Help me pick a female character name

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I am looking for another book character name, again I’m torn between a few options. Here is what I’ve got as a summary for her at the moment and the names I have in mind for her!

The character is based in a (fantasy based) warzone, she’s a sole female guard in a group made up of men based at a castle. She’s short and sturdy, the kind of woman who would weather anything and most likely get called an “old battleaxe” later on in life. She is a messenger between groups of soldiers outside of her home, she was picked for this role due to her being fleet of foot and ready to protect the messages in any way possible. While she is rough and ready she does have a kindly side especially for children and anyone struggling. She has short ruddy hair and sea foam eyes.

So far I have the following names in mind, curious what you like the most or what other names you’d suggest, I want something pretty unique for her not an “every day name”.

[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] “mina”
[name_f]Zephyrine[/name_f] “Zeff” “effie”
[name_f]Tegwen[/name_f] “Teg”

I also thought about [name_f]Bernadette[/name_f] “Bernie” but not 100% sold on this one, I used to work with a [name_f]Bernadette[/name_f]!

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Brynhildr “Bryn”
[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f], [name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f], [name_f]Gwenllian[/name_f], or [name_f]Gwyneira[/name_f] “Gwen”
Rowena/Rowenna “Ro”
[name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f] “Rhia”
[name_f]Salome[/name_f] “Sal” or “Sally”
Valborg “Val”

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Based on your description, she sounds fairly similar to a [name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] “Mina” [name_m]Harker[/name_m] (nee Murray) from the original Dracula novel. (Only woman among a group of men, tough, kindly side towards kids, keeps track of messages, etc.) Not saying you can’t use it, but you might want to be aware of that. I really like [name_f]Zephyrine[/name_f] “Zeff” though! [name_f]Tegwen[/name_f] and [name_f]Bernadette[/name_f] are also good.

Seconding Valborg, [name_f]Rowena[/name_f], and [name_f]Salome[/name_f].

Suggesting: [name_f]Osyth[/name_f] “Syth”, [name_f]Avianca[/name_f] “Vi”, [name_f]Tanaquil[/name_f] “Quil”, [name_f]Keturah[/name_f] “Ketu”

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