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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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Matergeminarum · 21/01/2012 19:58

Cressida

Bluetinkerbell · 21/01/2012 20:08

Ella?

CheerfulYank · 21/01/2012 20:19

I like Dahlia, like the flower.

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

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.

BikeRunSki · 21/01/2012 20:33

Petra
Jenna
Stella
Helena
Alicia
Edina
Marla
Kirsta
Katrina
Gina

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

onelittleclara · 21/01/2012 20:40

Elysia

ldt87 · 21/01/2012 20:44

anya?

BikeRunSki · 21/01/2012 20:46

Cosima
Saskia
Sacha
Linda
Lydia
Isabella
Gaia
Octavia

OriginalJamie · 21/01/2012 20:53

Dorinda

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.

Spuddybean · 21/01/2012 22:50

Rebecca
Samantha
Jessica
Sophia
Amelia
Cassandra
Isabella

missismac · 21/01/2012 22:51

Kesta
Kezzia
Leila

bagelmonkey · 22/01/2012 07:12

Saskia

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

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!

WeekendsAreTooShort · 22/01/2012 07:59

Elisa
Rosa

nearlymumofone · 22/01/2012 10:28

Leisha?

CecilyP · 22/01/2012 12:39

Cecilia

motherinferior · 22/01/2012 12:40

Radhika

Nellabutterfly · 22/01/2012 13:03

Danella!

Oakmaiden · 22/01/2012 13:06

I love Arabella as a name.

Leonora.
Cassandra

FoofFighter · 22/01/2012 13:11

Sorry if any are repeats but can't possibly remember all that have been said!

Isla
Iona
Catrina/Katrina/Catriona
Katerina
Clarissa
Clara
Louisa
Sara
Mara
Tara
Natalia
Natasha
Philippa
Amanda
Joanna
Alicia
Hanna
Vanna
Lavinia
Diana
Alexandra
Zilla
Rebecca
Antonia
Melissa
Jessica
Anna