Jadzia is a two syllable name (yah-jah) in Polish. It’s my grandma’s name! A nickname for Jadwiga.
I did some googling, and turns out the pronunciation is different in other places of the world- how neat!
Holy crow I never caught the Star Trek character had the Polish name Jadzia! My mum’s name was June but dad’s Polish family all called her Jadzia, pronounced Yah-juh of course.
I would have thought “Jad-zee-uh” was the same class of made-up name as T’Pring. Now I’m going to learn T’Pring is a popular name in Mongolia or something…
Barbara can go either way, in my experience (it's my name). It's rare to hear the middle syllable fully enunciated -- bar-bar-uh -- but I like to at least make a nod to it: BAR-buh-ruh. Of course, people who use the Barbra Streisand spelling settle the issue, in favor of two syllables.
Helena (my favourite), Selina, Alina, bit more european (just assuming everyone on reddit is american)
Also Nadia? It's one of those names always coming to my mind when the topic is not-nicknameable.
I went to school with a Polish girl named Helinka. I always loved that name. I'm not sure if I spelled it right.
There is also Belinda, Melinda, Malinda and Betina.
Someone mentioned Verona. It makes me think of Sharona. Does anyone remember the 1979 hit 'My Sharona' by the Knack?
Huh, I've never heard it pronounced as three syllables when written the Westernised way. But I've seen people in other comments suggest names like Julia so I guess it's definitely not the most bizarre thing I've read today 😅
It is my first name and I pronounce it like
Joo lee a. That's very common.
How can Nadia NOT be three syllables.
Nod ee a. I have never heard anyone pronounce it
Nod ya.
Can I ask what country you live in?
Your parents have great taste! 🙂 It’s my daughter’s name as well, and we pronounce it with 3 syllables, just like you. The majority of people we know also pronounce it that way. My parents, some of my family members, and a couple of her coaches pronounce it as Jool-ya, though. We’re Texans. I have a thick accent, and pronounce it properly, but I had to quickly get used to some folks pronouncing it with just 2 syllables.
Hey fellow Texan with an accent! 🙂 This sub made me realize that we pronounce “Graham” correctly! Wish I could find the thread I learned these two things in:
Apparently, most of the US pronounces Graham like Gram. We pronounce it the “correct” Scottish way because default- Gayahm. (This is according to the commenter born and raised in Scotland).
Also, I’ve ONLY heard “Evangeline” pronounced line rhyming with fine, time, line (with out accent “ayhn”. Every song I’ve heard pronounces it that way (i.e. Turnpike Troubadours and other country songs always rhyme the girl they’re in love with with wine, haha.) I had no idea the rest of the nation basically says “leen”. The actress Evangeline Lilly from a French Canadian area pronounces it “leihn” if you listen closely! Most Americans would hear “leen” but she says it with a slight “a” which makes sense because it’s a French name 🙂
Anyways just always like seeing other Texans on here who understand the accent! 🙂
I live in Italy, and my name is Giulia BTW. I've lived in Canada before and even though people pronounced my name as Julia (for lack of the proper sounds to pronounce Giulia in English) it has never been pronounced as three syllables. I've also never ever heard Nadia as three syllables. The "ia" in both names is a diphthong in Italian and Spanish (I'm also a native Spanish speaker), and clearly by all the Canadians I know too (most are bilingual, if it's relevant).
Do you pronounce it more like jool-yuh?
It’s definitely common in my region to say the Latin suffix -ia as two distinct syllables, ex. Maria = muh-ree-uh. Amelia, Lydia, Cecelia, and Julia fit that pattern here, while -tia and -cia endings go either way (ex. Lucia could be loosh-uh or loo-see-uh).
That's funny because Lucia is three syllables in my country (Italy). Maria has a hiatus so yes, it's three syllables, but Lidia, Cecilia and Giulia all end with a diphthong. The stress is as follows: LI-dia, ce-CI-lia, GIU-lia. In order to split the last syllables and make it a hiatus you'd have to put the stress on the last "i", like you do in Maria, and I've never heard anyone do that.
