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BLANK-BLANK-A? Girls names...

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Finessa · 03/04/2011 16:15

Girls names - 3 syllables ending in an a. Please help me - have I missed any?

Jessica (DD)
Melissa
Andrea
Amanda
Joanna
Erica
Suzanna/h
Rebecca
Miranda
Louisa
Monica
Vanessa
Francesca (possible nn Chesca too similar to Jessica?)

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diddl · 05/04/2011 07:54

I´ve always thought that Imogen goes well with Jessica.

From your list I love Louisa & Hannah.

Doesn´t fit your "criteria" but Sarah?

mathanxiety · 05/04/2011 01:05

Daniella is quite 80s but more Italian?

Miranda is classical and yet hip.

stleger · 04/04/2011 23:03

I have a customer called Raphaella - I suppose 4 syllables is too much?

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Finessa · 04/04/2011 22:48

Thanks, yes I love Nicola but I think it might be just a bit too retro at the moment Wink

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Greenwing · 04/04/2011 22:36

Serena
Francesca
Camilla
Susannah / Suzanna

Finola
Fiona
Danusia
Nadia

Marisa
Nerissa
Verena
Sabrina

SilentBob · 04/04/2011 14:11

And it's a seventies name. Perfection in name form! :)

SilentBob · 04/04/2011 14:11

Nicola. Best name ever. Trufax. :o

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Finessa · 04/04/2011 13:59

Although not all 1970s names!

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Finessa · 04/04/2011 13:58

Thanks. I'm really struggling as I'm an older mum this time around and don't like a lot of the current trendy names. Lots of them are not just old ladies names to me but remind me of questionable nursing homes around about 1980 with a peculiar smell iyswim Hmm

I LIKE 1970s names! There I've said it :) But I'm thinking maybe I should be swayed by fashion a bit more. Which brings me back to traditional timeless names that are used through all generations.

I was looking through the family tree last night but didn't find any inspiration. There were some interesting names from 1800s though - Dorcas (F), Ambrosine (F), Oscar (M), Bertha (F) and Hiram (M). I'm tempted by Dorcas but would never ever do that to a child Grin

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RhiRhi123 · 04/04/2011 13:22

I like Tabitha i think it goes nicely with Jessica.

BikeRunSki · 04/04/2011 13:01

I know a Lucinda nn Luli. I rather like it. She's about 60 and had been Luli all her life.

notanumber · 04/04/2011 12:54

I met an Elianna the other day. I couldn't decide if it was a nice name or not tho'.

greenzebra · 04/04/2011 10:54

Allegra
Callista
Dahlia

usedtobeahappycamper · 04/04/2011 10:37

Bee-an-ka

Mum2Pea · 04/04/2011 09:55

I work in a very multicultural travel company and we have 2 Claudias out of 55 people in our dept. (many more in other depts too)
All seem to want their name pronounced at Cloud-ia (or at least have never corrected anyone i know) and after so many years, have to be honest, would probably pronounce all Claudias like that until i was corrected by the person whose name it was

thumbwitch · 04/04/2011 04:41

I was at school with a Claudia and the only person who ever pronounced it Cloudia was the German teacher! I think you'd mostly be safe from that, unless you plan to live in Germany at some point. :)

mathanxiety · 03/04/2011 23:21

Rowena

mathanxiety · 03/04/2011 23:21

Cynthia
Keziah
Tamara
Antonia
Alannah
Fiona
Linnea
Athena
Calista
Vanessa

DaphneHeartsFred · 03/04/2011 23:00

Helena?

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Finessa · 03/04/2011 22:56

Ooh, Matilda isn't even in the top 100 here which either means she would be beaten up or maybe the same would happen as with the name Jessica and it would become more popular over the next few years.

Yes, I love Claudia but I would pronounce it Claw-dia and I think some people would say it Cloud-ia which I don't like.

Why don't babies come out with their name attached to make the whole thing so much easier?! Grin

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Finessa · 03/04/2011 22:45

Thanks for all your help everyone - so here's the latest list

Rebecca - love it but there may be too many Beccas around
Joanna - may be too similar to Jessica but there is a BIG age gap of 9 years (also she wants a girls name beginning with J!)
Louisa - love it but not sure about nns
Emily - top 10 - too popular in Scotland :(
Lucy - top 10 - too popular in Scotland :(
Lucinda - growing on me but not sure yet
Hannah - love it but doesn't sound quite right with surname
Matilda - seems very old lady to me but I know it's popular and is growing on me fast
Naomi - put off by supermodel
Stephanie - love this and there wouldn't be many around.

There weren't many Jessicas here 9 years ago so she has been the only one in her large primary school until two little ones started this year. I like names that are easily recognisable but not massively popular, which is not always easy as you never know which names will pop up next in the soaps/celebs.

Any comments please? Be gentle :) x

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SnapFrakkleAndPop · 03/04/2011 21:49

Comments on names and to go with Jessica

Rebecca - mmm not sure, both end ca
Joanna - not with Jessica
Louisa - love the name and combination
Lucinda - like the name and it works with Jessica
Vanessa - too many sssssss sounds
Georgina - could do, it wouldn't sound too odd and nice name
Natasha - dislike the name
Clarissa - ssssssssss
Carlotta - to many ca
Matilda - like the name and the combination
Samantha - sssss
Melissa - sssssss
Belinda - the name puts me in mind of a cow for some reason
Roberta - love the name and combination
Yolanda - makes Jessica look a bit plain!

Tillyscoutsmum · 03/04/2011 21:38

Ok - comments on your top 15 Grin

Rebecca - ok
Joanna - bit 70's
Louisa - nice
Lucinda - nice but posh
Vanessa - really like
Georgina - like but a bit alliterative with Jessica (I appreciate J & G are different letters !)
Natasha - like
Clarissa - double 's' too similar to Jessica
Carlotta - not keen
Matilda - love (obviously)
Samantha - bit 70's
Melissa - the double 's' thing again
Belinda - 70's
Roberta - love. Like bobby as a nn
Yolanda - just reminds me of Eastenders

Love Claudia and Tabitha as well

Ciske · 03/04/2011 21:32

Blanca is actually a name, if you want to make it easy. ;)

Wafflenose · 03/04/2011 21:28

Jennifer