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Girls' names which sound strong and self assured

63 replies

DKanin · 04/05/2020 03:07

Can anyone suggest any girls' names that sound strong, confident and self assured? I'm helping think of a name for my DNiece and would really appreciate some suggestions!

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Fiflowertot · 04/05/2020 07:28

Personally,
Ebony
Elsie
Elizabeth
Joanne
Charlotte
Scarlet

babynamelover · 04/05/2020 06:53

Ramona
Ada
Cleo
Genevieve
Isadora
Lillian
Nina
Una
Raphaela
Venus
Zelda
Adele
Gwyneth
Astrid
Theodora
Bridget
Helena
Honor
June
Frida
Ignatia
Octavia
Alice
Virginia
Clara
Greer
Artemisia

Ricekrispie22 · 04/05/2020 06:39

Aurelia
Allegra
Francesca
Saskia
Vivienne
Leonie
Zara
Colette
Adelaide
Rosamund
Claudia
Cassia

ivykaty44 · 04/05/2020 04:35

K and C are strong 💪 letters as is N & Z

Avoid F, S & P as much softer letters

fungster · 04/05/2020 04:23

Maren

JimLaheysWhiskeyBottle · 04/05/2020 04:16

I liked Pearl for our daughter but it didn't match our surname.
We chose Tora. It's an old Norsk name, the female equivalent of Tor (Thor), so we have our goddess of thunder. It's not popular here (we live in Scandinavia) but it's not old fashioned either.

DramaAlpaca · 04/05/2020 04:06

Any of the classic names would fit the bill including lots of the above suggestions.

Nothing cutesy or twee.

Not a hyphenated name.

And especially not a 'youneek' name.

Original poster
DKanin · 04/05/2020 03:52

Thank you! I like Eleanor quite a lot
I just wondered about names that are a bit unusual that aren't very common

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NotTheOnlyPomInTheVillage · 04/05/2020 03:37

Claudia.

Mopolop · 04/05/2020 03:35

Stella
Matilda
Harriet

MrsTerryPratchett · 04/05/2020 03:24

Eleanor. As in 'of Aquitaine'.

Emmeline. As in Pankhurst.

Margot. I just think it does!

Ruth. They all are. Biblical and Bader Ginsburg.

Josephine. Baker and March.

Vera. Famous spy and a great name.

HeronLanyon · 04/05/2020 03:21

Elizabeth and Catherine. (Or Katherine).
Alexandra.
Antonia.
Eleanor.
Rosemary.
Congrats on niece

1Micem0use · 04/05/2020 03:14

Athena

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