girl names inspired by influential, important women

[Anonymous]

due in a few weeks with our second child, a girl (first is a boy). We have had a name picked out for months but now that the due date is getting closer, I'm having second thoughts and wanting more names to add to the list.

Can you recommend some girl names that are "strong" names/names inspired by successful/important women/historical figures?

thanks

[Anonymous]

Here's a great thread: http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/607638.page

Such great, strong names on that thread!

[Anonymous]

Skim through:
Girls Think of Everything: Stories of Ingenious Inventions by Women
Girls Who Rocked the World: Heroines from Joan of Arc to Mother Teresa
Amelia to Zora: Twenty-Six Women Who Changed the World
Rad American Women A-Z: Rebels, Trailblazers, and Visionaries who Shaped Our History . . . and Our Future!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Skim through:
Girls Think of Everything: Stories of Ingenious Inventions by Women
Girls Who Rocked the World: Heroines from Joan of Arc to Mother Teresa
Amelia to Zora: Twenty-Six Women Who Changed the World
Rad American Women A-Z: Rebels, Trailblazers, and Visionaries who Shaped Our History . . . and Our Future!

I don't get it. Outside of you and DH (and family) how will others associate your daughter's name with a "strong" and "inspirational" woman?

When I meet a girl named Maya I don't think "oh, her parents must have named her after Maya Angelou...how profound of them, they must be so intellectual", etc.

[Anonymous]

DD's middle name is Journey, for Sojourner Truth. (I also considered True)

Also into gymnastics so considered Dominique (Dawes) and Nadia (duh).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Skim through:
Girls Think of Everything: Stories of Ingenious Inventions by Women
Girls Who Rocked the World: Heroines from Joan of Arc to Mother Teresa
Amelia to Zora: Twenty-Six Women Who Changed the World
Rad American Women A-Z: Rebels, Trailblazers, and Visionaries who Shaped Our History . . . and Our Future!

I don't get it. Outside of you and DH (and family) how will others associate your daughter's name with a "strong" and "inspirational" woman?

When I meet a girl named Maya I don't think "oh, her parents must have named her after Maya Angelou...how profound of them, they must be so intellectual", etc.

Do other people really matter? Could they maybe in fact just be wanting a strong name for their daughter because they will know where it came from?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Skim through:
Girls Think of Everything: Stories of Ingenious Inventions by Women
Girls Who Rocked the World: Heroines from Joan of Arc to Mother Teresa
Amelia to Zora: Twenty-Six Women Who Changed the World
Rad American Women A-Z: Rebels, Trailblazers, and Visionaries who Shaped Our History . . . and Our Future!

I don't get it. Outside of you and DH (and family) how will others associate your daughter's name with a "strong" and "inspirational" woman?

When I meet a girl named Maya I don't think "oh, her parents must have named her after Maya Angelou...how profound of them, they must be so intellectual", etc.

Do other people really matter? Could they maybe in fact just be wanting a strong name for their daughter because they will know where it came from?

OP here. I don't think I really care if others associate our daughter's name with a strong or inspirational woman. I'm not planning to go around telling people all about the name all the time, either. I just like the idea of giving my daughter a name that is shared by smart, successful women.

Thank you to other PPs who shared the thread and the books!

[Anonymous]

This was important to me as well. I went covert and choose a name that also happened to be a family name. I'll let her in on it as she grows. The name book recommendations are much appreciated for sharing with others. Good luck OP.

[Anonymous]

I think it makes a wonderful naming story to tell your daughter someday. Good luck!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Skim through:
Girls Think of Everything: Stories of Ingenious Inventions by Women
Girls Who Rocked the World: Heroines from Joan of Arc to Mother Teresa
Amelia to Zora: Twenty-Six Women Who Changed the World
Rad American Women A-Z: Rebels, Trailblazers, and Visionaries who Shaped Our History . . . and Our Future!

I don't get it. Outside of you and DH (and family) how will others associate your daughter's name with a "strong" and "inspirational" woman?

When I meet a girl named Maya I don't think "oh, her parents must have named her after Maya Angelou...how profound of them, they must be so intellectual", etc.

Do other people really matter? Could they maybe in fact just be wanting a strong name for their daughter because they will know where it came from?

OP here. I don't think I really care if others associate our daughter's name with a strong or inspirational woman. I'm not planning to go around telling people all about the name all the time, either. I just like the idea of giving my daughter a name that is shared by smart, successful women.

Thank you to other PPs who shared the thread and the books!

Hey OP, I was the PP that asked why it mattered to anyone but you guys, I personally think that it would be strange if you WERE taking into consideration whether other people knew what her name meant. As long as you have your reasons, that's all that matters in my book.

[Anonymous]

I am in academia. If one of my friend's named their daughter Maya, I would assume it was after Maya Angelou. That said, I think it is cultural. My daughter is named after an intellectual.

[Anonymous]

Ruth (Bader Ginsburg or Biblical character). My favorite girl name. DH hates it (even though he greatly admires RBG) so we're going with something else.

[Anonymous]

Elizabeth after Elizabeth Blackwell, the first US doctor.