Classic names not ending in -a

Girl Names
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[name_m]Hi[/name_m] everyone! I’ve been considering what I like about a name recently and have realised that my list is overwhelmed with names ending in -a but that they aren’t actually my favourite!

I like classic and underused (in the UK) names. Some I’ve already come up with are:
[name_f]Maud[/name_f], [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f], [name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f], [name_f]Winifred[/name_f], [name_u]Blythe[/name_u], [name_f]Sybil[/name_f], [name_u]Hero[/name_u]

Any further thoughts on names I might want to add?

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A few more ideas:
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Agnes[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Katharine[/name_f] / [name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_u]Ivy[/name_u]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] / [name_u]Marian[/name_u] / [name_f]Marianne[/name_f] / [name_f]Maryanne[/name_f]
[name_f]Miriam[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Kathleen[/name_f]
Estamond
[name_f]Gwyneth[/name_f]
[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f] / Gwynevere
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Gertrude[/name_f]
[name_f]Hildy[/name_f] / [name_f]Tildy[/name_f]
[name_f]Millie[/name_f] / [name_f]Tillie[/name_f]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f]Nell[/name_f]
[name_f]Bess[/name_f]
[name_f]Tess[/name_f]
[name_u]Liberty[/name_u]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f] / Mary-Margaret / Anna-Margaret
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]
[name_f]Susan[/name_f] / [name_f]Susanne[/name_f]
[name_f]Judith[/name_f]
[name_f]Ethel[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] / [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] / [name_f]Elinor[/name_f]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Ellen[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] / [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] / [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Geraldine[/name_f]
[name_f]Claudette[/name_f] / [name_f]Claudine[/name_f]
[name_f]Pauline[/name_f]
[name_f]Isobel[/name_f] / [name_f]Isabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Lillian[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Mildred[/name_f]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_f]Phyllis[/name_f]
[name_f]Marjorie[/name_f]
[name_u]Jeanne[/name_u] / [name_u]Jean[/name_u]
[name_u]Joan[/name_u]
[name_f]Eileen[/name_f]
[name_f]Edeline[/name_f] / Edilean
[name_f]Edith[/name_f] / [name_f]Edythe[/name_f]

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[name_u]Love[/name_u] these!

Maybe…

[name_f]Ingrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Emerald[/name_f]
[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecile[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosenwyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Mahaut[/name_f]
[name_f]Ealasaid[/name_f]
[name_f]Constance[/name_f]
[name_u]Romilly[/name_u]
[name_f]Eadlin[/name_f]
[name_f]Isolde[/name_f] or [name_f]Iseult[/name_f]
[name_f]Ferelith[/name_f]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_f]Clemency[/name_f]
[name_f]Elspeth[/name_f]
Rohais
[name_f]Ottoline[/name_f]
[name_f]Enid[/name_f]
[name_f]Merryn[/name_f]
[name_f]Agnes[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Marceline[/name_f]
[name_f]Anstice[/name_f]

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You’ve got a great list so far :heart:

I’d suggest:

[name_f]Lois[/name_f]
[name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_u]Joan[/name_u]
[name_f]Janet[/name_f]
[name_f]Clarice[/name_f]
[name_f]Elspeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Enid[/name_f]
[name_u]Carol[/name_u]
[name_f]Agnes[/name_f]
[name_f]Doris[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Constance[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f]
Marian/Marianne
[name_f]Leonie[/name_f]
[name_f]Millicent[/name_f]
[name_f]Ingrid[/name_f]
[name_u]June[/name_u]

