Girls names with a bit of attitude

[Valentina2110]

I'm looking for names which aren't too typically girly and suggest a damsel in distress i.e Pansy, Poppy, Gabriella etc...these are all very nice but just aren't for me....according to me dh I'm looking for names with a bit of "spunk". We already have a Ben(Benjamin) and a Harry...oh and it's twin girls!! So i need two names :)

Astrid
Zoe
Charlotte (Charlie)
Seren
Katrin

A friend has an Athena. Definitely a strong name for a strong little girl who survived against all odds!

ZELDA

Xenia

helena
elliot
tegan
erin
tara

Definitely Zoe, we have one of those

I thought about Agathe and Agnes (DH is french, so they become Agate and Ayn-yes). Overruled by DH - just as well, ours is a real little Zoe.

Carrotsandcelery, I agree about the Irish, Scottish and Welsh names.

I think Germanic and Scandinavian names have the same sort of gravitas to them -- thinking of Dagmar, Renata, Frida, Cosima, and even Clara.

Romilly
Romola
Joely
Petra
Cora
Camilla

ooh and Tana.

Apologies if anyone has already suggested these!

Rudy
means wolf...and they have attitude.

ooh, silkstalkings mentioned my DD's name in an early post. Not often do I see Lilith mentioned on here.
I named my daughter after Adam's first wife who refused to be subordinate and lie underneath a man. She was banished and demonised for her trouble. That's patriarchy for you.

I wanted strong names for my girls too so really interesting to see what people consider a strong name. I love Zia - as in the heroine from cities of gold? Also I like Alanna - i think she was a girl knight in a book I read when I was young

I agree with the earlier post that shorter names come across as a bit 'grrrr' and names with an 'ee' sound feel more soppy.

wow congrats on twin girls! :) how about

Taryn

Freya

Jenna

Amy

Sally

good luck - hard enough trying to choose one name!

Cordelia

Darlene

Jessie

Savannah

Alex

How about Matilda (shortened to Tilda) and Jennifer (shortened to Ginny)?

I have Millicent- it means 'brave, strong' and a bossier, more opinionated feistier 4year old I have yet to meet. We do call her Millie, but the feistiness shines through

I also have a Philippa, nn pippa, which I notice you like, fab name- and I don't see it as horsey.(but she is only 6 months old, so a bit soon to check out how stroppy feisty she is!!)

We were going to call our DD Rose but when she was born Rose just seemed too gentle - from the outset she's been a spirited little woman, so we called her Robyn (Bobs for short). I also like Audrey and Frances (her middle names) and:

Ramona - love it
Penelope - not obvious but it grows on you, and Penny is cool
Constance - Connie = cool
Roma - a shortlisted name for DD but it was too cool!
Lauren - elegant and feminine but not soft :)

Valentina

im having a girl in 4 weeks, her name will be 'Delphi' others on the short list was 'Falon' that ones defo got attitude.x

how about Katrina

We spelt ours 'Catriona' (I'm Scottish) but it bugs me when people first see it written and pronounce the 'O' so go with the Germanic version.

My favourite girl with attitude name is Ripley...anyone who takes on an alien and wins definitely gets my vote. I think Thandie Newton called her daughter this.

Please, for your child's sake, NOT "Ramona" ugh! She'd NEVER forgive you!! Your child's attititude to life should not depend on her name but rather on how you raise her! Go with a name you like and you think she might like when she's older...but stay away from names that are "in" right now...they won't necessarily be "in" when she's a teenager...and fgs, I beg you, NOT "Ramona"!!!

My daughter is Mallory which is unusual but I like it. I also considered Morgan.

Ramona is about 2700th in last years ONS name stats so hardly an "in" name! I think it's great and am planning on using it for my DD when she arrives.