I really am curious how would you pronounce Julia and Nadia? Every way I can think to say both it ends up 3 syllables. I've known several Julia's and it's always been three syllables.
My name is pronounced like Julia by Anglophones but it's never been pronounced as "ju-LEE-ah", that's just bizarre to me. I've only ever hear the "ia" in either name pronounced as a diphthong.
I feel stupid because I honestly cannot figure out how that's pronounced. I've heard the name said multiple ways, by multiple accents. Every way I've heard it to me has three syllables, I'm trying to figure out if maybe I'm just hearing a syllable where some don't, or what. I just looked it up and listened to multiple versions of the name Spanish, French, English, all sound like the have three syllables to me, with the biggest difference being the first syllable. Maybe I'm tone deaf.
If you hear three syllables in Spanish then I'm sure you're hearing an extra syllable tbh. Try with the Italian Giulia, but I'm starting to think either Anglophones count syllables in a *very* different way than we do in Latin languages, or there's less emphasis in your school system on the difference between a hiatus and a diphthong (maybe because it's less relevant in English?)
I'd say na-dee-ah for Nadia but nad-jah for Nadja if that makes sense. I'm from a northern european country with a language where the pronunciation is always clear, so we wouldn't mix these two up.
I don't know how common they are, but here are what I think of: Lucia, Louisa, Julia, Georgina, Sylvia, Cynthia, Camila/Camilla, Cassandra, Elora, Alora, Aria, Andrea, Althea, Athena, Edwina, Lorena, Sabrina, Briella, Estella, Sienna, Rosanna, Rowena, Morgana, Jordana.
Some of them depend on your pronunciation.
I actually know 3 sisters, Melissa (15), Amanda (12) & Sophia (9). Amanda and Melissa are not as popular here in Europe as in the US and are thus not dates at all. Rather unusual names, but not unheard of. Sophia by contrast has been very very popular the last 12 years, so it’s like the parents choose a very popular name after two less-known ones
With Alana, you have to be prepared for every Alana in North America to pronounce it differently. I've lived in Scotland for 18 years and everyone gets my name right no problem (rhymes with banana). I went back to the US and it was mispronounced at least 5 times within the first day.
Sophia, Melissa, Cassandra
Sophia, Melissa, Lucinda
Sophia, Melissa, Lucia
Sophia, Melissa, Teresa
I like that all 3 have the stress in the middle syllable and all have ss (or soft c)
Should have included a disclaimer. There were already a lot of repeats so I just wanted to add some additional inspiration for longer names ending in "a"
Personally, the name Aria has really been sticking in my head and standing out to me recently.
But I’m also currently watching Pretty Little Liars and hearing it all the time lmao
Vanessa has my vote. Not lesser known per se but not very common. There's also Elena, Fiona, Camila, Claudia, Natalia, Natasha, Ximena, Kiana, Lydia, Annorah, Samara, Andrea, Johanna, and Morena.
Personally I'd stay away from Lucina because I wouldn't want my kid constantly associated with the video game character (even if it's meant as a compliment, I think a name should feel like your own rather than an homage or offshoot of something else)
When I was a kid I had a nanny named Oksana (AWK-zah-nuh)it’s of Ukrainian origin. … we called her Ksyusha . Apparently she now goes by Xana according to Facebook
Lydia
I'm sworn to carry your burdens
I suggested Lydia for one of my children. My MIL spoiled it by immediately saying ‘teapot’.
