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Diane after my mother.

Catherine(Catherine of Aragon)
Joan(Joan of Arc)
Artemis(Greek Goddess)
Athena(Greek Goddess)
Caterina(Relative/Ancestor)
Elisabetta(Relative/Ancestor)
Clementina(Relative/Ancestor)
Elizabeth(Two strong English queens)
Mary(Mary Queen of Scots)
Regan(Mom)

This message was edited 6/18/2024, 6:51 PM

I'm going to challenge myself, because using my mother's or (either one of) my grandmother's name is too easy. Frida, after Frida Kahlo.

Beatrice, after my mother: the most admirable, multi-talented, even-tempered and thoroughly nice woman imaginable.

I've been reading George Eliot's novels lately, so maybe Marian Georgina (her real name was Marian/Mary Ann Evans).

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Artemisia Helen "Mimi" is another option.

Minerva "Minnie" for my favourite fictional lady, Minnie Castevet. I would honestly do this too, Mr Chloë loves the name Minerva, I'm not as crazy about it (I prefer Willamina or Wilhelmina) but it's witchy and wonderful and it works.

if I had to say a famous one, maybe Sarah for Sarah Schnuerer

Marie for Marie Curie.

Catherine (Catherine the Great) or
Artemis (the Greek goddess of the moon and hunting)

Margaret (Margaret Beaufort)

Minerva (Roman goddess of wisdom).

This message was edited 6/17/2024, 12:08 AM

Lilith from the Bible.

Eleanor (Eleanor of Aquitaine & Eleanor Roosevelt)

Joan (Joan of Arc)