Strong girls names

[Brightonbelle87]

Not due until Christmas and still don't know what sex baby is but we're sorted in case of a boy but girl name is proving tough!

We don't like the trend for illy/otty/olly ending names, they're just a bit girly, but maybe as nicknames like Ellie for Ellen, then DD could decide herself.

I use 'strong' but not sure if this is the best adjective?! Anyway, suggestions for less girly girls names please!

Do you want to go trendy? Willow, Zara, Luna…

Or classic? Hannah, Sophie, Jessica…

Lois
Rowan
Thea
Frances
Ellis
Bethan
Carla
Zarah
Flora
Robyn
Stella
Georgia
Nina

Eleanor
Victoria
Evelyn
Liberty
Constance
Alexandra
Elizabeth
Catherine
Caroline
Ruth
Andrea means strong

Georgina
Elizabeth
Imogen
Frances
Martha

Jessica
Lauren
Isobel

Alexandra.
Jennifer
Decorah
Victoria
Cynthia
Evelyn
Nicola
Francesca
Georgina
Bethany
Eleanor
Catherine
Samantha
Erin
Rebecca
Christina
Charlotte.
Florence
Bridget
Sarah
Helena.
Kimberly

Maybe you could name her after a ‘strong’ woman? From literature or history or even mythology? Or you could pick something with a strong meaning. Or were you just after something more simple sounding rather than frilly?

Athena
Emmeline/Emma
Hannah/Anna/Anne
Jane
Rosa
Catherine
Matilda
Josephine
Harriet

Some names I like that I think would maybe feel ‘strong!’

I think about celebrities. For example, there are loads of "Jennifer's" or "Jessica's ". Maybe there's something to be said for those names. Maybe not strong names per say, but successful, high achieving

Elizabeth.

as can be shortened to many permutations

Elle
Ellie
Eliza
Liz
Liza
Lizzie
Libby
Beth

Theres some lovely strong names to be had there that aren’t fluffy sounding.

I know what you mean.

I'm 6ft and knew any daughter would likely follow me. A 'pretty' flower name wouldn't suit a 6ft woman.

I wanted a strong name for her. We went with Cerys in the end as a short name was needed and it's beautiful without being pretty.

Other top choices were;

Elizabeth
Eleanor (of Aquitaine)
Isabella (of Castile)
Catherine (the Great or of Aragon)

I liked the idea of picking a strong woman from history.

We called our daughter Julia which I (obviously) love, principally because it is a strong but beautiful name. When she's being a handful we refer to her as Julia Caesar

Ooh Cerys is beautiful. Very strong but also feminine. I always think it’s a bit sad when you see ‘strong girl’s names’ as a list on websites and most of them are boy names! So it will be look at these strong girl’s names - like James and Dylan! Erm no! That’s just giving your daughter a boy’s name.

I also like pp’s suggestions of Jennifer & Jessica. Two beautiful and underused names especially Jessica!

Astrid
Isolde

Brogan

Vita

I LOVE Astrid, I forgot that was on our list too.

1. Aoife (ee-fa)

This name means beautiful, radiant or joyful, and likely derives from the Gaelic word ‘aoibh’ meaning ‘beauty’ or ‘pleasure.’ In Irish mythology, Aoife is known as the greatest woman warrior in the world

I have an Elspeth which I think fits the bill. She could be Ellie if she wanted or Elsie, Essie, Betsy etc.

Iris
Merryn
Morven
Caroline
Nicola
Marianne
Ishbel
Lorna
Roslyn
Alison
Orla
Eimear

Joan
Portia
Edith
Emmeline
Katharine

Rhiannon
Kate
Bridget
Natalie
Cassandra
Una
Clare
Hilary
Meredith
Lana
Kristin

Elizabeth
Rachel
Alice
Rosalind

Alexandra or Katherine are the ones which spring to mind for me.

Ruth? Rebecca? Naomi? Esther? Good strong Biblical names, if you're into that.

Leona, meaning 'lioness'
Erica, meaning 'eternally powerful'

Andrea means "manly."

Alexandra, Athena, Georgia and Harriet are quite strong.