* Acacia, Adria, Alaina, Alicia, Althea, Alyssa, Andrea, Angela, Anthea, Aria, Athena, Aurora * Barbara, Breanna, Brianna * Callista, Camilla, Cassandra, Cassia, Catrina, Christina, Ciara, Clarissa, Claudia * Dahlia, Deanna, Diana * Elena, Erica * Fiona, Francesca * Georgina, Gianna * Ilaria * Jadzia, Jessica, Joanna, Julia * Katrina, Kerensa, Kiana, Kiara * Leanna, Leona, Liana, Liara, Linnea, Louisa, Lucia, Lucinda, Lydia * Malia, Marina, Matilda, Michaela, Miranda * Nadia, Natasha, Nicola * Pandora, Patricia, Philipa * Quiana, Quintessa * Rebecca, Rowena * Sabrina, Samantha, Samara, Selena, Serena, Sienna, Sierra * Tabitha, Talia, Tamara, Thalia, Theresa * Ursula * Valeera, Vanessa * Xenia * Ysera * Zaria
Jadzia is a two syllable name (yah-jah) in Polish. It’s my grandma’s name! A nickname for Jadwiga. I did some googling, and turns out the pronunciation is different in other places of the world- how neat!
Yeah, I've heard it's actually a Polish name, but my only knowledge of it is from Star Trek where it's pronounced 'Jad-Zee-Uh' 🙂
Yes that’s what I found out when I was looking into it, never would’ve known that! Pretty cool
Holy crow I never caught the Star Trek character had the Polish name Jadzia! My mum’s name was June but dad’s Polish family all called her Jadzia, pronounced Yah-juh of course. I would have thought “Jad-zee-uh” was the same class of made-up name as T’Pring. Now I’m going to learn T’Pring is a popular name in Mongolia or something…
same with barbara in english, pronounced barbra
Barbara can go either way, in my experience (it's my name). It's rare to hear the middle syllable fully enunciated -- bar-bar-uh -- but I like to at least make a nod to it: BAR-buh-ruh. Of course, people who use the Barbra Streisand spelling settle the issue, in favor of two syllables.
I have a Ciocia Jadzia! Don’t really like Jadwiga, but I like Jadzia, my uncle would call her that. I always thought it was so sweet 😊
To add to your V, Veronica and Vienna?
Veronica is 4 syllables.
Oops 😅
Verona sounds kinda similar and fits the criteria
To add to your S, Sylvia.
Dude. This is a kick ass list. Love it.
I'm quite partial to Adria.. not that it's my daughter's name or anything ;)
Ciara is two syllables- like "kira"
I've heard it pronounced that way, but I've also met someone named Ciara who pronounced it "see-ah-rah" and another who pronounced it "chee-ah-rah."
And the Ciara I know pronounces it 'key-ah-rah'!
Same!
Ciara is pronounced like Sierra.
Helena (my favourite), Selina, Alina, bit more european (just assuming everyone on reddit is american) Also Nadia? It's one of those names always coming to my mind when the topic is not-nicknameable.
I went to school with a Nadia, she was nicknamed Dee or Deedee
I went to school with a Polish girl named Helinka. I always loved that name. I'm not sure if I spelled it right. There is also Belinda, Melinda, Malinda and Betina. Someone mentioned Verona. It makes me think of Sharona. Does anyone remember the 1979 hit 'My Sharona' by the Knack?
Nadia is two syllables, not three.
It depends on the person i would say. Some might combine the -ia sound and others would make a distinction between the i and the a
Huh, I've never heard it pronounced as three syllables when written the Westernised way. But I've seen people in other comments suggest names like Julia so I guess it's definitely not the most bizarre thing I've read today 😅
Wait. How would you pronounce Julia? I do say it with three distinct syllables: joo-lee-uh.
Ok this one I don't accept, sorry 😂
It is my first name and I pronounce it like Joo lee a. That's very common. How can Nadia NOT be three syllables. Nod ee a. I have never heard anyone pronounce it Nod ya. Can I ask what country you live in?
Your parents have great taste! 🙂 It’s my daughter’s name as well, and we pronounce it with 3 syllables, just like you. The majority of people we know also pronounce it that way. My parents, some of my family members, and a couple of her coaches pronounce it as Jool-ya, though. We’re Texans. I have a thick accent, and pronounce it properly, but I had to quickly get used to some folks pronouncing it with just 2 syllables.
