Names like Dora or Nina?

[TabithaTwitchEye]

I like both of these, but they're both slightly 'off' if you know what I mean, maybe slightly boring?

What has a similar feel?

Norah?

I've always liked Dora since I first read the name in a Dickens story, its sadly eclipsed now by Dora the Explorer :(

I went to school with a Nina.

I like Natalie although no idea how dated that is now.
Also Kelsey
Anna (although increasingly pronounced Honour since Frozen)

Gina

Norma
Slyvie
Jean(ie)
Nora
Olive
Hazel

Tess
Clara
Iris
Vita
Naomi
Cora
Sadie
Lyra
Cara
Petra
Tara
Honor

Dina
Tanita
Ninette
Nadia
Tina
Lina
Pina (Italian short for Guiseppina)
Mimi
Mina (like in Dracula!)
Gina

I love Nina but hate Dora! What does that say?!

Vera
Ada
Lana

Anya
Greta
Alma
Cora
Alba
Flora
Mara
Rosa
Vera

Lois
Dinah
Tina
Libby

I like Nina but I know what you mean about Dora.

How about Maya or Maia? Nora? Eva? Lucia?

Cleo?

Lara
Lori
Zoe
Flora
Eva
Doris
Dot

Serena
Laura
Christina
Thea
Leah

I was going to say Cora, Flora, or Clara

Nina was on my list for my daughters - my husband was never sure so we didn't use it. Other names we had were:
Cara
Rosa
Tess
Stella
Sofia
Sadie
Aoife
Edel
Mary
Nola
Olivia
Vivienne
Anna

Thora
Ethel
Mona
Rhona
Maura

Nina - yes (Nina Simone!)
Dora - no!

I don't really get what you mean, they're 'slightly off', but yet you like them? Both nice names, especially Nina.

Mara? Lena? Lara? Lana?

Or Lilah, Zara, Maya

I have a Nina, so it's a yes from me. Fabbo name 😍

Zillah
Mp

Not Mp

Marla
Betsy

Lyra

Doris, Dorothy, Elsie, Maude, Pearl, Ethel, Beulah, Polly?

Nicole, Colette, Simone?