Short girls names ending -a

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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?!

Anna
Liza

Isla
Enya
Rita
Sorcha

Skyla/skylar
Scarla/scarlet
Myla/mila
Anya
Tara/tarla
Ciara

Ina
Ida

FWIW I would pronounce Nyla the was you have. I think Zara & Clara are both gorgeous.

Also:

Amara
Sara
Vera
Alora
Ellora
Jada
Emma
Elsa
Cora
Cara/Kara
Kiera
Lara
Anna/ Ana
Nova
Nora
Leona
Lea
Meena

Nyla or Niyla - I've seen both and pronounced Nigh la (nigh as in night). Lovely name - I prefer it with Niyla spelling.

I know a Pippa and there's the Welsh name Nia (knee-ah).

Petra
Lorna

Nola
nova
lula
tia
alba
alma
zola
rhea
nina
willa
kaia
cora
raya
sia
nia
mina
lena
lina
lara
etta

Ria

Ana/Anna, Anya/Anja, Ama, Aria/Arya, Ameerah/Amira, Anya, Aisha, Aida, Asha, Aida, Ariana, Amina, Alma, Alba, Alana, Agatha, Adina, Angela, Alina, Adela, Adora, Aurora, Ayla, Ama, Alissa, Alia, Amaya, Audra, Alva,

Bella, Bea, Becca, Brea, Brenda,

Cora, Cara, Clara, Chiara, Ciara/Keira, Carla, Celia, Celesta, Christa, Caoimhe,

Dina, Darla, Donna, Dia, Darina, Daria, Darla, Dora, Diana, Deana, Dana, Dara/Darragh, Della, Delia, Dahlia, Dania, Dita, Delta

Eliza, Elena, Ella, Emma, Enya, Etta, Edina, Edda, Erica/Erika, Eudora, Elmyra, Edna,

Freyja/Freya, Farrah, Ferrah, Fia/Fiadh, Fenella,

Gina, Georgia, Gia, Gloria, Gemma, Greta

Hannah/Hanna/Hana, Hesta, Hera, Hilda,

Ina, Ira, Isa, Isla, India, Irina, Idina, Indira,

Jenna, Jemma, Jana, Julia, Jada, Jessa,

Kara, Katia/Katya, Karla, Keisha, Kyra, Kyla, Kayla, Kora, Kaia, Keira, Klara, Krista,

Laura, Lorna, Lara, Lana, Laila, Lola, Lina/Lena, Lea/Lia/Leah, Lydia, Lisa, Liza, Layna, Lila, Leela, Lisha, Leila, Lita, Larissa, Loreana/Lorena, Luna, Lua, Lucia, Lexa, Lyra, Lyla, Livia

Mila, Myla, Myra, Martha, Mira, Mella, Mina, Mia, Mara, Mona, Moira, Maria, Maura, Moira, Masha, Marcia/Marsha, Marta, Magda, Mischa/Misha, Mika, Mira, Meera, Maia, Maya, Mya, Malia, Maia, Meela, Mishka, Meara,

Norah/Nora, Noa, Nola, Nadia, Nella, Nina, Nia, Nessa, Norma,

Orlaith/Orla, Oona, Ola, Olena, Osha, Olga,

Pia, Petra, Pippa,

Rosa, Rita, Rona, Rhonda, Rhea, Rina, Raina,

Sarah/Sara, Sora, Sera, Sula, Senna, Sorcha, Saoirse, Sacha/Sascha, Saskia, Sadia, Samara, Stella, Stina, Skyla, Selma, Sonia, Shona

Tara, Tanya/Tania, Tana, Thalia/Talia/Tahlia, Tia, Tiana, Thea, Tina, Tessa, Tisha, Tasha, Tyla, Tricia, Thora,

Una, Ursula,

Vera, Viola, Vesta, Veda, Vada, Vega

Willa, Wilma, Wanda

Xena, Xenia, Xara, Xia

Yana, Yelena,

Zia, Zara, Zina, Zorah/Zora, Zola, Zelda, Ziva, Zaida,

Names that can have shortened forms with the short A sound at the end

Tasha - Natasha/Natascha,
Tina - Leticia,
Anna/Ana - Anastasia/Anastacia
Tina - Christina, Martina, Celestina, Bettina etc -

Fia - Sofia/Sophia
Nora - Lenora, Leonora, Eleanor, Eleanora,
Dora - Theadora, Theodora, Isadora, Pandora, etc
Bella - Isabella, Arabella, Annabella,
Mila/Mella - Amelia,
Ella - Eleanor, Gabriella, Isabella, Arabella, Fenella,
Lisa - Elisabeth/Elizabeth,

Wow thanks everyone. Just come back to this thread and so many suggestions to go through! Some really lovely names on here. Thanks for all your posts they are really helpful 😊

Mara
Naya
Carla
Lara
Lena

Katya
Nia
Cara
Zara
Leah
Erina
Erica
Tia
Ella
Laura
Orla
Sara
Luca
Tara
Mia
Lana
Ria
Ailsa
Anna
Nola
Norah
Cora
Petra
Luna
Paula
Dana
Gemma
Freya
Arlia
Tayah
Melia
Jana
Jarrah

Eva

Mara
Anna
Zara
Zillah

I really can't see how 'Nyla' would be pronounced 'Neela'. I can see how 'Nila' might be pronounced 'Neela', but the start of 'Nyla' is exactly like 'nylon'.

If you like Nyla pronounced N-eye-la, I think you'll be fine.

I disagree with PPs about spelling the name Nisla or Niyla. Those spellings would be far more confusing!

Cassia

I've met 3 ladies named Nyla and they all pronounced it n-eye-la :)

Thanks some great suggestions. At the moment I like Norah, Rosa, lola, cora, jenna, Anna, adela and mona. Will think about them some more and see what DP thinks.

@EdgeOfACoin I agree I assumed it was pronounces that way when I read it but I found it on a naming website and it said the pronunciation. I think it is an Arabic name so maybe that is why.

Thea
Zara
Alya
Ava
Maya

Lydia

Ella
Anna
Ida
Ina (pronounced Ena)
Anya

I love Nina and Etta.

Also really like:

Anya (or the Irish Aine ‘Awnya’)
Zara
Zora
Dinah (pronounced Die-nah not Deena)
Lila
Sia

Isola.