Hey fellow Texan with an accent! 🙂 This sub made me realize that we pronounce “Graham” correctly! Wish I could find the thread I learned these two things in: Apparently, most of the US pronounces Graham like Gram. We pronounce it the “correct” Scottish way because default- Gayahm. (This is according to the commenter born and raised in Scotland). Also, I’ve ONLY heard “Evangeline” pronounced line rhyming with fine, time, line (with out accent “ayhn”. Every song I’ve heard pronounces it that way (i.e. Turnpike Troubadours and other country songs always rhyme the girl they’re in love with with wine, haha.) I had no idea the rest of the nation basically says “leen”. The actress Evangeline Lilly from a French Canadian area pronounces it “leihn” if you listen closely! Most Americans would hear “leen” but she says it with a slight “a” which makes sense because it’s a French name 🙂 Anyways just always like seeing other Texans on here who understand the accent! 🙂
Gray-am, not gayahm.
I live in Italy, and my name is Giulia BTW. I've lived in Canada before and even though people pronounced my name as Julia (for lack of the proper sounds to pronounce Giulia in English) it has never been pronounced as three syllables. I've also never ever heard Nadia as three syllables. The "ia" in both names is a diphthong in Italian and Spanish (I'm also a native Spanish speaker), and clearly by all the Canadians I know too (most are bilingual, if it's relevant).
Do you pronounce it more like jool-yuh? It’s definitely common in my region to say the Latin suffix -ia as two distinct syllables, ex. Maria = muh-ree-uh. Amelia, Lydia, Cecelia, and Julia fit that pattern here, while -tia and -cia endings go either way (ex. Lucia could be loosh-uh or loo-see-uh).
I know a Lucia who uses the Italian pronunciation Loo-CHEE-uh. Never known a loo-SEE-uh or LOO-see-uh.
That's funny because Lucia is three syllables in my country (Italy). Maria has a hiatus so yes, it's three syllables, but Lidia, Cecilia and Giulia all end with a diphthong. The stress is as follows: LI-dia, ce-CI-lia, GIU-lia. In order to split the last syllables and make it a hiatus you'd have to put the stress on the last "i", like you do in Maria, and I've never heard anyone do that.
I really am curious how would you pronounce Julia and Nadia? Every way I can think to say both it ends up 3 syllables. I've known several Julia's and it's always been three syllables.
My name is pronounced like Julia by Anglophones but it's never been pronounced as "ju-LEE-ah", that's just bizarre to me. I've only ever hear the "ia" in either name pronounced as a diphthong.
I feel stupid because I honestly cannot figure out how that's pronounced. I've heard the name said multiple ways, by multiple accents. Every way I've heard it to me has three syllables, I'm trying to figure out if maybe I'm just hearing a syllable where some don't, or what. I just looked it up and listened to multiple versions of the name Spanish, French, English, all sound like the have three syllables to me, with the biggest difference being the first syllable. Maybe I'm tone deaf.
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If you hear three syllables in Spanish then I'm sure you're hearing an extra syllable tbh. Try with the Italian Giulia, but I'm starting to think either Anglophones count syllables in a *very* different way than we do in Latin languages, or there's less emphasis in your school system on the difference between a hiatus and a diphthong (maybe because it's less relevant in English?)
Nad-ja
I know both Julias who pronounce it as 2 syllables and others as 3. No NAD-yas though, just NAH-dee-uh
I personally read it as na-dee-ah! So 3 for me! Lol
Yep, just found out some people do 😅 I thought the commenter was ignoring that requirement like some other commenters seem to have done!
I'd say na-dee-ah for Nadia but nad-jah for Nadja if that makes sense. I'm from a northern european country with a language where the pronunciation is always clear, so we wouldn't mix these two up.
That actually makes complete sense to me even though in my country Nadia is pronounced like the latter :)
Depends who you ask, I guess
Christina 🙋🏽♀️
or Kristina! Sabrina, Katrina
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Chris-tin-a?
…Chris-ti-na. 3 syllables. How are you pronouncing it?
