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!

Oh wow there's loads of fantastic suggestions, thank you. I quite like Grace or Brigid. Love Jennifer and Hannah too. Going to show these to my husband. He has a family tradition of Jane but I just think of 70 year old ladies in marks and spencers!

I love Cerys, is it Welsh?

Beatrice
Annabel
Constance
Elizabeth
Gabrielle
Hannah
Katherine
Jennifer
Roberta

Hazel
Peta
Bethan

I wanted similar for the DDs... oh boy did I get strong veering on stroppy young women!
Erin and Robyn incidentally.

Berenice
Leigh
Morgan
Angharad
Sigrid
Greta

Tessa
Cleo
Antonia
Juno
Talia
Imogen
Hera
Marian
Brontë (knew a very powerful woman called Brontë she was a tall rock climbing instructor who fostered teenage boys, she was brilliant)

Cerys is Welsh lovely name
Also like Seren

@CoffeeWithCheese haha! Bet you wouldn't have it any other way! Both beautiful names, was at school with a Robyn and she was head girl and very smart! Funny how such associations stay with you

Elizabeth
Judith
Katherine
Iris
Susannah
Tasmin/Tamsin
Eleanor
Vivienne
Helen
Caroline
Rose
Esme

Some below with lovely , strong meanings

Vita - life force
Vivianne - life force (plus Anne )
Stella - star
Seren - star
Lucy - light
Sophia - wisdom
Klara - clarity
Valerie/Valeria - valour/bravery
Vera - truth

Strong Shakespearean heroines:
Beatrice
Portia
Emilia

Strong queens: Elizabeth and Victoria

Best strong women in the bible: Esther and Ruth

Anne
Margaret
Victoria
Agnes
Agatha
Jane

Gaia
Esther
Cleo/Clio
Frida
Aster/Asta
Greta
Maren
Helena
Honor
Isolde
Sylvia
Vita
Beatrix

We chose some traditional Christmas names Natalia and holly. Also have Jane as middle name in our family as it seemed to be a tradition. Maddison was also a popular one followed by peyton, brooke, Holland, everly, Sophia. It was a hard choice for girls. I would definitely not be stuck on names for another girl.

Harriet means ‘ruler’ 🙌🏻
Always loved Robyn too!

@Brightonbelle87 it is :) Cerys means beloved.

You can also use the variation Carys. We preferred Cerys and DH has a bit of a thing for Cerys matthews lol

Jemima
Eleanor
Tabitha
Charlotte
Beatrice
Caroline
Frederica
Winifred
Matilda
Georgina
Rebecca
Natasha
Dorothy
Mariana

Helen
Kate
Olivia
Clara
Gwen

Saskia
Lois
Nina
Hannah
Ruth

Lara
Ruby
Clia
Ember
Estelle
Megan
Charlotte
Candace

Maeve
juno
aurora
freya
matilda
cleo
charlotte
elizabeth
esther
martha
edith
rhiannon
helena
beatrice
penelope
louisa
frances
bridget
clara
zelda
josephine
erin
eden
tegan
quinn
felicity

Hero

Winter

Miranda

Danae

Myrtle

Valentina

Alba

Xanthe

I had a Grace - always think of several strong Grace characters (real and fictional)
I have a Lydia- she’s like a lioness. Middle names of Julianne and one I won’t add.
I think of these as strong and wonderful names:
Bronwyn
Wilhelmina
Emmeline
Josie (I guess that’s short for Josephine)
Harriet
Bryony
Lorna
Julia
Audrey
Lyra
Justine
Francine
Slyvia

It a truly great name 😏

Fern
Emma
India
Pippa
Gabrielle
Faye
Emelia
Violet
Talia
Hallie
Rita
Nina
Rainie
Lenna
Hera

Isabel
erica
celine