Girl's names with strong connotations

[Ahemily]

I've just found out that we're expecting a girl (was convinced it was a boy) and realise that we haven't given any serious thought to girl's names! She started life as a twin and survived, despite her sibling not making it, so we are looking for a name which implies strength, bravery and courage. I love Scarlet but it has been vetoed. Any suggestions? Thank you!

Matilda
Athena
Artemis

Thanks! Matilda is nice. I've been looking for courageous women in history with nice names - Rosa is a good one, but DP isn't sold. The search continues...

Matilda (means 'strength in battle')
Millicent (means 'work strong')
Iphigenia (means 'strong born')
Romilda (means 'famous battle')
Zoe (means 'life')
Asha (means 'life')
Enid (means 'soul' or 'life')
Eve (means 'life') also Eva, Evie etc.
Zosima (means 'likely to survive')

Wow, I love Asha!!!

Other suggestions...

Amelia
Helen
Grace
Harriet
Florence
Eleanor
Emmeline
Valentina
Marie
Elizabeth
Joan
Clara
Jane
Aphra
Catherine
Indira
Victoria
Alexandra
Freya
Adela
Gaia
Hera
Juno
Iris

Asha is very pretty

Also just come across Maya (Angelou) which I think is beautiful

YES to Freya!! These are fab, thank you!

Bernadette. It means brave bear

And Louise means warrior

Leona means lioness

Alexandria

Helena

Brunhilde

Diana (goddess of the hunt)
Sunna (means 'the Sun' in Old High German)
Astraea (goddess of justice)
Iris (goddess of rainbows)
Rhea (goddess of nature)
Selene (goddess of the moon)
Dinah (judged, vindicated: in the Bible Dinah is the daughter of Jacob, she is raped and then avenged and freed by her brothers, so not the most inspiring story. But a lovely name)

Leona and Selene are now also in the hat! Thank you!

Eleanor
Esther
Helen

I'm not sure of meanings, but these are some names that sound 'strong' to me:
Miriam
Astrid
Ingrid
Ursula
Martha
Miranda
Ruth
Yasmin
Margaret
Bridget
Naomi

Love Astrid and Naomi!!! Thank you!

Alberta
Ruth
Alexandra

I'm sorry for your loss

Thank you mama. Thanks for the fab suggestions too - Ruth has come up twice in conversation recently, I really like it

Boudicca?

Kate (see Alfred Lord Tennyson's fab poem) feisty and strong

cakerattleandroll that is almost exactly my dream girls name list! (have 3 DS's) I wouldn't have had Miranda, but would have had Ramona, Zoe and Kate on the list as well as all of yours.

froggy you clearly have excellent taste! My absolute favourite was Miriam but DH vetoed. My other two favourites (Miranda and Yasmin) were taken by other family members. We also had Zoe on the list, and ended up choosing an 'international' version of Kate/Katherine.