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Strong historical female names

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vvviola · 02/05/2011 20:52

DD is named after an inspirational woman from history.

We're thinking of names at the moment, and were trying to come up with similar strong female names with a historical focus (while staying away from names that are too common)

We're also trying to stay away from names beginning with G, J or A. Or ending in A (just to be difficult)

Any ideas?

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MrClaypole · 02/05/2011 21:17

Edith (Wharton)
Rosa (Parks or Luxemberg)
Vita (sackville west)
Maya (angelou)
Nancy (mitford)
Naomi (woolf)
Coco (Chanel)
Eleanor (roosevelt)

Zaft · 02/05/2011 21:15

Eleanor (Roosevelt)
Simone (de Beauvoir)

MayDayChild · 02/05/2011 21:13

Nancy first female MP

2posh · 02/05/2011 21:12

ok, oops, no it doesn't, having read your post more carefully, Hmmm...forget that then Grin

2posh · 02/05/2011 21:11

Matilda (Empress and first female ruler of England, daughter of Henry 1).

Ends with an a so fulfils your brief Grin

AliceWorld · 02/05/2011 21:11

Charlotte (Perkins Gillman)

Kittytickle · 02/05/2011 21:10

Kathryn is a good one V Wink
Also how about Minerva: Minnie for short?

AliceWorld · 02/05/2011 21:08

Mary (Wollstonecraft)

AliceWorld · 02/05/2011 21:07

Sylvia (Pankhurst)
Millicent (Fawcett)

Zaft · 02/05/2011 21:06

Marie (Curie)
Emmeline (Pankhurst)
Florence (Nightingale)

lockets · 02/05/2011 21:06

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