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BLANK-BLANK-A? Girls names...

70 replies

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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Wafflenose · 03/04/2011 21:25

Danica
Daniella
Luanna
Roseanna
Julia
Lucia

aStarWithHerOwnWays · 03/04/2011 20:36

Dahlia

StealthPolarBear · 03/04/2011 20:01

3 syllables!

banjomanjo · 03/04/2011 19:27

paloma, isabella, tiana, benita, gabriella

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Finessa · 03/04/2011 19:23

Ha ha - now if I was matching I would be going for Jessica and Jocasta or Jessica and Jemima!

I'm just coming to the same conclusion as last time. We have an unusual 2 syllable surname which is also a noun. A 1 syllable name sounds odd (think Joe Table), 2 syllables sound okay but not great, 3 sounds fab and 4 becomes a real mouthful.

I also have Emily, Lucy and Hannah on the shortlist but Lucy and Hannah just don't sound quite so good.

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HooverTheHamaBeads · 03/04/2011 17:59

The whole matching names thing is completely lost on me I'm afraid, it's all just a bit twee IMO.

However in the spirit of the thread I'll add

Savannah

pranma · 03/04/2011 17:56

Mariah
Vanessa
Annabel
Eliza

Grabaspoon · 03/04/2011 17:54

Grin Good to see my name is in the top 6 Grin

Oakmaiden · 03/04/2011 17:52

My sister is called Lucinda - she was known as LuLu when she was very liitle (until she got fed up of me and my cousins singing Lu Lu skip to the Loo at her) and is now Lucy. Or Lulabelle to my parents.

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Finessa · 03/04/2011 17:48

Wow! Now my head is spinning :)

Ok Top 15...

in no particular order Grin

Rebecca
Joanna
Louisa
Lucinda
Vanessa
Georgina
Natasha
Clarissa
Carlotta
Matilda
Samantha
Melissa
Belinda
Roberta
Yolanda

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smother · 03/04/2011 17:29

Tabitha
Matilda
Melissa
Marissa
Marcia
Natasha
Amanda
Miranda
Yolanda

SolarPanel · 03/04/2011 17:27

Adela
Rowena
Angela
Carina
Aurora
Zarina
Samantha
Viola
Coletta
Julia
Cassia
Eldora
Sophia
Talia
Adora
Calandra
Cassandra
Estella
Iantha
Corinna
Larina
Mirella
Louisa
Louella
Larissa
Liana
Natasha
Maurita
Georgetta
Celesta
Philippa
Anita
Michaela
Marina
Marissa
Melantha
Bonita
India
Jeanetta
Tamara
Natalia
Paloma
Pamela
Lumina
Melinda
Morgana
Sienna
Silvana
Sabreena
Samina
Sapphira
Verbena
Verena
Iona
Anthea
Alyssa
Lynetta
Zaria
Xenia
Josetta
Suzetta
Robina
Thaddea
Roberta
Marcella
Maria
Mimosa
Maretta
Gloria
Julina
Aminta
Solana
Sonora
Annetta
Perdita
Marlena
Alcina
Aria
Augusta

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Finessa · 03/04/2011 17:27

Thanks everyone - there's loads of names here I never would have thought of :) I'll have to have a good think about it. Dh will veto everything non traditional though but it's worth a go.

I'm really liking Lucinda. Lucy and Emily were both on my shortlist but are way too popular at the moment.

NNs for Lucinda? Lu, Lucy, Cindy, Cinderella? Hmm

I'll try to come up with a top 10.....

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WillbeanChariot · 03/04/2011 17:16

Ramona.
Patricia.
Barbara.
Pamela.
Alicia/Alesha.
Belinda.

AmandaCooper · 03/04/2011 17:14

Winona

StealthPolarBear · 03/04/2011 17:07

vanessa

RipVanLilka · 03/04/2011 17:06

oops

Alexa

StealthPolarBear · 03/04/2011 16:59

Only 3 syllables people!!

StealthPolarBear · 03/04/2011 16:59

Celia
Lorreta
Lianna

RipVanLilka · 03/04/2011 16:54

Brianna/Breanna
I'm on a roll here!

RipVanLilka · 03/04/2011 16:51

Theresa

RipVanLilka · 03/04/2011 16:50

Amelia
Zinnia
Athena
Alexia

RipVanLilka · 03/04/2011 16:49

Althea
Sylvia

thumbwitch · 03/04/2011 16:42

Claudia
Georgina
Clarissa (actually that goes together with Jessica very well in my mind - at my school there were 2 best friend called these names)

randomimposter · 03/04/2011 16:41

Rosanna
Johanna