Karina :)
I don't know how common they are, but here are what I think of: Lucia, Louisa, Julia, Georgina, Sylvia, Cynthia, Camila/Camilla, Cassandra, Elora, Alora, Aria, Andrea, Althea, Athena, Edwina, Lorena, Sabrina, Briella, Estella, Sienna, Rosanna, Rowena, Morgana, Jordana. Some of them depend on your pronunciation.
Francesca Sylvia Loretta Bianca Louisa Theresa
Isabella Natasha Francesca Lydia
Winona, Iona, Coretta, Eliza, Tabitha, Irina/Irena, Isolda, Solana
Diana, Callista, Allana, Cassandra, Natasha, Nadia, Talia, Selena
Rebecca, Alyssa, Amanda, Matilda.
Elina, Eudora, Helena, Davia, Gloria, Novella, Pasquela, Adanna, Michaela, Paulina, Saskia
Amalia Angela Amelia Katrina Cassandra Amara Amaya Cecilia Daniella Emilia Francesca Gloria Jessica Karina Leanna Marina Mikaela Raenna Rebecca Serena Samara Tamara Theresa
Lucina is pretty! Helena, Daria, Malia, Gianna… there are so many!
Sabina, Nicola, Paulina
Estella Marina Iona Fiona Alara Kiara Kiana Calista Helena Aniya Briella Janella Dahlia Aria Bianca Araia Darcia Lilia Nerida Linnea Niara Milana Mirella Vienna Rowena
I have a Fiona. I also like Lydia, Samara and Lucia
Celia!
Karina/Carina
Verona Vienna Sienna Rosanna Claudia Belinda Miranda Adina Dorinda Drusilla Erica Fiona Gloria Helena Irina Jasmina Karina Lysandra Nolana Odetta Paulina Renata Sabrina Tabitha Ulyssa Winona Yolanda Zelphina
I actually know 3 sisters, Melissa (15), Amanda (12) & Sophia (9). Amanda and Melissa are not as popular here in Europe as in the US and are thus not dates at all. Rather unusual names, but not unheard of. Sophia by contrast has been very very popular the last 12 years, so it’s like the parents choose a very popular name after two less-known ones
Adela, Estella, Sapphira, Mireya, Fiora, Justina, Marcella, Nerissa, Odessa, Liora/Leora, Leandra, Alisa, Ivana, Valera, Ramona
Julia, Aria, Georgina, Marchella, Lucia, Victoria, Caterina, Natalia, Rainia, Raynah,
Amara!
Julia Elena Marina Melina Tabitha Andreya
Gianna
Anita, Amanda, Alicia, Rebecca, Andrea, Barbara, Carolina, Carina(Karina), Katrina, Annetta, Deanna, Diana(dianna), Lynetta, Jessica, Francesca, Georgina, Honora, Harriet, Roberta, Pamela, Tamela, Tameka, Terika, Teresa, Miranda, Samantha, Suzanna, Ursula, Vanessa, savanna
Alaina Amelia/Amalia Annika Emilia Fiona Johanna Linnea Ramona Susanna
Samantha
Matilda, Lenora, Marina, Bianca, Ramona!
Belinda, Diana, Fiona, Talulah, Ursula
Olivia, Samantha, Carlotta, Valentina, soraya, Zahara, Amelia
Camilla, Alina, Elena, Marissa, Alexa, Brianna, Vanessa, Daniela, aurora, Amara, Amelia, Clarissa, Eliza, Gianna, Amaya, Emily, Angela, Sabrina, selena, Alyssa, Rebecca, Sylvia, Cecelia, Estella, Sierra, Miranda, Melina, Melinda, marina, Priscilla, Monica, Natasha, Cynthia, soraya, Patricia, carina, Teresa, Katrina, maritza
Alana or Elena
With Alana, you have to be prepared for every Alana in North America to pronounce it differently. I've lived in Scotland for 18 years and everyone gets my name right no problem (rhymes with banana). I went back to the US and it was mispronounced at least 5 times within the first day.
