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Strong female name suggestions required

47 replies

benne81 · 06/06/2011 12:27

Hi I am keen to give my daughter a strong name that will suit her when she is older. I'm not really very keen on girly flowery names (molly, milly, daisy etc.) but I'm struggling - any suggestions out there?

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MynameisTerces · 06/06/2011 19:22

Josephine after Jo in Little Women

minipie · 06/06/2011 19:13

Names I think sounds "strong" (some duplications from above):

Rachel
Robyn
Hazel
Holly
Helen
Nina
Tess
Bess
Tamsin
Lauren
Alexa
Hannah
Chloe
Zoe
Tara
Stella
Kate
Ruth

valiumbandwitch · 06/06/2011 17:12

Love Margot, and Margaret. Also Penelope. I am not crazy about milly molly mandie type names either. Although I do like Nina on montmartre's list. Perhaps because there aren't also minas and linas and dinas and ginas.

PrincessScrumpy · 06/06/2011 16:49

Our dd1 was going to be Poppy or Eve until she was born, for some reason we both felt she needed a stonger name and went for Lydia - really suits her.

montmartre · 06/06/2011 16:38

Margot
Beatrix
Caroline
Magenta
Nancy
Nina
Rowan

Hope88 · 06/06/2011 16:14

Verity

spaghettina · 06/06/2011 15:34

Dinah
Greta
Ingrid
Livia
Stevie
Vivienne
Daphne
Cara
Rebecca

darleneoconnor · 06/06/2011 13:55

names ending in consonants (except y) tend to sound quite strong

eg
Carmen, Lauren, Seren, Dawn, Ellen, Eleanor, Taylor, Tyler, Amber, Morgan, Harriet, Juliet, Bridget, Imogen, Rowan, Megan, Tamsin, Austen, Payton, Alison, Vivian, Helen, Joan, Erin, Arran, Blair

also some -e ending names eg

Adrienne, Jane, Athene, Elaine, Adeleide, Brae

Blu · 06/06/2011 13:47

Nancy

EnnuiGo · 06/06/2011 13:45

Harriet
Genevieve

fairieswearboots · 06/06/2011 13:43

Leslie

Cleo

Second vote for Margot

Jean

SkaterGrrrrl · 06/06/2011 13:04

Miranda is ace.

Boadicea (!)
Sarah
Helena
Dara
Rhiannon

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cantpooinpeace · 06/06/2011 13:03

Erika

hester · 06/06/2011 12:58

Ada
Rachel
Aphra
Ruth
Anna
Leah
Josephine

smother · 06/06/2011 12:47

Martha

vintageteacups · 06/06/2011 12:45

Katherine
Emma
Kate
Alexandra
Angeline
Elizabeth (I would have this- lots of shortenings but lovely in full).
Juliette

Jezabelle · 06/06/2011 12:42

Miranda?

izzybiz · 06/06/2011 12:40

Emmeline!

nokissymum · 06/06/2011 12:37

Victoria!
Bridgette
Anastasia (with Russian pronunciation)

chaya5738 · 06/06/2011 12:34

I am the same as you - don't like also these lilly, milly, holly, molly names that are so fashionable at the moment.

Here are a few I like:

  • Meredith
  • Roberta
  • Miriam
  • Antonia
  • Simone