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Strong girls names- if I like these, what else might I like?

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Thistledew · 22/01/2020 20:57

Really need to get some options for DD, due in April!

Contenders so far are:

Erica
Erin
Freya
Bethany/Bettany
Alexis

I'm hoping not to repeat our slight mistake with DS- we thought that Sebastian would be a relatively unusual but not too 'out there' name. Turns out it is one of the most popular boys names for his generation in our area of SW London! Confused

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sleepismysuperpower1 · 22/01/2020 21:12

I really like Erin and Alexis from your list. you could also consider Liza and Taylor

Exitstrategist · 22/01/2020 21:15

Dominique or Philippa are both strong names and go with Sebastian

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 22/01/2020 21:17

I wouldn't say either of them where particularly strong names. That's just me though
Ideas based on your short list Ella .Rosa. Ruby. Poppy. Thea. Amelia. Rosa

Other ideas.
Catherine. Elizabeth. Mary. Victoria. Abigail. Alexandra. Georgina. Florence.
Alexandra. Dorothy. Jessica. Jennifer. Anna.

jenthehen · 22/01/2020 21:18

Lucinda

Thistledew · 22/01/2020 21:20

I like Dominique.

Florence is a possibility for a middle name.

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WeirdPookah · 22/01/2020 21:20

I think if you want a strong female name, then don't pick a name that is a diminutive form of a male name. Find a girls name that is it's own to begin with.

TatianaLarina · 22/01/2020 21:23

Sebastian is gorgeous though.

Dido
Hero
Artemis
Phoebe
Oriel
Callisto
Hera
Electra
Juno
Zora
Rosa
Nancy
Colette
Imogen
Beatrice
Violet/te
Iseult
Mathilde

IVflytrap · 22/01/2020 21:23

Erica is my favourite out of your list. While I like Freya, it is very popular and has been for a while. Erin is nice but also slowly becoming more popular. I know two toddler Bethanys, though no idea of its general popularity.

Fern
Saskia
Astrid
Romy
Nell
Elin
Emmeline
Briony
Beatrix
Iris
Juno
Julia
Talia
Briar
Mirren
Lyra
Tamsin
Carmen
Damaris
Persephone

Thistledew · 22/01/2020 21:23

Eliza and Evelyn are also contenders

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Cyberworrier · 22/01/2020 21:25

Dorathea (like Middlemarch heroine), Katherine (Hepburn), Scarlett (O’Hara...), Romola (another George Eliot reference)

Cyberworrier · 22/01/2020 21:26

*Dorothea

Thistledew · 22/01/2020 21:32

Can Elliott be a girls name? We had it on the short list (with one 't') for DS, but I've just seen it in a girls' name list.

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HappyDinosaur · 22/01/2020 21:32

I don't think Freya or Bethany are strong names, more pretty than strong. Alexis is too close to Alexa, which is everywhere now. I think names like Ruth, Clara, Edith, Ariadne, Eliza, Darrell and Georgina sound strong, but it's quite subjective.

daisypond · 22/01/2020 21:39

I’d go either for a name from history or myth.
Otherwise, many old traditional names seem strong and simple because they are not cutesy.
Jane
Mary
Catherine
Margaret.
Anne. Anna.
Agnes.

Thistledew · 22/01/2020 21:42

I've got a family connection to the name Julianna, but don't really like the shortenings of Julie or Julia.

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Cyberworrier · 22/01/2020 21:44

Anything can be a girls name if you want it to Be! I’m sure I’ve heard of female Elliott’s... could it be Eliot in honour of the inspiring female writer?!

Tinty · 22/01/2020 21:45

A girl I know is called Ellis.

Scarletoharaseyebrows · 22/01/2020 21:48

Meredith
Victoria
Polly

bridgetreilly · 22/01/2020 21:51

Erica is my favourite of your suggestions, but honestly your choices mostly seems to tend towards pretty rather than strong. Is that what you want?

And no, Elliot or Eliot or Elliott are not girls' names. Please don't use them.

Sevo7 · 22/01/2020 21:56

When I saw your thread title I was going to suggest Alexis and then saw it was on your list!

I have a 14 month old Alexis and nearly didn’t call her it because of the Alexa thing but it’s a name I’ve loved for years so went with it. Most people have been really positive and have said what a cool or strong name it is compared to lots of girls names at the moment and that it stands out from the crowd etc. It really suits my dd and I’m glad I stuck to my guns.

LadyOfTheCanyon · 22/01/2020 21:56

Strong names aren't always pretty. But they have power.

Andromeda
Artemis
Athena
Hera
Juno
Alexandra
Ursula
Brianna
Adira
Valencia
Bernadette
Kathleen
Blaise
Allanah
Catriona
Elspeth
Mhairi

Sevo7 · 22/01/2020 22:04

I should add OP that I did similar with my 10 year old son and choose the name Louis which at the time I thought was really unusual but still a good solid name. When I joined his first baby group there were 6 other Louis’s Confused and now he’s in school he’s one of 8. I do love his name but I like something that stands out, I have a feeling I’ve achieved that with Alexis! Not sure whether that’s a good thing for her tho Blush

PhysaliaPhysalis · 22/01/2020 22:04

Monica

stophuggingme · 22/01/2020 22:06

Wallis

RickOShay · 22/01/2020 22:11

Lois

Stella

Zara

Honor

Isolde

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