Who would you want to name your daughters after? What kind of traits do you hope your girls will have? [name_f]Do[/name_f] you like these women’s names or just who they are as people?
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Yes and no. Definitely names to honor people, but not necessarily family members which most honor names come from.
I was thinking women who have changed the world or are changing the world. That could be a politician, or someone making a community better—just a woman you admire so much that you’d want your girls to be like them.
I’m not going to use these names (very unlikely) but I still love them!
Amelia [name_f]Earhart[/name_f]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f] Hepburn
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_m]Roosevelt[/name_m]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f] E. [name_m]Harris[/name_m]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f] [name_m]Butler[/name_m]
[name_f]Marina[/name_f] Popovich
[name_f]Odette[/name_f] Brailly
Honestly, and I’ve said this so many times on this forum-sorry, my #1 for this question is [name_f]Lilith[/name_f]. I want my kid to demand equality and respect, even if it means being the painted as the “bad guy,” as it did for the original [name_f]Lilith[/name_f]. I could go on and on about the mythology behind it, but I’ll leave it here for now.
So I guess what these all have in common is strength and bravery to be themselves, to fight for what’s right. I could seriously write a whole essay on this topic 
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I’ve always thought a name involving ‘[name_f]Rosa[/name_f]’ is a great choice in this instance.
I have Brontë and [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] on my list to honour the Brontë sisters 
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I would use a few of these names if I could, but there are a couple of names I couldn’t use unfortunately. I’m sure there are a couple I’m missing on this list, so I may come back and add them later.
Angela Lansbury
[name_f]Debbie[/name_f] [name_m]Reynolds[/name_m]
[name_f]Sandra[/name_f] [name_u]Day[/name_u] O’[name_u]Connor[/name_u]
RBG
[name_f]Hedy[/name_f] [name_u]Lamarr[/name_u]
[name_f]Michelle[/name_f] [name_m]Obama[/name_m]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f] [name_m]Barton[/name_m]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f] [name_u]Brett[/name_u] [name_m]Martin[/name_m]
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I wouldn’t necessarily use the names but people I’d like to honour-
Emmeline Pankhurst
[name_f]Ada[/name_f] [name_u]Lovelace[/name_u]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f] [name_u]Hopper[/name_u]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Bronte[/name_f]
[name_f]Aretha[/name_f] [name_m]Franklin[/name_m]
[name_f]Rosa[/name_f] [name_m]Parks[/name_m]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f] [name_u]Nightingale[/name_u]
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f] [name_m]Franklin[/name_m]
[name_f]Joanna[/name_f] Lumley
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Our daughter is [name_f]Esther[/name_f] [name_f]Florence[/name_f] - although her name is significant for many reasons, [name_f]Queen[/name_f] [name_f]Esther[/name_f] and [name_f]Florence[/name_f] [name_u]Nightingale[/name_u] (we have lots of nurses in our lives) were included.
Harriet, after [name_f]Harriet[/name_f] Tubman, is considered for our second!
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As someone in STEM, I would love to “somehow” honor a female scientist.
[name_f]Philippa[/name_f] Marrack (first name is in my UC as a middle for [name_f]Irene[/name_f])
[name_f]Virginia[/name_f] Apgar
[name_f]Florence[/name_f] [name_u]Sabin[/name_u]
[name_f]Hedy[/name_f] Lamarr (born [name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Eva[/name_f] [name_u]Maria[/name_u] Kieler)
[name_f]Mae[/name_f] Jemison
[name_f]Polly[/name_f] Matzinger (full name [name_f]Polly[/name_f] [name_f]Celine[/name_f] [name_f]Eveline[/name_f] Matzinger)
[name_f]Cornelia[/name_f] Clapp
[name_f]Emmanuelle[/name_f] Charpentier
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] [name_u]Sweeney[/name_u] ([name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] [name_f]Marcy[/name_f] “Beazy” [name_u]Sweeney[/name_u])
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Kamala. Honors my grandma and [name_f]Kamala[/name_f] [name_m]Harris[/name_m] (the politician I’ve supported since fifth grade).
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Oh and to answer the “traits” question. I’ve always dreamt of having girls who are fiery and self-assured. This may be getting controversial haha but I would love to get calls from teachers saying that they are talking back or questioning authority. Obviously I’m not going to force her to be a lawyer or an engineer, but I would love for her to have the energy and assertiveness to do anything she chooses without worry. This doesn’t impact my name style that much - only in the sense that every name gives me distinct “images” of who they would be and I’ll tend to pick names that give me confident/fiesty vibes.
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I feel that I would name my daughter [name_f]Narcissa[/name_f] [name_u]Jean[/name_u] Cobblepot after [name_f]Narcissa[/name_f] Malfoy from [name_u]Harry[/name_u] [name_m]Potter[/name_m]. She betrayed lord Voldemort by saying [name_u]Harry[/name_u] was dead just to save him. She knew that voldemort was evil and didn’t want to work for him any more. I feel that this name shows that there is good in anyone. And I like the name [name_u]Jean[/name_u] so I think it would be a good middle name.
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I love [name_u]Jazz[/name_u] [name_m]Jennings[/name_m]!
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Kinda. I’ll probably use [name_f]Esther[/name_f] and that a nod to [name_f]Queen[/name_f] [name_f]Esther[/name_f]. It would also be an honor name for either my Grandmother ([name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]) or my late cousin ([name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]). [name_f]Ida[/name_f] is also high on my list and although she wasn’t the inspiration, a lot of people think of [name_f]Ida[/name_f] B. [name_m]Wells[/name_m]. Oh and I might use [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] as a middle name to honor my favorite poet, [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] Plath.
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I just wanted to add [name_f]Jane[/name_f] Goodall
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Narcissa is definitely one of the under-appreciated characters in HP!!
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I agree
I’m kinda go through an acting phase, and if it were to stick and change my life (who knows!) then [name_u]Jodie[/name_u] Sweetin is a huge inspiration for me.
Good call. I’d add [name_f]Jane[/name_f] Goodall as well.
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Jane [name_u]Austen[/name_u]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], [name_f]Emily[/name_f], & [name_u]Anne[/name_u] Brontë
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f] [name_f]May[/name_f] [name_u]Alcott[/name_u]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Maud[/name_f] [name_u]Montgomery[/name_u]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_m]Frank[/name_m]
[name_f]Maya[/name_f] [name_f]Angelou[/name_f]
Dolley [name_u]Madison[/name_u]
[name_f]Betsy[/name_f] [name_m]Ross[/name_m]
[name_f]Martha[/name_f] [name_m]Washington[/name_m]
[name_f]Abigail[/name_f] [name_m]Adams[/name_m]
Clara Schumann
[name_f]Fanny[/name_f] Mendelssohn
[name_u]Maria[/name_u] [name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_m]Mozart[/name_m]
Ada [name_u]Lovelace[/name_u]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f] Tubman
[name_u]Marie[/name_u] Curie
[name_f]Rosa[/name_f] [name_m]Parks[/name_m]
[name_f]Malala[/name_f] Yousafzai
Queen [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Queen[/name_f] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f] the Great
I’m sure some of these have been mentioned, and I’m sure there are others I’m forgetting, but these came to mind.
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