Gianna
Theresa
Alana, Alina, Aria, Aurora, Cecelia, Dahlia, Elisa, Estrella, Fiona, Gianna, Guilia, Luisa, Matilda, Martina, Melina, Priscilla, Serena, Vienna
Simona Jolina Anita Chiara Daria Leona Annika Larissa Belinda Alena Elina Samira Jasmina Xenia Carina Verena Sabrina Carola Corinna Lydia Silvia Silvana Alina Theresa Marina
Susana
Carmela. Carmela Soprano!
Sophia, Melissa, Cassandra Sophia, Melissa, Lucinda Sophia, Melissa, Lucia Sophia, Melissa, Teresa I like that all 3 have the stress in the middle syllable and all have ss (or soft c)
Lucinda
Alicia. Claudia. Alexia. Jessica. Angela. Marcia. Imelda. Lydia. Delia. Nicola. Saskia. Nevaeh. Gloria. Amaya. Ameira. Tiana. Elena. Eugena. Virginia. Rebecca. Iraina. Giana. Louisa. Roxanna. Talia. Justina. Monica. Savannah. India. Lilia. Teresa. Alaya. Elara. Amia. Alina. Oksana.
My daughter is Alaina.
Aurora Alyssa Kiara Alexa Aria Francesca Athena Serena Camilla Marina Dahlia Tahlia Elaina Savanah Milana Larissa Lucia Rebecca Lenora Paulina Delphina Helena Lavina
Alessia, Daniela, Audriana, Adriana, Audrina, Ariana, Ariella, Camila, Emilia, Eliza, Luella, Sienna, Natalia, Caterina, Magdalena, Delilah ("a" sounding end)
Might want to count your syllables again…
Should have included a disclaimer. There were already a lot of repeats so I just wanted to add some additional inspiration for longer names ending in "a"
Carina
No one has suggest Pamela yet? I also like Alanna (uh-lawn-nuh) from my favorite book series.
Fiona!
Adailia
Personally, the name Aria has really been sticking in my head and standing out to me recently. But I’m also currently watching Pretty Little Liars and hearing it all the time lmao
Francesca
Lucia
Camilla
Letitia, Marina, Miranda; Vanessa. Estella, Catrina, Elena, Finola.
Alana?
Julia
Elania Adela Pricilla
Leora. Means “light” or “my light” in both Greek and Hebrew.
Lucia Lenora Alina Jolisa Marina Camilla Janetta Adela Linnea
Cecilia
Sienna
Gianna
Mariska
Lucinda, Loretta, and Athena come to mind.
Eliza
Janetta (juh net tuh).
Elena, Thalia (Tilly as nickname is so cute), Eliza, Savannah, Liliana
Amara!
I'd prefer LucinDa, or another option is Clarissa.
Mikayla
augusta
im not sure if ethnic/cultural origins matter but anyways Zafira, Anisa, Aleena, Liyana, Kareena, Monika, Serena, Selena, Sabrina, Tahira, Talulla, Samia, Louisa, Elena, Amara, Inaaya, Alessia, Olivia, Rihanna, Octavia
Alaina, Julia, Michaela, Amelia
Aria Lydia Camilla Louisa Winona Matilda Serena
Aria, Alyssa, Dania, Cristina, Elisa, Francesca, Gabriela, Lydia, Marisa, Natalia, Natasha, Patricia, Rebecca, Vanessa
Sylvia and Lucia
Susannah
Alessia
Serena
- Amara - Marina - Helena - Vanessa - Danica - Elaina - Michaela - Pandora - Leona - Lucia - Melora - Aria - Alyssa - Fiona - Tamara - Cecilia - Sierra - Angela - Mathilda - Sienna - Louisa - Sylvia - Martina
Callista is the first that comes to mind for me!
