I feel like I’ve seen every name in existence and I still cannot decide on a good girl’s name to go with big brother [name]Maximus[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]. We already decided on [name]Dante[/name] [name]Amadeus[/name] for our next boy. As for a girl, we’re lost.
We want strong names that are not in the top 100 and have good meanings. (See why it’s so hard?) [name]Maximus[/name] [name]Alexander[/name] means “Greatest Defender of the People.” [name]Dante[/name] [name]Amadeus[/name] means “Everlasting [name]Love[/name] of God.”
Now to find a girl’s name that meets this criteria. We like French names like [name]Cosette[/name] (Victorious People). My biggest problem at the moment is that my favorite girl’s name is [name]Alexa[/name] but we couldn’t use it since we have [name]Alexander[/name] used already (and it’s too popular for us). Any ideas? Thank you!!
[name]Drucilla[/name] - mighty, strong
[name]Wilhelmina[/name] - strong willed warrior
Gesine - strong spear
[name]Mina[/name] - strong willed warrior
[name]Valene[/name] - strong
[name]Zephyra[/name] - strong wind
[name]Gertrude[/name] - strong spear
[name]Bryna[/name] - strong one
[name]Sandra[/name]/[name]Saundra[/name] - defender of the people
[name]Lexine[/name] - defender of the people
[name]Lexis[/name] - defender of the people
[name]Bernice[/name] - brings victory
[name]Veronica[/name] - bringing victory
[name]Nicole[/name]/[name]Nichole[/name] - victory of the people
[name]Nicolette[/name] - victory of the people
[name]Nicoline[/name] - victory of the people
[name]Nakita[/name] - victory of the people
[name]Veronique[/name] - bringing victory
[name]Abrielle[/name] - god is my strength
[name]Brielle[/name]/[name]Briella[/name] - god is my strength
[name]Millicent[/name] - mild strength
[name]Mildred[/name] - mild strength
[name]Matilda[/name] - battle strength
[name]Valerie[/name] - strength
Amiela - people of god
[name]Athena[/name] - goddess of war
[name]Artemis[/name] - goddess of hunt
[name]Martina[/name] - servant of goddess of war
Bellona - goddess of war
[name]Bettina[/name] - god is my oath
EDIT: (some more I found)
Ariella - Lion of god
Arielle/Ariel - lion of god
Arabella - beautiful lion
Leona - lion
Arlette - lion of god
Leonie - lioness
Bernadette - brave as a bear
Adalia - Noble
Ailisa - Noble
Elsie - Noble
Ethel - Noble
Mona - Noble
Patricia - Noble
Abrianna - Noble, virtuous
Adella - Noble
Adette - Sweet or noble
Alonsa - Ready or noble
Alice - of noble kin
Alicia - of noble kin
Edolie - noble, good
Edeline - noble
Eurydice/Euridice - wild justice
Adla - Justice
I love [name]Vera[/name] [name]Cosette[/name] as it means “victorious life.”
[name]Eleni[/name] [name]Cosette[/name] or [name]Eleni[/name] anything would be wonderful too! [name]Eleni[/name] is a variant of [name]Helen[/name], meaning “bright, shining one.” I pronounce it ah-lay-knee, the way it’s pronounced in the movie of the same title.
What about [name]Valencia[/name]? I think she would be a perfect sibling for [name]Maximus[/name]. It means strong/brave/healthy depending on where you look, it’s also a place name, a saints name too, or the name of an orange if that matters. I love it for you!
[name]Cosette[/name] does not mean “victorious people”!!! It means “little thing”, and it was created by [name]Victor[/name] [name]Hugo[/name] in the Misérables as the nickname of the main character, an unwanted, abandoned child. I think you may be confusing it with [name]Colette[/name], which does come from [name]Nicole[/name] / [name]Nicholas[/name] / Nikolaos - “victory of the people”.
What about [name]Alexia[/name]? It’s the feminine form of [name]Alexis[/name], and it means “defender” (the same element in [name]Alexander[/name], but a different name). I don’t think it’s strange if your son’s goes by his first name of [name]Maximus[/name].
[name]Alice[/name] or [name]Alix[/name] (“noble kind”)
[name]Axelle[/name] (“my father is my peace”)
[name]Allegra[/name] (“cheerful”)
[name]Alma[/name] (“soul”)
[name]Alta[/name] (“high”)
I’m really liking [name]Matilda[/name], popular or not. Perhaps a first name ending in A with [name]Matilde[/name] as a middle? With complimentary meanings, of course. Any ideas?
The site you mention is not reliable at all when it comes to meanings (neither is nameberry or most baby name books, btw). If you want legitimate proved meanings, go with Behind The Name - especially with foreign names like [name]Cosette[/name] (and btw, the meaning is obvious for most French speakers, so it’s kind of derrogatory in French).
I see it now. [name]Cos[/name]-ette “little thing”. Thanks. It is obvious, I just didn’t think about it. Moving on! [name]Do[/name] you have any other suggestions then?