Spunky / adventurous girls names

[granger19]

Help! I'm due in a few weeks and we have no girls names picked out.

DH doesn't like "granny" names, and I don't want a top 100 name, but we both seem to like bright names with an adventurous / spunky vibe. Kind of like Robyn, Max (nn for Maxine?), Beatrix, Joy, maybe even Kit (not sure what it would be a nn for though) - but none of these we LOVE enough to be the one. Any suggestions?!

Also not a fan of the "hippy" type names like Wren, Juniper etc.

Not even sure if my brief makes sense but really hoping for some fun suggestions :) TIA!

Unless you want jokes about 'taking it in the rear', I'd avoid Rhea.

Dixie

I suppose we all have ideas about strong names. But for what it's worth
Lyra from Northern lights is a very strongest female character I can think
. Other names I feel fit the brief are
Juno
Kate
Frida
Harriet
Hermione
Freya
Cleo
Hera
Athena
Seren

Hero

Zelda
Juno
Astrid
Romy
Eden

These are wonderfully inspiring women!

There is also Elba (called after her initials Elizabeth Law Barbour Andrews) who was the first woman to obtain a pilot's licence in Ireland and drove around in an amphibious car. She was also an explorer, I think.

And of course, not forgetting Amy Johnson.

The spunkiest little girl I know is called Georgia

Vivie. Elliot.

Ramona (after Beverly Cleary's Ramona books)
Nancy (after Nancy Blackett in Swallows and Amazons)
Joan (plenty of kick-ass namesakes there)
Boudicca (couldn't resist)
Heidi
Vivienne
Victoria

Spunky for me - my thoughts automatically went to:
Sage
Blythe
Romy
Clarissa
Juno (tho probably too Hippy as you didn’t like Juniper)

Frederica? Tess? Margot?

I'm thinking female private eyes, strong public personalities, leaders and detectives..

Maxima
Camilla
Roxanne
Phryne
Kitty
Vera
Monica Joan
Indira
Gina
Elizabeth
Ruth
Aretha
Barbra
Theresa
Mary
Julia
Jean

Jo (March)
Octavia (Hill)
Millicent (Fawcett)

Hero
Artemis
Athena

anyone suggested Stevie yet? As in Stevie Nicks?
I think her name is Stephanie with Stevie as a nn.

I have a Miranda which I think is spunky, and Athena and Artemis were on my girls' list too - also Hebe and Adelaide.

Miranda is gorgeous!

Francesca Frankie for short

Vivian

Aowen

Scout
Harriet (Hattie)
Polly

Liberty / Libby

Charlie
Georgia
Jamie

Love Meredith, Lyra, Eliza

and Ramona!

Katherine after Katherine Hepburn .. you don't get more kick ass woman than that

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katharine_Hepburn

Parker
Perry
Ellis
Sunny
Raya
Rowan
Clemmie
Erin

Xanthe
Juno
Erica
Laura
Daniella

Saskia