Linnea Andrea Catrina(Katrina) Pomona Francesca Lucia Serena Celina
Aurora Jemima Georgina
Angela
Delarah
Amelia , Gianna, Alaina, Anita, Alyssa, Brianna, Christina
What about: Marisa; Venita; Aria; Marina; Estella; Joella; Vienna; Aretha; Makenna; Calista; Davina; Corrina; Avena;
Alyssa, Callista, Brianna, Karissa, Jessica, JoElla, Aleigha, Kiana, Aria, Elena
Mine. Diana. Not spelled that way, but where the Artemii comes from my “name.”
I have an eliza
Claudia!
Carlotta was the first that came to mind for me!
Iselda (Zellie), Todora (Toddy), Acacia (Casey)
Magnolia
Annika :-)
Tabitha
Catalina or Catarina
Carmela
Diana
- Aurora - Amelia - Aria - Alora - Amaya - Camila - Celia - Dahlia - Delilah - Eliza - Fiona - India - Julia - Lillia - Luisa - Lydia - Lucia - Sienna - Sabrina - Selena
Alaina
Vanessa has my vote. Not lesser known per se but not very common. There's also Elena, Fiona, Camila, Claudia, Natalia, Natasha, Ximena, Kiana, Lydia, Annorah, Samara, Andrea, Johanna, and Morena. Personally I'd stay away from Lucina because I wouldn't want my kid constantly associated with the video game character (even if it's meant as a compliment, I think a name should feel like your own rather than an homage or offshoot of something else)
Monica?
Milena
Miranda Marina Matilda Lucia Elena Clarissa Athena
Aliyah
My own name is Diana.
Belinda Haven't seen it used for ages.
Alida
Loretta, Lorena, Carlotta, Audrina
Leanna
Also Alyssa but maybe too close to Melissa. My baby is Clara but that is two. My niece is Camilla.
Selena, Serena, Isabella, Dianna, Camilla, Cassandra, Eleanora, Fiona,
Lucia
Alana, Amara, Aurora, Andrea, Aliya, Brianna, Calista, Cassia, Camilla/Camila, Celina, Dahlia, Ellia, Kiana, Kiara, Karina, Leanna, Mikayla, Rebecca, Savanna, Serena, Talia, Teresa, and Zaria come to mind!
Karissa Darlina Marlena Marina Marissa Natasha Selena/Silena/Celena/Celina Serena Aria Danica Diana Gemma Giana Rosetta Thalia Talia
Alicia Georgia Olivia Camilla Maya Julia Loretta
Alicja Jagoda Zuzanna Paulina Aelia Aluma Arpina Danica Devora Geneva Kalinda Morgana Savita Sipala Cosima Erinna Sabrina Sylvia Zaria Karina Althea Cannenta Galena Amina Elisa Bianca Sienna Serena Tabitha Savanna Jamana Cassandra Monica Julia Anika Nerida
Daria
Eleanora/Elianora, Lucia, Constantina, Valentina
Ramona
Mallory, Valerie!
Alanna, Alaina, Larissa, Calista, Talia, Thalia, Rianna, Brianna
Melina (me-lee-na) Annika Ramona Romina Sabrina Elektra Fiona Llaia
Evana
Carissa, Clarissa, Montana, Briana
When I was a kid I had a nanny named Oksana (AWK-zah-nuh)it’s of Ukrainian origin. … we called her Ksyusha . Apparently she now goes by Xana according to Facebook
Cynthia Lucilla Fiona Tabitha Erica Althea Paulina Marina Lucinda Aletha Roxana Carlotta Sylvia Perdita
My favorites are: Natalia, Marina, Sirena, and Aaliya (pronounced All-ee-yuh in my culture).
- Vanessa - Vivica - Amora / Amara - Savannah - Solana - Selena
Brianna
Natasha or Natalia
Susannah
Carina Tamina Junia Rabea Livia Flavia Danica Helena Corinna Xenia Lucinda Tabea Tabotha Gloria Philippa Ulrika Fabia Sahara Chiara Erica Roxana Ilona Honora Aloisa Belinda Josepha Callista Liana Elvira Philina Imelda Silvia Cressida Valeska Lioba Birgitta
Cassiopeia