Important Figures in Womens History For most of history Virginia Woolf suggested Anonymous was a woman.

Strong women's names in history. And for the most part even those women whose names we know have not gotten their due. Only Edith is a popular name today. Ill give the most common variants.

Similarly the most popular female name in the table Mary ranked as low as 126. Historic and vintage names are very much in style today with names revived from many periods of history stretching back literally thousands of years. There are also lists of names popular in every decade of the last century.

There arent as many recognisable female names but they include Audrey Edith Ethel Hilda and Mildred. Popular names for births in 1921-2020. This sweet and feminine name meaning strong at work is coming back to the forefront along with names likes Cecilia and Madeline.

Markhams autobiography West with the Night 1942 is more than just a story of being the first person to fly non-stop from England to North America. Hollywood writers know what side their breads buttered when it comes to first names. So instead of ranking by ratio alone I considered the maximum as well.

The names listed here may not mean powerful or strong but what these women achieved require some measure of toughness. Here are lists of ancient names and Jane Austen names early African-American names and vintage nicknames. We can quickly think about Catherine the Great one of the most important Empresses in Russian history.

Its the story of a young British girl growing up in Kenya at the turn of the 20th century a girl deeply connected to her adopted country. View Gallery 76 Photos. The 9 Manliest Names in the World.