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Historical girl's names

36 replies

youcouldbeGLAAD · 13/07/2019 15:03

Hello all

My husband and I can't agree on a name for our new baby if it's a girl. He likes Elizabeth and has stipulated he wants the name to have strong historical connotations so she has namesakes to look up to.

We both want a traditional name, but I dislike Elizabeth (and his other suggestion of Helen). We'd love any suggestions. Catherine is out as that's my name and Alexandra is out as that's my sister.

Thanks in advance...

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FairfaxAikman · 13/07/2019 15:23

Ada (Lovelace)
Emmeline (Pankhurst)
Marie (Curie)
Mary (Wollstonecraft/Shelley)
Amelia (Earhart)
Josephine (Butler)
Victoria (after Queen, but one of her god children Victoria Drummond was also kick ass)
Grace (Darling)
Joan (of Arc)

redexpat · 13/07/2019 15:22

Frances

youcouldbeGLAAD · 13/07/2019 15:22

Not specifically royal, no, but more Margaret than Boudicca! The royal names reflect our taste to a large extent but with the exception of Catherine and Elizabeth my husband thinks they are insufficiently inspiring.

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StellarLunar · 13/07/2019 15:21

Guinivere

bridgetreilly · 13/07/2019 15:20

Aethelflaed.

Rosiesandposies1 · 13/07/2019 15:19

Susan
Harriet
Rosa
Louisa
Amelia
Beatrix
Ella
Jane
Clara
Margaret
Gloria
Emily
Coco
Frida

But it depend whether you want women historical figures of any time, or are you thinking specifically royal family, so Alexandra, Mary, Margaret, Elizabeth etc?

QuickRedFox · 13/07/2019 15:19

Victoria?

FrancisCrawford · 13/07/2019 15:17

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Isitweekendyet · 13/07/2019 15:15

Florence?
Mary?
Amelia?

ReganSomerset · 13/07/2019 15:10

Boudicca

AuntieStella · 13/07/2019 15:07

royals:
Eleanor
Isabella
Mathilda
Berengaria

or scientists:
Marie
Rosalind
Ada

or both:
Mary

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