Literary / Heroine girls names that are actually usable

Girl Names
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Thinking about names for #2 has got me toying with the idea of names from books, movies or games that might serve as a good role-model for a young girl.

Not so sure of this, just collecting names to see if I actually like this idea.

I think its wonderful to have a name-sake or something to discover about your name from your parents generation. And it’s even better if that’s attached to an interesting story.

Names that make me feel this, but I wouldn’t actually use and don’t love are;

[name_f]Katniss[/name_f]
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f]
[name_f]Zelda[/name_f]
[name_f]Coraline[/name_f]
[name_f]Isolde[/name_f]
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f]
[name_f]Arwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f]
[name_f]Luna[/name_f]
[name_f]Khaleesi[/name_f]
[name_u]Arya[/name_u]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_u]Eleven[/name_u]
[name_m]Clarke[/name_m]

Can you give me anymore?

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[name_f]Anne[/name_f] from [name_f]Anne[/name_f] of [name_u]Green[/name_u] Gables
[name_f]Celie[/name_f] from the Color Purple
[name_f]Violet[/name_f] from A Series of Unfortunate Events
Katara from Avatar the Last Airbender
[name_f]Sara[/name_f] from A [name_m]Little[/name_m] [name_f]Princess[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] from [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]'s [name_m]Web[/name_m]
[name_f]Annika[/name_f] from [name_f]Pippi[/name_f] Longstocking
[name_f]Heidi[/name_f] from [name_f]Heidi[/name_f]
[name_f]Wendy[/name_f] from [name_m]Peter[/name_m] [name_m]Pan[/name_m]
[name_f]Lorelai[/name_f] from [name_m]Gilmore[/name_m] Girls
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] from Gone with the Wind
[name_f]Selena[/name_f] from Catwoman
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] from Pride and Prejudice and Pirates of the Carribean
[name_f]Arrietty[/name_f] from The Borrowers
[name_f]Nancy[/name_f] from [name_f]Nancy[/name_f] [name_u]Drew[/name_u]
[name_f]Temperance[/name_f] from Bones
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] from Much [name_f]Ado[/name_f] About Nothing and [name_f]Ramona[/name_f] and Beezus
[name_f]Ramona[/name_f] from [name_f]Ramona[/name_f] and Beezus
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] from The Catcher in the [name_m]Rye[/name_m]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f] from [name_f]Harriet[/name_f] the Spy
Corally from The Tale of Corally Cruthers
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f] from [name_m]Little[/name_m] Women
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] from [name_f]Mary[/name_f] Poppins and The [name_f]Secret[/name_f] Garden
[name_u]Dana[/name_u] from The X-Files

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[name_m]Shakespeare[/name_m]'s got a bundle, including [name_f]Hermione[/name_f], but some more usable heroines might be [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f] (love!), [name_f]Viola[/name_f], [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] and [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f].

But from more modern sources…

[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]/[name_f]Amy[/name_f] (Pond)
[name_f]Clara[/name_f] ([name_m]Oswald[/name_m])
[name_f]Demelza[/name_f] (Poldark) – not sure how usable this one is…
[name_f]Edith[/name_f] (Crawley)
[name_u]Leslie[/name_u] (Knope)
[name_f]Liesel[/name_f] (Meminger)
[name_f]Lisbeth[/name_f] (Salander)
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] (Pevensie)
[name_f]Kara[/name_f] (Danvers)
[name_f]Karen[/name_f] ([name_u]Page[/name_u])
[name_f]Martha[/name_f] ([name_m]Jones[/name_m])
[name_u]Murphy[/name_u] ([name_m]Brown[/name_m])
[name_f]Natasha[/name_f] (Romanova)
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] ([name_m]Benson[/name_m], [name_m]Dunham[/name_m], Pope)
[name_u]Rey[/name_u] ([name_f]Star[/name_f] Wars)
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] ([name_u]Tyler[/name_u])
Shuri ([name_m]Black[/name_m] Panther)
[name_f]Sybil[/name_f] (Crawley)
[name_f]Veronica[/name_f] ([name_u]Mars[/name_u])
[name_f]Ziva[/name_f] ([name_m]David[/name_m])

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[name_u]Love[/name_u] this idea!

Some other suggestions are…

(I have listed what the names are from, characters who have multiple appearances I have either mentioned their first appearance, latest appearence or just listed the series they are involved in as a whole.)

