Short pretty vowelly girls names

Scottishgirl85 · 2022-05-04T19:57:57+00:00

Throw them at me please! Siblings are Eira (AY-ra) and Iona.

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youvegottenminuteslynn · 09/05/2022 14:54

Elodie

StressyMcStressFace · 09/05/2022 10:23

Scottishgirl85 · 09/05/2022 09:28

@CaffiSaliMali you definitely get my naming strategy, you've listed all my pros for Anya! And it has a lovely meaning. Just wondering if it's too popular as our other DD names are very rare where we live in SE England (never cone across another). Hmmm

My DD is Anya! She's 19 and loves her name - only vaguely know of about 2 others

CaffiSaliMali · 09/05/2022 10:16

I've met two Anyas. One was in the SE (London), she was in her 20s and 30s and American and this was about 12 years ago.

The other Anya is my age (early 30s) and in Norway.

I've never met an Eira or an Iona (of either pronunciation) but I think Anya is sufficiently underused in the UK that it doesn't clash with Eira and Iona. It's not like it's a top 10 or even top 100 name.

Anya ranked 283 in England and Wales in 2020.

Eira ranked 406 (but ranked 46 in Wales).

Iona ranked 439 (but ranked 66 in Scotland). The Welsh only stats only cover the top 100 names so I don't know how it ranked in Wales.

BellaVida · 09/05/2022 09:56

Could Ayla work? Similar origin, links to Irish but also a name used in Eastern Europe. Beautiful meaning too.

withacherryonthetop · 09/05/2022 09:33

Lia
Elora
Ana
Maia

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Scottishgirl85 · 09/05/2022 09:28

@CaffiSaliMali you definitely get my naming strategy, you've listed all my pros for Anya! And it has a lovely meaning. Just wondering if it's too popular as our other DD names are very rare where we live in SE England (never cone across another). Hmmm

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Scottishgirl85 · 09/05/2022 09:26

@BellaVida yes actually! Was thinking of Milena with Mila as shortened version. It's Slavic and has a lovely meaning. Definitely a contender. Only thing is it's not 4 letters and not sure my OCD can handle that!! I'm also not used to names that can be shortened and if it becomes a pain deciding in what stations full version is used, eg school etc. Hmmm lots to think about!

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BellaVida · 09/05/2022 08:35

Anya is lovely. Thinking along similar lines, have you considered Alina, Adela or Milena?

CaffiSaliMali · 09/05/2022 08:22

Orla, Anya and Mila are all lovely and work well with your other DDs names.

I think Anya is my favourite. It goes very well with Eira and Iona. I like that it also starts with a vowel, but not E or I again and that it also ends with an a.

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Scottishgirl85 · 09/05/2022 07:31

Thanks, fab name suggestions!

@CaffiSaliMali our Iona is the Scottish pronunciation (eye-oh-na). So we have one Welsh DD name for DH (Eira [AY-ra]) and one Scottish DD name for me (Iona).

Love Orla but not sure if it's weird that we're not Irish? Although I think my great grandfather was Irish!

Other options at moment are Anya or Mila (mee-la). This is (another) IVF baby with our wonderful clinic in Czech Republic, so thought to go for a Eastern European name this time to honour that.

As you can see I love 4 letter names! Both myself and DH have 4 letter names too 😁

So at moment it's Orla, Anya or Mila... thoughts?

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Joystir59 · 09/05/2022 03:55

Joy

hernameis · 09/05/2022 03:54

Elena
Meri
Amie
Anna

JaneJeffer · 09/05/2022 01:43

Olivia

Lollabit · 09/05/2022 01:22

Cara
Lara
Tara
Sara
Zara

whatausername · 09/05/2022 00:50

Lots of good suggestions above. My first thought was Eilidh.

CaffiSaliMali · 08/05/2022 22:57

Welsh or Scottish pronunciation of Iona?

If Welsh I would pick a 3rd Welsh name.

Nia
Mali
Lois
Seren
Mari
Alys
Lili
Mabli
Efa
Cadi
Tesni
Elin
Lowri
Eleri/Meleri/Teleri
Ela
Ffion
Elsi

Fortunately lots of Welsh names are short and vowelly! I think Nia and Alys both go very nicely with Eira and Iona.

If you wanted Celtic but not necessarily Welsh then Aoife, Orla, Fiadh/Fia, Eilidh and Morven are nice.

Otherwise names like Rose/Rosa, Lyra/Lila/Lara, Mia, Luna, Lucy, Anna and Emma work.

liveforsummer · 06/05/2022 07:11

Lola
Talia
Dara
Dana

Theoldwoman · 06/05/2022 04:22

Ella
Kate
Ada
Evie
Alana
Poppy
Dyani

Luredbyapomegranate · 06/05/2022 00:04

Oona
Ida
Elva
Astra
Aster
Olwen
Arwen
Jane
Jean
June
Juno
Clio
Lois
Ines
Linos
Rosen
Manon
Mirren
Frances
Celeste
Colette
Daphne
Circe
Sylvie
Chloe
Phoebe
Lucy

Heartofglass12345 · 05/05/2022 17:19

My favourite girls names are Phoebe, Aria, Nia and Eve

KayEmAy · 05/05/2022 14:49

Noa
Aria
Leia
Aya
Ezra
Bay
Isa
Esme
Leo
Olive
Mae
Gaia
Gia
Talia
Malia
Lana
Alya
Sienna
Ada
Selah
Sara
Indie
Shae
Annika
Emma
Thea
Eden
Sadie
Mia
Elena
Bailey
Lydia
Lexa
Skye
Salem
Celeste
Eris
Ceres
Hailey
Phoebe
Elle
Maeve
Veda

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Scottishgirl85 · 05/05/2022 10:47

Huge thanks to everyone! So many to consider and lots already on my list 😁 so very on brief!

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mcplant · 05/05/2022 01:51

Noa
Indie
India

Citylady88 · 05/05/2022 00:09

Alba
Aoife (E fa)
Orla
Orna (maybe not great with Iona)
Ava
Oona/Una
Lara
Larna
Saoirse (Sear sha)
Suiomha (She uv a)
Rhea

honeybushbunch · 05/05/2022 00:09

V pretty names, OP!

I’d keep it either to the Celtic style or go with something that doesn’t end in A just to “round out” the names.

So - Eira, Iona and:

Eilidh
Mairi
Seren
Skye
Ancret
Gwenfair
Isa
Ishbel

or:
Io
Hero
Eleanor
Imogen
Clea
Maud
Thea
Lara
Lyra
Liberty
Marianne
Christabel