Girls names having to do with intelligence?

Girl Names
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I was wondering if anyone could come up with girls names (besides [name]Sophia[/name]) that have meanings or significance relating to wisdom or intelligence.

I’m looking for names that are feminine and have pleasant sounds, but connote strength and brains. I used to want to use [name]Sophia[/name] as a middle name because of its beautiful sound and strong meaning but its place at the top of the popularity charts has dampened its “specialness” for me.

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I’m a big van of [name]Minerva[/name], the goddess of wisdom.

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[name]Athena[/name] - [name]Goddess[/name] of [name]Wisdom[/name] & War, probably your best bet!
[name]Sonya[/name] - [name]Wisdom[/name]
[name]Minerva[/name] - [name]Goddess[/name] of [name]Wisdom[/name]
[name]Viveka[/name] - [name]Wisdom[/name], Knowledge
[name]Veda[/name] - eternal knowledge

I know it doesn’t have “smart” as meaning, but [name]Hermione[/name] could work due to the smart and strong character in [name]Harry[/name] [name]Potter[/name]

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Here’s a whole list from behindthename.com
Browse Names - Behind the Name
and some Nameberry lists and posts.
125 Baby Names Headed for Harvard | Nameberry
Names That Mean Wise | Nameberry

My favorites are [name]Minerva[/name], [name]Clara[/name], [name]Phaedra[/name], [name]Phoebe[/name] and [name]Roxana[/name].

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[name]Minerva[/name] nn [name]Min[/name] is a name that’s been in my head lately.

Others:

[name]Ramona[/name] (Wise protector)
[name]Sage[/name] (wise, healthy)
[name]Alden[/name] (old wise friend)
[name]Sabine[/name]/[name]Sabina[/name] (wise)
[name]Ganya[/name] (clever)
[name]Orinthia[/name] (to excite/stir the mind)
[name]Imala[/name] (strong minded- not exactly smart, but similar)
[name]Kaya[/name] (my elder sister- a name that does suggest wisdom)

Names meaning leader/ruler (suggests wisdom):

[name]Erica[/name] ([name]Eternal[/name] ruler)
[name]Meredith[/name] (Great ruler)
[name]Raidah[/name] (leader)
[name]Fallon[/name] (leader)

Or any of the more unusual variations of [name]Sofia[/name] such as [name]Zosia[/name].

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Going to second (third?) [name]Minerva[/name]. Look up the story of [name]Minerva[/name] Mirabal… Dominican woman who brought down a dictator. Awesome namesake.

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[name]Bina[/name] (bee-nah) is understanding

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Thanks guys! Lots of inspiration here.

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[name]Akeelah[/name]/ [name]Akila[/name] means “clever” inArabic; Nuha means “mind, wisdom.”

[name]Hypatia[/name]
Aristea