[name_f]Violet[/name_f] - from All the [name_u]Bright[/name_u] Places (2015 Novel by [name_f]Jennifer[/name_f] [name_m]Niven[/name_m])
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f] - from Maleficent (2014 [name_f]Fantasy[/name_f]/Action Film)
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f] - from The Fault in Our Stars (2012 Novel by [name_m]John[/name_m] [name_u]Green[/name_u]/2014 [name_u]Drama[/name_u]/Comedy Film)
[name_f]Primrose[/name_f] - from The Hunger Games (2008 Novel by [name_f]Suzanne[/name_f] [name_u]Collins[/name_u]/2012 [name_m]Science[/name_m] Fiction/Thriller Film)
[name_f]Daenerys[/name_f] - from Game of Thrones (2011-Current American [name_u]Drama[/name_u] TV Series)
[name_f]Natasha[/name_f] - from Avengers: [name_f]Infinity[/name_f] War in the MCU, Super [name_u]Hero[/name_u] “[name_m]Black[/name_m] Widow” (2018 [name_f]Fantasy[/name_f]/[name_m]Science[/name_m] Fiction Film)
[name_f]Hope[/name_f] - from Ant-[name_m]Man[/name_m] and the Wasp in the MCU, Super Herp “Wasp” (2018 [name_f]Fantasy[/name_f]/[name_m]Science[/name_m] Fiction Film)
[name_u]Rey[/name_u] - from [name_f]Star[/name_f] Wars: The Last [name_m]Jedi[/name_m] (2017 [name_f]Fantasy[/name_f]/[name_m]Science[/name_m] Fiction Film)

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Wow! Some great names and characters there!

Ceryle, bit of a [name_m]Doctor[/name_m] Who fan are we? :stuck_out_tongue:

I would love some more…

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From Plays

  • [name_u]Sorel[/name_u] (Hay Fever)
  • [name_u]Hero[/name_u] (Much [name_f]Ado[/name_f] About Nothing)
  • [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] ([name_m]Hamlet[/name_m])
  • [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f] ([name_m]Titus[/name_m] Andronicus)
  • [name_f]Viola[/name_f] (Twelfth [name_m]Night[/name_m])
  • [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] ([name_m]Romeo[/name_m] and [name_f]Juliet[/name_f])
  • [name_u]Regan[/name_u] ([name_m]King[/name_m] Lear)
  • [name_u]Marian[/name_u] (The [name_f]Music[/name_f] [name_m]Man[/name_m])
  • [name_f]Blanche[/name_f] ( A Streetcar named Desire)
  • [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] (Pygmalion/My Fair Lady)
  • [name_f]Dolly[/name_f] (The Matchmaker/Hello [name_f]Dolly[/name_f])
  • [name_f]Salome[/name_f] ([name_f]Salome[/name_f])
  • [name_f]Irina[/name_f] (The [name_m]Seagull[/name_m])

From Movies

  • [name_u]Ripley[/name_u] (Alien)
  • [name_f]Elsa[/name_f] (Frozen)
  • [name_f]Belle[/name_f] (Beauty and the Beast)
  • [name_f]Jasmine[/name_f] ([name_m]Aladdin[/name_m])
  • Megara ([name_m]Hercules[/name_m])
  • [name_f]Merida[/name_f] (Brave)
  • [name_f]Fiona[/name_f] (Shrek)
  • [name_f]Trinity[/name_f] (The Matrix)
  • [name_f]Leia[/name_f] ([name_f]Star[/name_f] Wars)
  • [name_f]Juno[/name_f] ([name_f]Juno[/name_f])
  • [name_f]Louise[/name_f] (Arrival)
  • [name_f]Lara[/name_f] (Tomb Raider)
  • Jyn ([name_m]Rogue[/name_m] One)

Movies and Books

  • [name_f]Lisbeth[/name_f] (The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo)
  • [name_f]Elle[/name_f] (Legally Blonde)
  • [name_f]Clarice[/name_f] ([name_f]Silence[/name_f] of the Lambs)
  • [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] (The [name_m]Wizard[/name_m] of [name_m]Oz[/name_m])
  • [name_f]Claudia[/name_f] (Interview with the Vampire)
  • [name_f]Holly[/name_f] (Breakfast at [name_f]Tiffany[/name_f]'s)
  • [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] (Gone with the Wind)
  • [name_f]Bathsheba[/name_f] (Far from the Madding Crowd)
  • [name_f]Jane[/name_f] ([name_f]Jane[/name_f] [name_f]Eyre[/name_f])
  • [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] ([name_f]Matilda[/name_f])
  • [name_f]Alice[/name_f] ([name_f]Alice[/name_f] in Wonderland)

