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Strong but feminine girl names

36 replies

meepmoop · 19/05/2019 18:05

Hi,

I've got a little girl on the way and I'm looking for any strong but feminine names

So far I like Astrid and Nova

I already have DS called Max

Thank you

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Ricekrispie22 · 19/05/2019 18:34

Clara
Maya
Zara
Colette
Nina
Scarlett
Cassia
Lucia
Isolde
Iona
Adele

goldpendant · 19/05/2019 18:40

Good boy name 😉

Anna
Seren
Heba
Mariam
Gaia
Rosa
Ada
Thomasina

GiveMyHeadPeaceffs · 19/05/2019 18:45

I currently love Norah and Magda.

bridgetreilly · 19/05/2019 18:51

Nova is awful. It's a car and it means 'doesn't go'.

Astrid is cute but feels a little bit try-hard to me, unless you are actually Scandinavian.

HoppityChicken · 19/05/2019 19:06

Love Astrid. Also love Beulah, Gala, Antigone, Sidonie, Cleo, Manon (Welsh for Queen)

Isthebigwomanhere · 19/05/2019 19:08

Ingrid
Nancy
Nell
Martha
Margot
Agnes
Rhea
Thea
Mia

JaretsGirlfren · 19/05/2019 19:11

Frida- I love it and trying to change DPs mind...not that we are even planning a baby right now Grin

Haz1516 · 19/05/2019 19:11

Stella
Matilda
Ursula
Pearl
Saskia
Lara
Claudia

WildCherryBlossom · 19/05/2019 19:13

I like Astrid.

But not Nova. Exactly what Bridget said about Nova, it's a car and "doesn't go". How about Nieves (Spanish for snow) or Niamh (Irish) for similar sounding names.

Names with a similar vibe: Greta, Ingrid, Naomi, Gaia, Celeste, Stella...

Pieceofpurplesky · 19/05/2019 19:19

Jenny. After Nye Bevan's wife

meepmoop · 19/05/2019 19:23

Good point about Nova, I'll scrap that
one.

Thank you for the suggestions so far

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Proseccofuelled · 19/05/2019 20:10

I quite like Nova although I prefer Norah
Astrid is quite cool
Beatrix has a similar cool sort of vibe
Maybe Paloma

WildCherryBlossom · 19/05/2019 20:16

Of course with a son called Max (not far removed from Ford S Max) you could embrace the car name theme and go for Octavia or Mercedes.... I am just gently teasing, I love the name Max!

Charley50 · 19/05/2019 20:16

Good point about Nova, I'll scrap that
one... boom boom!

I like Nova actually and Astrid. How about Esther, Nancy, Scarlett, Sienna, Phoenix, or Ursula.

StillSmallVoice · 19/05/2019 20:43

I don't usually get involved with the baby naming threads because mine are now in their thirties. But this is exactly what I wanted for my DD. I wanted a 'great aunt' name. There was a whole generation of middle class women (think I need to be specific about that because working class women always worked, obviously) during the First World War who came out of the house and worked, which was revolutionary at the time. Many of them never married because their men were killed. This was a whole generation of strong women, masquerading as 'sweet little old ladies', but you wouldn't want to mess about with them.

So in the late eighties I wasn't going to get away with Agatha, and my Mum hated Winifred as her second name so that wasn't going to work (and Auntie Win was exactly what I wanted my daughter to be - fun, strong, kind, dry sense of humour, saviour from spiders and just wonderful). I looked around for a great aunt name (or Auntie Win name if I couldn't have that one).

You should be careful for what you wish for. My Phoebe is a strong, fiercely intelligent, funny, wonderful woman. She has been opinionated and difficult at times, but I wouldn't wish for any other daughter. She has some fairly serious MH problems because I married an abusive person and we all suffered as a consequence, but deals with them as best she can, which is pretty well.

Phoebe was a really unusual name at the time (pre 'Friends'), and I gave her a very conventional second name so if she hated it she could call herself by her second name.

Go for it! Give your baby a name which reflects what you would like her to grow up to be. Baby names are very personal - Phoebe was right for me (and my Phoebe). Neither of your thoughts float my boat, but I hope you come up with a name which suits your baby and you.

OldAndWornOut · 19/05/2019 20:47

I love Ursula. Smile

Aimily · 19/05/2019 20:50

Some of the above suggestions are lovely, i.e
Scarlet
Matilda
Claudette

I really like Astrid for what it's worth.

Greek goddesses have lovely strong names:
Persephone
Artemis
Pheobe
Thalia

I also love Donatella aswell but my OH veto'd it asking me if we were having a teenage mutant ninja turtle 🤔

Discogarden · 19/05/2019 22:37

I love Astrid, DH wasn't having it and I'd already known my one day dd's name for years before but it was on my list. One of the lovely midwives on the ward after I'd had dd was called Astrid so I did falter a bit but I knew dd's name was right. Roxanne. I also have a ds with an x in his name so I wondered if it was a bit weird but I so, so wanted him to be Roxanne and when he was a boy I was a bit gutted just because I couldn't use the name! Luck in, next and last one was a girl so here my Roxy is.

canislupis · 19/05/2019 22:43

Greta

NameChangedNoImagination · 19/05/2019 22:45

Rosa

MooseBreath · 19/05/2019 22:51

Marion

Tavannach · 19/05/2019 22:53

Astrid is great. Also like Rosa.

JingsMahBucket · 19/05/2019 22:57

Cassandra has always been an excellent strong woman’s name to me. Plus, I believe her Greek character was also very intelligent.

Smoliver · 19/05/2019 23:49

Astrid is great name.

Other ideas (just incase) -
Beatrix
Ingrid
Bridget
Rosa
Freya
Ada
Iris

trishaG · 20/05/2019 00:31

I love Beulah

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