Unusual/strong/pretty names for girls?

[missmaybe]

Any suggestions on pretty but 'strong' names for girls? The ones I really like so far are:

Maya
Isis
Beatrice
Eve
Veda
Merle
Lena
Gabrielle

... but I'm not sure I've found 'the' name yet. I quite like the idea of a name with a Hebrew root but as you can see my list is wide-ranging in terms of origin! Inspiration would be much appreciated!

[chica123]

Lara and Matilda?

[WotSoFunee]

Heidi
Verity
Helena
Genevieve

[Serafinaaa]

I was going to say Miriam too for a girl's name with a Hebrew root. It can be shortened to 'Mimi'.

[Offcolour]

Esther
Abigail
Ruth

[SmellieWellies]

Oh, I would have loved to have used Isis.

[fussychica]

Laurel
Freya
Pernill
Inez

[MyNameIsSuz]

I like Octavia, it's pretty and girly but shortened to Tavi sounds quite strong too.

[JennyPiccolo]

I can't see Octavia without thinking skoda.

[fanjodisfunction]

Gabriella
Clarissa
Alexa
Matilda
Althea

[Willow36]

Meredith
Isobel
Emilia
Alexandra
Elizabeth
Catherine
Layla
Karina
Felicity
Natasha

[WyrdMother]

Carola or Caro
Thea
Venitia
Annis
(You can blame the last two on a fondness for Georgette Heyer)

[baskingseals]

Marianne

Christobel

Annaliese

Lois

Stella

Katya

[AnathemaDevice]

How about Anna?

[Exhaustipated]

Ramona
Naomi
Esther
Penelope
Roberta
Constance
Francesca
Cora
Rosa
Juno
Bethan
Viola

[KittenOfDoom]

Three from the New Testament

Tryphena
Tryphosa
Persis

[UnderwaterBasketWeaving]

Holly (I teach secondary, and every Holly I've taught has been amazing)
Cedar (I taught one once, I still love the name!)
I like Merryn, suggested above.
Joy
Verity (which I love even more since the statue in devon!)

[Varya]

Jezamy (Cornish) has different spellings
Elena

[blue22]

Christiana, Allegra and Ariadne are all strong, pretty names I think

[CruCru]

Miriam was the sister of Moses.

[Delilahahaha]

Love Isis and Maya. Greta and Miriam are lovely sggestions above.

Phaedra
Allegra
Grainne
Maeve
Nina
Felicity
Carmen
Anais
Zora
Petra
Xanthe
Etta
Athena
Ines

[MERLYPUSS]

Helen (nn Nelly)

[dementedma]

Merry is nice.
Maya is becoming quite common now - I know 3, all under the age of two

[dementedma]

Merryn, not merry

[chayahivory]

My name (Chayah) is of hebrew origin. It is a derivative of Chavvah which is another form of Eve. It means 'Breath of Life'. My mother decided to have it prounounced Shay-ah (like Charlotte) but it can also be pronounced Chay-ah. I'm always being complimented on it. :) I've even known two people who decided to use it for their children.