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Short girls names ending -a

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MumChats · 02/11/2022 21:25

We like the name marla but can't use it and the name isla but would prefer something a bit less popular. What else sounds similar?

I liked arla for a while but then remembered the milk! Also liked nyla when I thought it was pron n-eye-la but have since realised its neela which am less keen on. Have considered ida/ada/ava/Eva etc but none seem to grab me as our little girls name. But I feel like there must be something similar out there that we've just not heard of! Any ideas anyone?!

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CherryIce · 02/11/2022 21:36

Tia
Lia
Mia
Lela

PassingWhim · 02/11/2022 21:36

Kya
Sara
Peta (our friend is called this after her Dad and we love it!)
Hesta
Dana
Luna

CourtAppointedHairdresser · 02/11/2022 21:36

Could you combine Isla and Nyla to get Nisla to pronounce the way you wanted her name to sound? One of my friends did this with a similar pair of names and ended up with something beautiful and unique.

Tefiti3 · 02/11/2022 21:36

Tried to think of some not already mentioned..
Ayla
Bella
Celia
Dana
Ella
Freya
Isla
Jana
Kara
Lana
Mona
Nora
Orla
Zara

postcardpuffin · 02/11/2022 21:37

Lara
Clara
Anna
Thea
Dora
Mara

piratehugs · 02/11/2022 21:37

Smilla
Masha
Nuala
?

LurkinBookseller · 02/11/2022 21:38

Lena

astarsheis · 02/11/2022 21:40

Nina...for the strong woman she will grow in to 😉

cavily1806 · 02/11/2022 21:42

Lyla?

Ameanstreakamilewide · 02/11/2022 21:46

Mustardbay · 02/11/2022 21:31

Etta, I wish I could have used it but it sounds awful with our surname!

I had a great, great aunt called Atlanta, and everyone called her 'Etta', or 'Ettie'

QueenImprov · 02/11/2022 22:00

Ada
Cora
Lila
Thea

KitchenSupper · 02/11/2022 22:02

Naia
Noa
Ona
Gia
Pia

Allthingsbrightandbeautifulx · 02/11/2022 22:08

I’d pronounce Nyla n-eye-la. I think that’s a lovely name.

Allthingsbrightandbeautifulx · 02/11/2022 22:13

But

Ava
Aria
Tia
Mia
Pia
Kaya
Maya
Thea
Leia
Lyla
Leila /Layla
Sofia

Uberbeeboo · 02/11/2022 22:14

Ava
Eva
Enya
Clara

20viona · 02/11/2022 22:18

Iv just had an Ayla (pronounced as it's spelt not Iyla which some people assume) and Iv got a Lana.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 02/11/2022 22:20

Nia.
Lyla.
Lula.
Anya.
Nula.
Nya.
Nola.
Elsa.
Rosa.
Cora.
Nora.
Zara.
Zia.
Lena.
Flora.
Lola.
Lia.
Mia.
Dana.
Raya.
Raina.
Alisa.
Elise.

Luredbyapomegranate · 02/11/2022 22:43

I quite like Ida

Tara
Aphra
Stella
Astra
Aster
Oona
Hera
Katya
Franca
Zelda
Zara
Thora
Frieda
Selma

I think you have to watch out for the Pia Nina Zia type names which are very nothingy

chineapplepunks · 02/11/2022 22:48

Noa
Nella
Ida
Ada
Cora
Clea

IamMummyhearmeROAR · 02/11/2022 22:49

Ailsa

Dotcheck · 02/11/2022 22:51

Anna
Julia
Lia
Shaina
Cara
Lila
Debra

Jamepume · 02/11/2022 22:54

Leah
anna
laura
lola
tabitha

Seymour5 · 02/11/2022 23:04

Nola
Gemma
Ada
Isla
Ailsa

QueenWenceslas · 02/11/2022 23:04

Anna
Anya
Zara
Audra

What about names that don’t end in the letter a, but end in the same sound such as Aoife (pronounced ee-fa)?

Cats23 · 02/11/2022 23:08

Thea

But I'm biased!!