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Serious girls’ names

89 replies

HarrietM87 · 12/03/2020 20:21

I’m pregnant again (after many losses and it’s early days so might not work out) and if it’s a girl I’d really like a strong and serious name - not one that ends in “ie” or “a” sounds, and nothing cutesy or frilly or floral.

Any thoughts? My son has a classic Irish name so one that would go with that would be nice.

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Verily1 · 12/03/2020 20:58

Margaret
Mary
Anne
Catherine
Elizabeth
Victoria
Jane

NotReve · 12/03/2020 20:57

Merryn

elizabethdraper · 12/03/2020 20:56

Grainne the pirate queen

LosersClub · 12/03/2020 20:56

Imogen
Niamh

MaomiMak · 12/03/2020 20:55

Alexandra ends in a but is a very strong name.and not frilly or cutesy

Your criteria is strange

Ektorpia · 12/03/2020 20:54

Erin

Thefaceofboe · 12/03/2020 20:53

are they all vampires?

Grin
DerbyshireGirly · 12/03/2020 20:53

Prudence

Dannicalifornia · 12/03/2020 20:52

Hester

outnumberedmummy · 12/03/2020 20:52

Ruth

CalleighDoodle · 12/03/2020 20:51

I get you. I'm a fan of names like Katherine and Caroline and Rosamund and Rosalind. are they all vampires?

OhTheRoses · 12/03/2020 20:50

Xanthe
Gudrun
Xara
Marina
Phoebe
Christabel
Alexine
Maxine
Rachel
Jane
Miriam
Susan
Meriel
Margot

RoseMartha · 12/03/2020 20:49

Elizabeth
Abigail
Beatrice
Deborah
Florence
Gabrielle
Claire
Ruth
Lois

Divebar · 12/03/2020 20:47

Oooh interesting we both picked Astrid @Nickmylipple I never see that mentioned. I would have chosen it for my DD but we have an A surname so it didn’t sound good.

CoffeeRunner · 12/03/2020 20:45

Margaret. I had an aunt Margaret. She was definitely serious.

Also,

Elizabeth
Frances
Josephine
Ruth
Gwen(doline)
Patricia

HerRoyalCarbyLess · 12/03/2020 20:44

Bernadette.

Divebar · 12/03/2020 20:42

Katherine/ Catherine
Charlotte
Morgan
Jocelyn
Madeleine
Olive
Audrey
Alexis
Vivienne
Beatrice
Margaret
Irene
Alexandra
Elizabeth
Sylvia
Penelope
Eleanor
Virginia
Ruth
Irene
Astrid.
Helen

I’m not sure how serious some of those are but they mostly come out of Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls so they are at least associated with women of a achievement and pioneers.

NickMyLipple · 12/03/2020 20:42

Harriet
Astrid
Elizabeth
Catherine
Jasmine
Persephone
Eleanor
Imogen

tararabumdeay · 12/03/2020 20:40

Ruth and Bridget are the most serious names I can think of.

mollymoggs · 12/03/2020 20:37

Imogen
Claudia
Elizabeth
Beatrice
Fern

Smilebehappy123 · 12/03/2020 20:35

Myrtle

Thefaceofboe · 12/03/2020 20:34

Genevieve, Vivienne, Juliette, Roseanne, Harriet, Katerina, Robyn, Eleanor, Beatrix, Gabrielle (maybe frilly and fussy but I love!)

Aozora13 · 12/03/2020 20:34

Harriet
Margaret
Joan
Elizabeth
Kate
Susan

ChocolateChop · 12/03/2020 20:32

Simone

BearimyJeremy · 12/03/2020 20:29

Josephine
Deborah
Rachel
Roslyn