Serious girls’ names

[HarrietM87]

I’m pregnant again (after many losses and it’s early days so might not work out) and if it’s a girl I’d really like a strong and serious name - not one that ends in “ie” or “a” sounds, and nothing cutesy or frilly or floral.

Any thoughts? My son has a classic Irish name so one that would go with that would be nice.

Elspeth
Meredith
Faith
Paige
Lauren
Frances
Beatrice
Geraldine
Denise
Hester
Esther
Miriam
Enid
Iris

Lorna
Miriam
Anne
Hannah

Martha means 'lady'. Strong name with a lovfkg meaning.
Harriet
Maeve
Catherine
Nancy
Nell
Josephine
Joanna
Sarah
Rachel
Isabel
Helen
Claire
Clara (I know it ends in a, but it's lovely and strong)
Georgina
Sally
Felicity

Natalie. I know it's ie but it's not your Millie, Tillie etc that's so popular these days.

Evelyn. Juliet. Judith. Elizabeth. Rachel. Alison. Florence. Helen. Abigail. Francine.
Martha (I know it breaks you rule of no A ending names but I’d say it’s a serious name.) Charlotte. Margaret.

Georgette.
Margot.
Siobhán.
Vivienne.

Eden

Imogen

Honor
Agnes
Constance

Oh I completely agree with you, hate all the Victorian scullery maid names that are so popular and suspect the next fashion in girls names will be for strong grown up names.

I particularly love:
Frances
Eleanor
Margaret
Caroline (nn Caro)
Catherine
Elizabeth

Iris
Penelope
Hazel
Beatrix

Emma
Emily
Matilda
Eleanor
Victoria
Rebecca
Helena
Catherine

Elisabeth
Edith
Brenda (after Lady Hale)
Genevieve
Vivian
Jacqueline

Catherine is lovey and we know a Cate which feels like a feminine, but grown up name.

I think Margot is lovely

Jean
Lois
Iseult

I'm in Ireland and would have loved Ciara, Niamh or Caoilinn for our DD but unfortunately DH didn't like any of them! We went for Rachel in the end which we both love.

Winifred (nn Freddie)
Constance
Juliet
Rosalind
Frances
Annis

If I had another DD I would go for

Margot or
Vivienne

Cordelia

I felt the same way and ended up calling my daughter Imogen. I thought it sounded pleasant without sounding all ditzy and floral.

I also like Erin and Heidi (sorry, I know this one breaks your -ie sound, but I have known two Heidis who have been clever and down to Earth so that influences me!).

I wanted a name that wasn't named after a pretty flower or gem, and wasn't a derivative of a mans name.

Carys
Sinead
Maeve
Aileen
Siobhan
Quinn
Bernadette
Coleen

Harriet
Pascale
Katrin

Lois
Jennifer
Bethan
Jean
Marilyn
Esther
Anne
Claire
Robyn
Juliet
Miriam
Phyllis

Méabh, Ida (which ends in ‘a’ but isn’t remotely frilly), or Íde, the Irish version?, Áine, Sadhbh, Dearbhail/Derval, Bronagh, Eimear/Emer, Muireann, Ursula, Gudrun, Maud.