Strong female name suggestions required

[benne81]

Hi I am keen to give my daughter a strong name that will suit her when she is older. I'm not really very keen on girly flowery names (molly, milly, daisy etc.) but I'm struggling - any suggestions out there?

I am the same as you - don't like also these lilly, milly, holly, molly names that are so fashionable at the moment.

Here are a few I like:

• Meredith
• Roberta
• Miriam
• Antonia
• Simone

Victoria!
Bridgette
Anastasia (with Russian pronunciation)

Emmeline!

Miranda?

Katherine
Emma
Kate
Alexandra
Angeline
Elizabeth (I would have this- lots of shortenings but lovely in full).
Juliette

Martha

Ada
Rachel
Aphra
Ruth
Anna
Leah
Josephine

Erika

Miranda is ace.

Boadicea (!)
Sarah
Helena
Dara
Rhiannon

Leslie

Cleo

Second vote for Margot

Jean

Harriet
Genevieve

Nancy

names ending in consonants (except y) tend to sound quite strong

eg
Carmen, Lauren, Seren, Dawn, Ellen, Eleanor, Taylor, Tyler, Amber, Morgan, Harriet, Juliet, Bridget, Imogen, Rowan, Megan, Tamsin, Austen, Payton, Alison, Vivian, Helen, Joan, Erin, Arran, Blair

also some -e ending names eg

Adrienne, Jane, Athene, Elaine, Adeleide, Brae

Dinah
Greta
Ingrid
Livia
Stevie
Vivienne
Daphne
Cara
Rebecca

Verity

Margot
Beatrix
Caroline
Magenta
Nancy
Nina
Rowan

Our dd1 was going to be Poppy or Eve until she was born, for some reason we both felt she needed a stonger name and went for Lydia - really suits her.

Love Margot, and Margaret. Also Penelope. I am not crazy about milly molly mandie type names either. Although I do like Nina on montmartre's list. Perhaps because there aren't also minas and linas and dinas and ginas.

Names I think sounds "strong" (some duplications from above):

Rachel
Robyn
Hazel
Holly
Helen
Nina
Tess
Bess
Tamsin
Lauren
Alexa
Hannah
Chloe
Zoe
Tara
Stella
Kate
Ruth

Josephine after Jo in Little Women

This is the best name thread I've seen for ages.

I also like Anna. Every Anna I have known has been strong, reliable and lovely.