Historical girl's names

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Hello all

My husband and I can't agree on a name for our new baby if it's a girl. He likes Elizabeth and has stipulated he wants the name to have strong historical connotations so she has namesakes to look up to.

We both want a traditional name, but I dislike Elizabeth (and his other suggestion of Helen). We'd love any suggestions. Catherine is out as that's my name and Alexandra is out as that's my sister.

Thanks in advance...

royals:
Eleanor
Isabella
Mathilda
Berengaria

or scientists:
Marie
Rosalind
Ada

or both:
Mary

Boudicca

Florence?
Mary?
Amelia?

Victoria?

Susan
Harriet
Rosa
Louisa
Amelia
Beatrix
Ella
Jane
Clara
Margaret
Gloria
Emily
Coco
Frida

But it depend whether you want women historical figures of any time, or are you thinking specifically royal family, so Alexandra, Mary, Margaret, Elizabeth etc?

Aethelflaed.

Guinivere

Not specifically royal, no, but more Margaret than Boudicca! The royal names reflect our taste to a large extent but with the exception of Catherine and Elizabeth my husband thinks they are insufficiently inspiring.

Frances

Ada (Lovelace)
Emmeline (Pankhurst)
Marie (Curie)
Mary (Wollstonecraft/Shelley)
Amelia (Earhart)
Josephine (Butler)
Victoria (after Queen, but one of her god children Victoria Drummond was also kick ass)
Grace (Darling)
Joan (of Arc)

Well, Elizabeth is a great name.
I don't see why she can't be named Alexandra after her auntie.

Marie Curie
Rosalind Franklin
Mary Shelly
Jane Austin
Charlotte Bronte

Anne

Elizabeth has a lot of nn options that you might like - Eliza, lizzy, Betty, Bessie - I know a little one who only goes by Bessie.

Love the suggestion of Emmeline - if it’s a strong woman that you want her to look up to then that’s a perfect name.

Harriet

It's actually not Elizabeth I object to but the nicknames. I think it's such a long name that it's unlikely she'd be known as Elizabeth and I don't like the nicknames for it.

I may have him convinced on Ada Elizabeth Surname but do keep suggestions coming as they are very helpful thank you.

For reference my favourite is Constance but he hates it and we have chosen Henry for a boy.

Marie
Emmeline
Ada
Rosalind
Amelia
Mary
Florence
Eleanor
Victoria
Catherine
Vera
Cleopatra
Joan
Isabella
Grace
Hypatia
Aphra
Artemisia
Gabriella
Clara
Anna

All first names of great women who helped to change the world.

Florence - I love it and considering it!

Victoria.

Wallis! Royal, historical and controversial...we're pretty set on it for our 1st due later this year.

Cecily
Marie
Jane
Anne
Matilda
Eleanor
Frances

Anne
Jane
Mary
Victoria
Caroline
Sophia
Adeline
Eleanor
Henrietta
Philippa
Charlotte
Isabella

All British Queens

There are ones like Rosa (Parks) , Emmeline (pankhurst) , Marie (Curie), Emily (Dickinson, Bronte) etc...

I think names that are after strong women who have done something good in history are better namesakes than royals, although a royal name would also be lovely.

Eleanor of Aquitaine was a royal AND a pain in the arse strong woman so a double win. Likewise Matilda.

Margery?

Marjorie (Robert the Bruce's mother, she held his father captive until he agreed to marry her)
Agnes (countess of Dunbar, successfully held Dunbar in a five month swine while her husband was away and tainted the enemy by dusting the broken battlements with a handkerchief)

Mary