Fierce and Intelligent

Though we still have quite awhile before our [name_u]December[/name_u] due date, DH and I are in the thick of name discussions because we expected it may take us awhile to settle on something. We definitely weren’t wrong. So far I’ve given DH a list of 100+ names that I even remotely like and he has vetoed all but a handful which he “doesn’t completely hate.” eye roll

My overall taste is pretty eclectic, so I’ve suggested names ranging from [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f] to [name_u]Blair[/name_u], [name_f]Persephone[/name_f] to [name_u]Collins[/name_u], and [name_u]Memphis[/name_u] to [name_f]Lola[/name_f], trying to narrow down what his style is and what he likes, but haven’t had luck finding any rhyme or reason. With that in mind, I’m coming to y’all looking for any and all suggestions for names that give you a mental image of a fierce and intelligent little girl/young woman (thanks @tranquilstars for that description on another thread!). Ideally I’d like something less common and not overly traditional, but we’re open to considering pretty much anything at this point.

Show me what you’ve got!

[name_f]Tilda[/name_f] (nn for [name_f]Matilda[/name_f])

Oh so sorry that finding names haven’t been easy!! Anyways here are some ideas:

[name_f]Augusta[/name_f]
[name_u]Simone[/name_u]
[name_f]Calista[/name_f]
[name_f]Francesca[/name_f]
[name_f]Tatiana[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliora[/name_f]
[name_f]Minerva[/name_f]
[name_f]Seraphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Antonia[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Ianthe[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Leonora[/name_f]
[name_f]Serena[/name_f]
[name_u]Eden[/name_u]
[name_f]Jasmine[/name_f]
[name_f]Katarine[/name_f]
[name_f]Ines[/name_f]

Fierce and intelligent - good qualities!

Hmmm…
[name_f]Diana[/name_f]
[name_f]Bridget[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Adele[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f]

Fierce and intelligent! I like that.

Maybe…
[name_f]Liv[/name_f]
[name_f]Althea[/name_f]
[name_f]Bridget[/name_f]
[name_f]Valeria[/name_f]
[name_f]Celeste[/name_f]
[name_f]Keira[/name_f]
[name_f]Phaedra[/name_f]
[name_f]Elora[/name_f]
[name_u]Campbell[/name_u]
[name_f]Junia[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Irene[/name_f]
Nadine

I’d also second the suggestion of [name_f]Antonia[/name_f]. That fits the description brilliantly to me.

I fell like my suggestions are all over the place, but there are a lot of directions you can go with that imagery.

Good luck finding something you love!

I love so many of the suggestions so far! Also, maybe ~

[name_f]Eva[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_u]Isa[/name_u]
[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Anne[/name_f]
[name_f]Mira[/name_f]
[name_f]Julia[/name_f]
[name_f]Reyna[/name_f]
[name_f]Seraphina[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]
[name_f]Alexandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f]
[name_f]Rowena[/name_f]
[name_f]Marin[/name_f]
[name_u]Arden[/name_u]
[name_f]Aria[/name_f]
[name_u]Akira[/name_u]
[name_f]Luna[/name_f]
[name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_f]Bria[/name_f]
[name_f]Calista[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Terra[/name_f]
[name_f]Naomi[/name_f]

[name_f]Athena[/name_f]
[name_u]Vesper[/name_u]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Phaedra[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Nadia[/name_f]

Lots of great suggestions already made - I just wanted to add that [name_f]Greer[/name_f] from your signature sounds like a wonderfully fierce and intelligent name to me!

Also [name_f]Juno[/name_f].

I’m throwing some international in
[name_f]Etain[/name_f]
[name_m]Jove[/name_m]
[name_f]Marlene[/name_f]
[name_f]Zerlin[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhona[/name_f]
[name_u]Malin[/name_u]

Thank you all so much for the suggestions!

You touched on several that were on our long list already ([name_f]Seraphine[/name_f], [name_f]Serena[/name_f], [name_u]Eden[/name_u], [name_f]Alice[/name_f], [name_f]Cosima[/name_f], [name_f]Luna[/name_f], [name_u]Sage[/name_u], [name_u]Wren[/name_u], [name_f]Iris[/name_f], [name_f]Ivy[/name_f], [name_f]Athena[/name_f], [name_f]Greer[/name_f], and [name_f]Juno[/name_f]) and some others that we like but are unfortunately unusable for us ([name_f]Augusta[/name_f], [name_f]Bridget[/name_f], [name_f]Marin[/name_f]).

I’ll be adding the following to our list to discuss:
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f]
[name_f]Minerva[/name_f]
[name_u]Campbell[/name_u]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Rowena[/name_f]
[name_u]Vesper[/name_u]

Keep 'em coming!

I agree! [name_f]Greer[/name_f] is hands down my personal top choice but, unfortunately, DH loathes it.

[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] definitely fits that image for me, as does [name_f]Greer[/name_f].

[name_f]Johanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Astrid[/name_f]
[name_u]Sloane[/name_u]
[name_f]Leona[/name_f]
[name_f]Winifred[/name_f]
[name_u]Halle[/name_u]
[name_u]Juniper[/name_u] “[name_u]June[/name_u]”
[name_f]Betty[/name_f]*
[name_f]Rowena[/name_f]
[name_f]Annika[/name_f] / Annique
[name_f]Eve[/name_f]
[name_f]Theresa[/name_f]
[name_f]Vanessa[/name_f] “Ness”
[name_f]Janet[/name_f]*
[name_f]Cassia[/name_f]
Annet
[name_u]Indigo[/name_u] “[name_f]Indie[/name_f]”
[name_f]Daria[/name_f]**
[name_f]Mavis[/name_f]
[name_f]Esmeralda[/name_f]
[name_f]Briar[/name_f]
[name_f]Acacia[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]*
[name_f]Adriana[/name_f]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_f]Simonetta[/name_f]
[name_f]Octavia[/name_f]
[name_f]Oriel[/name_f]
[name_f]Tess[/name_f] / [name_f]Tessa[/name_f]

More suggestions:

[name_f]Lisbeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Xanthe[/name_f]
[name_f]Vivica[/name_f]
[name_u]Raven[/name_u]
[name_f]Hera[/name_f]
[name_f]Cressida[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]

[name_u]Kelsey[/name_u] - from Cenel + eg - Cenel means fierce
[name_u]Clare[/name_u] or [name_f]Clara[/name_f] - means strong
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] - work, labor
[name_f]Iphigenia[/name_f] - strong born
[name_f]Millicent[/name_f] or [name_f]Melisent[/name_f] or [name_f]Melisende[/name_f] or Amalasuintha (original one) means strong work
[name_u]Dana[/name_u] means wise in Persian
[name_u]Sage[/name_u]
Solin means wise in Turkish

[name_f]Rowena[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_u]Sloane[/name_u]
[name_f]Astrid[/name_f]

Fierce and intelligent…I’ll pull from characters I have run across:

[name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_u]Carmen[/name_u]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Anne[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_u]Josie[/name_u]
[name_u]Jessie[/name_u]
[name_f]Sienna[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]

Thank you!

I’ve added [name_u]Indigo[/name_u], [name_f]Briar[/name_f], and [name_f]Lisbeth[/name_f] to our list.