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Strong timless girls names?? Struggling fir ideas

57 replies

Foood · 26/04/2024 19:50

I'm really struggling with ideas for girls names, we have a few ideas for boys names, but none for girls.

I'm not keen on short or frilly names (no Mia, Maya, Freya, Ava, Eva, Gracie Mae etc)

I'm wanting a nice strong timless name, any ideas?

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CleftChin · 26/04/2024 20:00

Catherine, Elizabeth, Victoria, Jennifer - they're classics.

Or something biblical, Rebecca, Rachel, Anna etc.

SallyWD · 26/04/2024 20:01

Anna
Alice
Emma
Rebecca
Jane

SilverSimca · 26/04/2024 20:03

Elizabeth, Margaret, Mary, Sarah, Catherine, Anna, Caroline

Moreteaandchocolate · 26/04/2024 20:05

Francesca
Abigail
Eliza
Jasmine
Jessica
Vivienne
Eloise
Louisa
Helena
Georgina
Violet
Jennifer
Penelope
Bethany
Madeleine
Susannah
Evelyn
Eleanor
Harriet
Philippa
Imogen
Caroline
Alexandra
Florence

HoldingOnForAHeron · 26/04/2024 20:18

Timandra. It's not timless but it's from Shakespeare.

Sunnnybunny72 · 26/04/2024 20:24

Natalie
Erin
Faye
Erica
Esther
Catherine
Zara
Alexandra
Francesca

HoldingOnForAHeron · 26/04/2024 20:27

Christina
Lydia
Louise
Martha
Harriet
Tamsin
Perdita

Mandarinaduck · 26/04/2024 20:30

Justine
Berenice
Gudrun
Erica
Miranda
Hester

Mcd939393 · 26/04/2024 20:30

Alice, Catherine or Grace....

jazzyclouds · 26/04/2024 20:32

Laura!

ineedtostopbeingdramaticfirst · 26/04/2024 20:33

Olivia
Emma
Elizabeth
Elenor

JanefromLondon1 · 26/04/2024 20:34

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Wishiwas24again · 26/04/2024 20:34

Hannah

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 26/04/2024 20:36

Olivia (yes very popular but there’s no argument about it being timeless and Strong.

Sophia. See Olivia.

Jessica.

Martha.

Catherine.

Victoria.

Erin.

Maria

Sarah

Isabelle.

Elizabeth.

Hannah./Anna

Lucy.

Monica.

Alice

Grace.

Rebecca

Lydia

Vivienne.

Emma.

Ella.

Faye.

YourWinter · 26/04/2024 20:37

Laura
Caroline
Lucinda
Serena
Georgina
Alison
Mary
Bridget

TooBusyGazingAtStarss · 26/04/2024 20:38

Alice

Muthaofcats · 26/04/2024 20:40

Anna
Allegra
Astrid
Kate
Zoe
Alex
Georgina
Saskia
Sasha
Tess
Stella

Notsuretoputit · 26/04/2024 20:40

Carlotta
Scarlett
Rebecca
Calypso
Marybeth

35andThriving · 26/04/2024 20:47

Matilda
Louise
Helen

salcombebabe · 26/04/2024 20:50

Julia
Catherine
Hilary
Charlotte
Elizabeth
Caroline
Anne
Anna

lalalaheyhey111 · 26/04/2024 20:55

Fiona
Ruth
Sarah
Hannah
Lucy
Kate
Charlotte
Davina
Etta
Natasha
Gabriella
Josephine
Lydia

greengreyblue · 26/04/2024 20:59

Rose
Beatrice
Claudia
Justina/ Justine
Eloise
Una
Ursula
Honor
Faith

sarahsunny · 26/04/2024 21:01

Antonia
Dominique
Alexandra
Leonora

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 26/04/2024 22:25

“Strong” is kind of subjective - unless you go for something that actually means strong, battle, defender, victor etc:
Matilda
Victoria
Alexandra
Willa

And do you mean classic or timeless? Strictly in the UK I think the only timelessly well used girls name is Elizabeth (although Maria comes fairly close).

But you could also look at girls names that have never been very popular so feel quite “timeless” like:
Claudia
Antonia
Serena
Cecily
Verity
Juliet
Rosamund

Classic names are much easier and there’s loads of lists about - my personal faves are:
Anna
Julia
Josephine
Isabel
Catherine
Rose
Lydia
Susanna
Caroline
Emily
Charlotte
Sarah
Laura

hammyhamster72 · 26/04/2024 22:26

Holly