
Rosa
Helen 
Dorothy
Eva

[thisonehasalittlecar]

girl is tuning up, thanks for all the suggestions!

[Micha54178]

Bethany
Victoria
Both lovely, strong girls names

[ProfanityMere]

My aunt is Morven, and she's 4ft10 so not exactly a mountain! Lovely though

I have a very tall DD called Alana (also can be spelt Alannah) which means Rock or Loved One in Gaelic so pretty strong!