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Unusual girls' names that end in 'a' please

119 replies

blue2711 · 21/01/2012 14:48

Am 38 weeks pregnant with DC2 who is a girl and still undecided. We have a short list but although we like them all (so no need to tell me if you don't!) we also have reservations about each of them so still keep thinking that the must be another, more perfect name out there.

We really like names that end in '-a'. Suggestions would be very gratefully received please! The middle name will be Jane and our DS is Jude, if that helps. We don't want anything too common so no Isabella, Amelia etc. Many thanks.

Our short list:

Estella Jane
Tallulah Jane
Delilah Jane
Lara Jane

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WeekendsAreTooShort · 22/01/2012 07:59

Elisa
Rosa

accidentprawn · 22/01/2012 07:52

ania - my best mate is polish and its the polish way of spelling it compared to anya

its very unusual and she/i have never met another one!

mathanxiety · 22/01/2012 07:44

Agatha
Ada
Arabella
Alannah
Beulah
Calista
Cosima
Cynthia
Dinah
Eva
Elfrieda
Eliska
Eliza
Frida
Hephzibah
Henrietta
Hilda
Letitia
Leonora
Mahalia
Mila
Natalia
Pia
Pernilla
Serena
Sylvia
Tessa
Willa/Wilhelmina
Xenia
Zytka
Zuleika
Zenobia
Zinnia
Zinaida
Zara

bagelmonkey · 22/01/2012 07:12

Saskia

missismac · 21/01/2012 22:51

Kesta
Kezzia
Leila

Spuddybean · 21/01/2012 22:50

Rebecca
Samantha
Jessica
Sophia
Amelia
Cassandra
Isabella

manicinsomniac · 21/01/2012 22:12

Both my children's names are in this list and I wouldn't refer to either of them as unusual, especially Jessica. Older daughter is Savannah - don't actually know any others but I think it's pretty mainstream.

None of these are in the top 300:
Araminta, Andrina, Ayla, Aria, Aniyah, Antonia, Asha, Amalia, Asia, Belinda, Bianca, Brenna, Cynthia, Cecilia, Clarissa, Camilla, Cassandra, Candida, Calista, Carlotta, Cora, Clea, Daria, Dora, Diana, Enya, Elisaveta, Erica, Farrah, Fiona, Giovanna, Gloria, Henrietta, Isadora, Indianna, Joanna, Jayla, Jada, Kendra, Karenza, Keisha, Latasha, Latoya, Leona, Lianna, Miranda, Melinda, Marissa, Makenna, Marya, Mira, Nikita, Nora, Ophelia, Octavia, Pamela, Patricia, Petra, Rihanna, Rowena, Ramona, Rosanna, Sierra, Shayla, Sorcha, Tamara, Teresa, Thalia, Ursula, Veronica, Wanda, Yesenia, Zia, Zoya, Zopporah.

manicinsomniac · 21/01/2012 22:12

Both my children's names are in this list and I wouldn't refer to either of them as unusual, especially Jessica. Older daughter is Savannah - don't actually know any others but I think it's pretty mainstream.

None of these are in the top 300:
Araminta, Andrina, Ayla, Aria, Aniyah, Antonia, Asha, Amalia, Asia, Belinda, Bianca, Brenna, Cynthia, Cecilia, Clarissa, Camilla, Cassandra, Candida, Calista, Carlotta, Cora, Clea, Daria, Dora, Diana, Enya, Elisaveta, Erica, Farrah, Fiona, Giovanna, Gloria, Henrietta, Isadora, Indianna, Joanna, Jayla, Jada, Kendra, Karenza, Keisha, Latasha, Latoya, Leona, Lianna, Miranda, Melinda, Marissa, Makenna, Marya, Mira, Nikita, Nora, Ophelia, Octavia, Pamela, Patricia, Petra, Rihanna, Rowena, Ramona, Rosanna, Sierra, Shayla, Sorcha, Tamara, Teresa, Thalia, Ursula, Veronica, Wanda, Yesenia, Zia, Zoya, Zopporah.

OriginalJamie · 21/01/2012 20:53

Dorinda

BikeRunSki · 21/01/2012 20:46

Cosima
Saskia
Sacha
Linda
Lydia
Isabella
Gaia
Octavia

ldt87 · 21/01/2012 20:44

anya?

onelittleclara · 21/01/2012 20:40

Elysia

thirtysomething · 21/01/2012 20:35

Apologies if any already suggested:

Lucia
Tessa
Serena
Rowena
Miranda
Emilia
Seraphina
Sophia
Antonia
Natasha
Sasha
Amara/Tamara
Tanya
Anastasia
Claudia

BikeRunSki · 21/01/2012 20:33

Petra
Jenna
Stella
Helena
Alicia
Edina
Marla
Kirsta
Katrina
Gina

fanjodisfunction · 21/01/2012 20:29

out of your list I would go with Delilah.
I really love that name and it goes really well with Jude, both biblical but not obviously so.

malakadoush · 21/01/2012 20:22

Grainne (doesn't actually end in an 'a' but is pronounced as though it does 'Gronya')
Georgia
Sofia
Tiana
Yasmina
Katia
Karina
mathilda
Marina

CheerfulYank · 21/01/2012 20:19

I like Dahlia, like the flower.

Bluetinkerbell · 21/01/2012 20:08

Ella?

Matergeminarum · 21/01/2012 19:58

Cressida

Louplet · 21/01/2012 19:46

Alethea
Iola
Evangelina
Anastasia
Angelica
Liana
Cassandra
Cassiopeia
Atalanta
Aglaia
Valeria
valentina
Viola

TheFirstMrsGClooney · 21/01/2012 19:46

Noella
Rowena
Carlotta
Lucia

Or more mainstream, eg:
Sarah
Rebecca
Jessica
Vanessa

loopsylou · 21/01/2012 19:44

Athina, alternatively spelt Athena. :)

PurplePidjin · 21/01/2012 19:43

Serena

HandMini · 21/01/2012 19:38

I love Clara. Comes up in several lists here and sounds great with Jude.

ClaimedByMe · 21/01/2012 19:37

Clorinda
Olga
Savannah
Petra
Theodora
Elaina
Olivia
Nora
Anita
Fiona
Petunia
Dorothea
Ambrosia
Anya
Valeria
Regina