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Strong girl names

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ThriftyMcThrifty · 14/10/2018 04:00

I am looking for a girls name for my third child. We have an older son and daughter. I would prefer each child have their own initial (which rules out E and R names) but otherwise don’t have any rules about name length or sound. My husband likes quite pretty sounding names. He suggested flora and Stella - both lovely names but I want to find something which I feel has a little more strength to it. Our older daughter is named Etta which ticked the boxes for both of us. Any ideas?

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Shadow1234 · 23/10/2018 19:34

Loretta nn Etta

queenbeetofive · 23/10/2018 13:19

Also Rhona

queenbeetofive · 23/10/2018 12:54

Wilhelmina, Mina/minny for short

SneakySneaky · 15/10/2018 00:14

Freya always sounds strong to me. She’s a Norse goddess of war too so that helps

midsomermurderess · 14/10/2018 16:50

Edith, Joan.

ThriftyMcThrifty · 14/10/2018 16:23

Thanks for the suggestions, some great ideas. I like Thea, Zara and Nina. Matilda was on our list when we had our son so might revisit, I just thought it had got really popular since. Diana is actually Etta’s middle name - didn’t know that about Wonder Woman! But not the worst link.

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TheLastNigel · 14/10/2018 15:54

Lyra

MinaPaws · 14/10/2018 15:49

No, I know a few female Claudes. All very chic and French.

TigerDrankAllTheWaterInTheTap · 14/10/2018 12:38

Claude is a boys' name, surely?

MinaPaws · 14/10/2018 12:37

Claude? Always sounds strong and stylish to me.

Ylvamoon · 14/10/2018 12:17

Esme.

Sakura7 · 14/10/2018 12:15

Helena
Catherine
Georgina
Abigail
Martha
Caroline
Audrey
Stephanie

Shampaincharly · 14/10/2018 12:10

Augusta
Aurelia
Beatrice
Hermione
Maude
Merle

JaretsGirlfren · 14/10/2018 12:09

Ruby,
Mila,
Celeste,
Nina,
Rebecca

Xanadu44 · 14/10/2018 12:06

Robyn
Harriet
Georgina
Rory
Romy
Maura

DialsMavis · 14/10/2018 12:05

Love Juno and Magdalen

JoeMaplin · 14/10/2018 12:04

Thea
Anna
Lydia
Eve

Icklepup · 14/10/2018 12:02

Maeve

bridgetreilly · 14/10/2018 11:58

I'd rate Stella as much stronger than Etta, tbh.

What about:
Lois
Elinor
Thea
Meriel
Sadie
Louisa

RiaOverTheRainbow · 14/10/2018 11:27

Lyra
Astrid
Alanna
Joan
Fiona

AliCanTea · 14/10/2018 11:22

Tova means 'beautiful thunder' :) It's my favourite but DH isn't keen

faithinthesound · 14/10/2018 11:05

Mika? Pronounced like mee-ka?
Ricki, like Ricki Lake? Loved her in Hairspray lol.
Harley.

I really love Willa lol. What a pity about your brother Wink

Xiaoxiong · 14/10/2018 10:21

Haha x post ordinary Grin

Xiaoxiong · 14/10/2018 10:20

Oh and Hero!

Xiaoxiong · 14/10/2018 10:20

Hester
Honor
Honoria
Horatia
Antonia
Juno
Athena

I think I read a lot of stuff about strong Roman and Greek women as a girl and now associate those names with strength and general bad-assery!