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Clever sounding names for a girl

56 replies

GrammerlyH · 23/10/2018 10:21

My sister is looking for a name. She likes ‘clever sounding names, like Hermione and Philippa’. What others do you think fit in this category? Thank you!

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bridgetreilly · 23/10/2018 18:52

Rosalind
Bridget
Francesca
Philomena
Winifred

Jeanclaudejackety · 23/10/2018 18:45

Verity, Imogen, Angharad, Rhiannon, Arwen, Danica, Juliet, Caroline, Marina, Martha, Astrid

starkid · 23/10/2018 16:48

I love this thread idea/theme! I like some of the ones already mentioned, but may I add:
Alexandra
Astrid
Christine
Claudia
Diana
Helen
Marta
Miranda
Regan
Thea

RuthW · 23/10/2018 15:41

My daughter is called Florence and she's very clever if that helps!! (Maths degree, first)

daisypond · 23/10/2018 13:57

Minerva or Athena? Roman and Greek goddesses of wisdom. Though wise doesn't necessarily equal clever.

FawnDrench · 23/10/2018 13:26

Hephziba
Cressida
Henrietta
Clarissa
Elspeth
Evangeline
Nerissa

Shadow1234 · 23/10/2018 12:42

Potentially, someone could have the worst name in the world, and still be clever (so it doesnt make much sense)

florafawna · 23/10/2018 12:39

Don't understand the question Confused

Undercoverbanana · 23/10/2018 12:38

How can a name be clever sounding?

averylongtimeago · 23/10/2018 12:36

Zilpha

bookworm14 · 23/10/2018 12:19

Sophie and Sophia mean 'wisdom'.

fantasmasgoria1 · 23/10/2018 12:17

Clever people I have known/ know including people with ba/ma/phd :
Katherine
Sharon
Carol
Hayley
Margaret
Sue
Thelma
Lorna

ifeellikeanidiot · 23/10/2018 12:11

Nancy

MollyHuaCha · 23/10/2018 12:09

Emily
Abigail
Saoirse
Elizabeth

TheCag · 23/10/2018 12:00

Got to be Minerva, surely.

IdblowJonSnow · 23/10/2018 11:44

Would like to add Iris and Ursula. As mentioned above, Helena and Eleanor are lovely names.

irregularegular · 23/10/2018 11:36

I saw some info once on girls most likely to go to Oxbridge. In the 90s I think. Not the most common Oxbridge names - it was conditional on the number in the population.

Katherine
Anna
Eleanor

I can tell you that there seems to be a ridiculous number of Katherines and Kates among the academics I meet.

Otherwise - Matilda? Marie (as in Curie)?

BlueChampagne · 23/10/2018 11:33

Unusual criteria, but suggest Athene and Minerva.

Atalune · 23/10/2018 11:33

Can you guess which name is mine?? I’m pretty smart. Grin

Atalune · 23/10/2018 11:33

Clever people I know-

Victoria
Katherine
Mary
Lucinda
Alice
Sarah
Josephine

NewModelArmyMayhem18 · 23/10/2018 11:31

Not getting the provenance of some of these but the brightest women I've known are called Lucinda, Eleanor, Rebecca and Caroline. Make of that what you will....

ChippyMinton · 23/10/2018 11:11

Harriet
Lucinda
Helena
Rebecca
Julia

C0untDucku1a · 23/10/2018 10:55

Winifred.
Charlotte.
Eleanor.
Beatrice.
Elizabeth
Emma
Louisa
Catherine

Eatmycheese · 23/10/2018 10:55

Bronte
Meriel
Felicity
Lydia
Mallory
Perdita
Jocelyn
Clarissa
Romily

These all sound like clever sensible girls to me 😏

queenbeetofive · 23/10/2018 10:53

Wilhelmina