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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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LilianaVikavanovich · 26/04/2024 22:28

Mary
Emma
Elizabeth
Victoria

NoSnowdrop · 26/04/2024 22:29

Josephine
Abigail
Philippa (pippa)
Rachel

Curlyblondefemale · 26/04/2024 22:35

Anna
Amy
Chloe
Charlotte
Danielle
Emma
Georgia
Isabelle
Joanne
Kate
Lucy
Madeleine
Natalie
Olivia
Rachel
Sarah
Samantha
Sophie

sparklychair · 26/04/2024 22:58

Brunhilda
Emerita

Mumofgirls2017 · 26/04/2024 23:01

Julia
clara
eloise
beatrice
anna
edith
helena
martha
elizabeth
josephine
daphne
margaret
dorothy
Emmeline

thirdistheonewiththehairychest · 26/04/2024 23:05

Definitely Charlotte.

Channellingsophistication · 27/04/2024 06:50

Isabella
Lauren or Laurel
Elinor
Lucy
Sara
Verity

WaitingfortheTardis · 27/04/2024 06:53

Georgina
Ariadne
Edith
Beatrice
Mireya
Penelope
Diana

Aydel · 27/04/2024 07:10

Ruth
Margaret
Georgina
Adelaide
Elinor
Justine
Clare

rzb · 27/04/2024 07:23

Agatha
Vivian
Verity
Rosalind / Rosamund
Dorothy / Dorathea
Theodora
Wilhelmina (Wilma / Willa)
Phoebe
Carina
Imogen
Beatrix
Marceline
Scarlett

PermanentTemporary · 27/04/2024 07:26

Charlotte means 'strong and womanly'.

Rachel
Rebecca

everythinglooksbetterpaintedblack · 27/04/2024 07:31

Anna
Celia
Enid
Faye
Georgia
Helena
Imogen
Joss
Nell
Rosa
Sienna
Tess
Vivienne
Willa

GreenIcy · 27/04/2024 07:33

Sarah, Ruth and Rachel all fit the bill imo

Dancemum83 · 27/04/2024 07:33

Harriet
Matilda
Rebecca
Susannah
Elizabeth
Joanna
Christina

theduchessofspork · 27/04/2024 21:48

Caroline
Marianne
Serena
Selina / Selene (Sell-ee-nee)
Diana
Lydia
Allegra
Antigone
Iona
Ione (Eye-oh-nee)
Verity
Cecile / Cecilia
Miranda
Augusta
Meredith
Genevieve
Olympia
Catriona
Hermione

Also Alexandra and Francesca if you don’t mind names that are quite popular

theduchessofspork · 27/04/2024 21:54

Also..

Dominica
Raphaelle
Susannah

ThatshallotBaby · 27/04/2024 22:00

Clara

Marina

Frances

Penelope

Eleanor

Anna

Emma

Maguerite

Vivien

FuglySweaty · 27/04/2024 22:01

Beth

Orders76 · 27/04/2024 22:07

Diane Diana Deanna
Anna Ava
Nina
Jayne
Joy
Carly
Rose

Catandsquirrel · 27/04/2024 22:15

Judith, Hannah, Harriet, Alice, Josephine, Ruth, Edith, Susannah, Jane/ Janet, Meredith

If you're not keen on frills or short Ava/Evie type names then you'll be a bit ahead of the trend but I adore mid century names such as Barbara, Susan, Pauline, Linda, Gloria, Deborah, Jacqueline, Pamela. Reminds me of really capable women in clinical jobs (my family)

ThatshallotBaby · 27/04/2024 22:39

Love love Gloria

Awumminnscotland · 27/04/2024 22:45

Stella
Helena
Jean
Nina
Ruth
Ailsa
Diana
Lisa
Valerie
Rosa

BernadetteStBernard · 27/04/2024 22:48

Kate
Anna
Jennifer

Lilacdew · 27/04/2024 22:57

Best classic name ever: Sophia

My other favourite timeless classic names may all be too short for your taste but they are: Alice, Anna, Lucy, Clara, Esther

Longer ones:

Matilda
Katharine
Emilia/Amelia
Rebecca
Jessica
Justine
Beatrice
Helena
Harriet
Alexandra
Cassandra
Persephone

AMGTVCasting · 03/05/2024 14:37

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