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Strong girls names- if I like these, what else might I like?

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Thistledew · 22/01/2020 20:57

Really need to get some options for DD, due in April!

Contenders so far are:

Erica
Erin
Freya
Bethany/Bettany
Alexis

I'm hoping not to repeat our slight mistake with DS- we thought that Sebastian would be a relatively unusual but not too 'out there' name. Turns out it is one of the most popular boys names for his generation in our area of SW London! Confused

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HappyDinosaur · 22/01/2020 21:32

I don't think Freya or Bethany are strong names, more pretty than strong. Alexis is too close to Alexa, which is everywhere now. I think names like Ruth, Clara, Edith, Ariadne, Eliza, Darrell and Georgina sound strong, but it's quite subjective.

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Thistledew · 22/01/2020 21:32

Can Elliott be a girls name? We had it on the short list (with one 't') for DS, but I've just seen it in a girls' name list.

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Cyberworrier · 22/01/2020 21:26

*Dorothea

Cyberworrier · 22/01/2020 21:25

Dorathea (like Middlemarch heroine), Katherine (Hepburn), Scarlett (O’Hara...), Romola (another George Eliot reference)

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Thistledew · 22/01/2020 21:23

Eliza and Evelyn are also contenders

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IVflytrap · 22/01/2020 21:23

Erica is my favourite out of your list. While I like Freya, it is very popular and has been for a while. Erin is nice but also slowly becoming more popular. I know two toddler Bethanys, though no idea of its general popularity.

Fern
Saskia
Astrid
Romy
Nell
Elin
Emmeline
Briony
Beatrix
Iris
Juno
Julia
Talia
Briar
Mirren
Lyra
Tamsin
Carmen
Damaris
Persephone

TatianaLarina · 22/01/2020 21:23

Sebastian is gorgeous though.

Dido
Hero
Artemis
Phoebe
Oriel
Callisto
Hera
Electra
Juno
Zora
Rosa
Nancy
Colette
Imogen
Beatrice
Violet/te
Iseult
Mathilde

WeirdPookah · 22/01/2020 21:20

I think if you want a strong female name, then don't pick a name that is a diminutive form of a male name. Find a girls name that is it's own to begin with.

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Thistledew · 22/01/2020 21:20

I like Dominique.

Florence is a possibility for a middle name.

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jenthehen · 22/01/2020 21:18

Lucinda

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 22/01/2020 21:17

I wouldn't say either of them where particularly strong names. That's just me though
Ideas based on your short list Ella .Rosa. Ruby. Poppy. Thea. Amelia. Rosa

Other ideas.
Catherine. Elizabeth. Mary. Victoria. Abigail. Alexandra. Georgina. Florence.
Alexandra. Dorothy. Jessica. Jennifer. Anna.

Exitstrategist · 22/01/2020 21:15

Dominique or Philippa are both strong names and go with Sebastian

sleepismysuperpower1 · 22/01/2020 21:12

I really like Erin and Alexis from your list. you could also consider Liza and Taylor

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