TV Shows

  • [name_f]Monica[/name_f] (Friends)
  • [name_f]Rachel[/name_f] (Friends)
  • [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] (Friends)
  • [name_f]Buffy[/name_f] ([name_f]Buffy[/name_f] the Vampire Slayer)
  • [name_f]Willow[/name_f] ([name_f]Buffy[/name_f] the Vampire Slayer)
  • [name_f]Anya[/name_f] ([name_f]Buffy[/name_f] the Vampire Slayer)
  • [name_f]Dawn[/name_f] ([name_f]Buffy[/name_f] the Vampire Slayer)
  • [name_f]Lana[/name_f] (American Horror [name_u]Story[/name_u] : Asylum)
  • [name_f]Leela[/name_f] (Futurama)

Superhero Names

  • [name_f]Diana[/name_f] (Wonder Woman)
  • [name_f]Kitty[/name_f] (Shadowcat)
  • [name_f]Natasha[/name_f] ([name_m]Black[/name_m] Widow)
  • [name_f]Wanda[/name_f] ([name_f]Scarlet[/name_f] Witch)
  • [name_f]Nebula[/name_f] (from Guardians of the [name_f]Galaxy[/name_f])
  • Gamora (from the Guardians of the [name_f]Galaxy[/name_f])
  • [name_f]Ororo[/name_f] ([name_u]Storm[/name_u])
  • [name_f]Carol[/name_f] ([name_m]Captain[/name_m] [name_f]Marvel[/name_f])
  • [name_u]Jean[/name_u] ([name_u]Phoenix[/name_u])
  • [name_u]Raven[/name_u] ([name_f]Mystique[/name_f])
  • [name_f]Kara[/name_f] (Supergirl)
  • [name_f]Selina[/name_f] (Catwoman)
  • [name_f]Laurel[/name_f] ([name_m]Black[/name_m] [name_f]Canary[/name_f])
  • [name_f]Elektra[/name_f] (from Daredevil)
  • Hela (from [name_m]Thor[/name_m])
  • [name_f]Gwen[/name_f] (Spider-[name_f]Gwen[/name_f])
  • Okoye (from [name_m]Black[/name_m] Panther)
  • [name_u]Nakia[/name_u] (from [name_m]Black[/name_m] Panther)
  • Shuri (from [name_m]Black[/name_m] Panther)
  • [name_u]Pepper[/name_u] (from Iron [name_m]Man[/name_m])

Sorry if there any repeats. I dont know what else has been brought up as I was typing this up.

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A bit :slight_smile: Lots of good women worth looking up to!

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[name_f]Cassia[/name_f] - YA series ‘Matched’
[name_f]Millie[/name_f] - the musical Thoroughly Modern [name_f]Millie[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] - from ‘[name_m]Hamilton[/name_m]’
[name_u]Scout[/name_u] - TKAM
[name_f]Agnieszka[/name_f] & [name_f]Kazia[/name_f] - ‘Uprooted’ by [name_f]Naomi[/name_f] Novik (YA)
[name_f]Violet[/name_f] - ‘a Series of Unfortunate Events’

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Off the top of my head most of them are [name_f]Jane[/name_f] [name_u]Austen[/name_u] heroines

[name_f]Emma[/name_f] ([name_f]Emma[/name_f])
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]/[name_f]Lizzie[/name_f] (Pride and Prejudice )
[name_f]Elinor[/name_f], [name_f]Marianne[/name_f] and [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] ( Sense and Sensiblity )
[name_f]Anne[/name_f] (Persuasion )
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f] (Northjhanger [name_u]Abbey[/name_u])

[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] (The Wizad of [name_m]Oz[/name_m])
[name_f]Fern[/name_f] [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]'s [name_m]Web[/name_m])
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] ([name_f]Mary[/name_f] Popppin)
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] ([name_f]Eliza[/name_f] Doolittle
[name_f]Molly[/name_f],[name_f]Luna[/name_f] [name_f]Ginny[/name_f],[name_f]Hermione[/name_f] ([name_m]Harry[/name_m] [name_m]Potter[/name_m])
[name_u]Jo/name_u [name_m]Little[/name_m] Women
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f] ([name_f]Matilda[/name_f])
[name_f]Lisabeth[/name_f] (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo)
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f] ([name_f]Madeline[/name_f] )
[name_u]Eloise[/name_u] (the [name_u]Eloise[/name_u] books )

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Also [name_f]Jane[/name_f] and [name_f]Lydia[/name_f] from Pride and Prejudice