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If someone gave you 7 seconds to name...

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Cate29 · 02/04/2013 16:06

...a confident, successful young woman, what would you name her?
I have completely pinched this idea from an earlier thread about naming a baby girl who was handed to you - but it's easy to think of cute baby girl names!

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Trazzletoes · 02/04/2013 16:45

Alison

Startail · 02/04/2013 16:45

Emma, Claire, Rachel, Hannah, Sarah, Catherine, Carol (I hope beyond hope), Debbie, Joanna. That's what my grown up brownies and the at university and beyond oldest siblings I can think of are called.

In the future successful confident young women will be called Alice, Charlotte, Lily, Daisy, Molly, Megan, Emily, Amelia, Isabelle, Libby, Esme and Briony.

skratta · 02/04/2013 16:45

Susannah

Startail · 02/04/2013 16:46

It's not the name that matters, it's coming from homes that value education and making the most of what life offered that maters.

TwllBach · 02/04/2013 16:47

Faith.

Alexandra.

CurrerBell · 02/04/2013 16:48

Charlotte, Eleanor, Elizabeth

curryeater · 02/04/2013 16:52

Great idea. Lots of people said when we named dd1 "what a great name! She could do anything." As opposed to all the Ellies and Rosies I suppose (ducks and runs for cover from all the mothers of Ellies and Rosies)

drinkyourmilk · 02/04/2013 16:53

Alice

Brices · 02/04/2013 16:54

Otterlie

GlaikitHasHerFizzBack · 02/04/2013 16:55

Sarah

JohnSnowsTie · 02/04/2013 16:56

Constance.

MissyMooandherBeaverofSteel · 02/04/2013 16:56

Grin norks

Its funny really, I have a Hannah, a Katy and an Abbie but I wouldn't consider them grown up names, or those of confident successful women.

To me they are little girl names suited to kids who like dancing and singing and digging and climbing. I can't imagine a time when I will ever accept them as 'grown up' names.

To me Helen seems like such a grown up name (again I don't know why, I only had 7 seconds to think) but to people who have little 'Helens' they probably feel the same way as I do.

ExcuseTypos · 02/04/2013 16:59

Abigail, Hannah, Rebecca, Elizabeth, Sarah

lottiegarbanzo · 02/04/2013 17:00

Petra, Saoirse (sp?)

I'm wanting to go for a G but not sure what it is... not Greta or Geraldine or Genevieve...

Anna, Catherine, Honor, Elizabeth

Really, a 20-something is probably Emily, Zoe, Jessica or Sophie, from recent experience!

lottiegarbanzo · 02/04/2013 17:03

Giselle or Estelle perhaps?

NorksAreMessy · 02/04/2013 17:42

Nobody has EVER met a nasty Helen {biased}
When she was little she liked reading and writing and thinking
Now she is bigger, she is just the same :)

StellaNova · 02/04/2013 17:48

Marianne for some reason. Not a name I ever considered, although I ended up with sons anyway, but was first I thought of.

jellybeans · 02/04/2013 17:50

Matilda

seeker · 02/04/2013 17:58

Margaret (Maggie)
Constance( Connie)
Helen ( Nell)
Catherine (Kate)

cuillereasoupe · 02/04/2013 17:59

Ursula.

InkleWinkle · 02/04/2013 18:07

Alexa

TheYamiOfYolk · 02/04/2013 18:09

Allegra

orderinformation · 02/04/2013 18:14

Jessica

OrangeFootedScrubfowl · 02/04/2013 18:15

Chloe?

ShootingStarsss · 02/04/2013 18:16

Sophia
Victoria
Katie