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[name_f]Anneliese[/name_f], [name_f]Abigail[/name_f], [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f], [name_f]Adeline[/name_f], [name_f]Alice[/name_f] , [name_f]Amelie[/name_f], [name_f]Appoline[/name_f], [name_f]Astrid[/name_f], [name_f]Audrey[/name_f], [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f], [name_f]Bernadette[/name_f], [name_f]Celine[/name_f], [name_f]Clementine[/name_f], [name_f]Colette[/name_f], [name_f]Constance[/name_f], [name_f]Cosette[/name_f], [name_f]Daphne[/name_f], [name_f]Delilah[/name_f], [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f], [name_f]Elaine[/name_f], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], [name_f]Elisabet[/name_f], [name_f]Eloise[/name_f], [name_f]Elsie[/name_f], [name_f]Elise[/name_f], [name_u]Esme[/name_u], [name_f]Estelle[/name_f], [name_f]Eve[/name_f], [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u], [name_f]Felicity[/name_f], [name_u]Florence[/name_u], [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f], [name_f]Geraldine[/name_f], [name_f]Giselle[/name_f], [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f], [name_f]Gwenyth[/name_f], [name_u]Hazel[/name_u], [name_f]Helene[/name_f], [name_f]Imogen[/name_f], Ines/Inez, [name_f]Ingrid[/name_f], [name_f]Irene[/name_f], [name_f]Iris[/name_f], [name_f]Isolde[/name_f], [name_f]Josephine[/name_f], [name_f]Judith[/name_f], [name_u]June[/name_u], [name_f]Juliet[/name_f], [name_u]Laurel[/name_u], [name_f]Leonie[/name_f], [name_f]Lenore[/name_f], [name_f]Leontine[/name_f], [name_f]Lilith[/name_f], [name_f]Lorelei[/name_f], [name_u]Louise[/name_u], [name_f]Mabel[/name_f], [name_f]Maeve[/name_f], [name_f]Maude[/name_f], [name_f]Margaret[/name_f], [name_f]Margot[/name_f], [name_f]Marigold[/name_f], May/Mae, [name_u]Meredith[/name_u], [name_f]Miriam[/name_f], [name_f]Nell[/name_f], [name_f]Ottilie[/name_f], [name_f]Pearl[/name_f], [name_f]Penelope[/name_f], [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f], [name_f]Primrose[/name_f], [name_u]Romilly[/name_u], [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f], [name_f]Rose[/name_f], [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f], [name_f]Salome[/name_f], [name_f]Seraphine[/name_f], [name_f]Tamsin[/name_f], [name_f]Verity[/name_f], [name_f]Violet[/name_f], [name_u]Vivian[/name_u], [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]

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[name_f]Agnes[/name_f]
[name_f]Bessie[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_u]Dale[/name_u]
[name_f]Deidre[/name_f]
[name_u]Celeste[/name_u]
[name_f]Charis[/name_f]
[name_f]Claudette[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f]
[name_f]Effie[/name_f]
[name_f]Emerald[/name_f]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_u]Florence[/name_u]
[name_f]Gwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabelle[/name_f]
[name_u]Lou[/name_u]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_u]Marie[/name_u]
[name_f]Millicent[/name_f]
[name_f]Myrtle[/name_f]
[name_f]Nell[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Winnie[/name_f]

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[name_f]Maude[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Enid[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
Lou-Ann
[name_f]Lynette[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Dolores[/name_f]
[name_f]Ethel[/name_f]
[name_f]Nell[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Antoinette[/name_f]
[name_u]Louise[/name_u]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u]
[name_f]Deborah[/name_f]
[name_f]Cicely[/name_f]
[name_f]Sabine[/name_f]
[name_f]Laurette[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Henriette[/name_f]
[name_u]Marion[/name_u]
[name_f]Magdalen[/name_f]
[name_f]Liesel[/name_f]
[name_u]Hillary[/name_u]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_u]Jean[/name_u]
[name_f]Doris[/name_f]
[name_f]Kathleen[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Lenore[/name_f]
[name_f]Sarah[/name_f]
[name_f]Susan[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosemarie[/name_f]
[name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Wilhelmine[/name_f]
[name_f]Bernadette[/name_f]
[name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f]
[name_f]Hester[/name_f]
[name_u]Patsy[/name_u]
[name_u]Kelly[/name_u]
[name_f]Diane[/name_f]
[name_f]Nancy[/name_f]

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Trying not to repeat anything…

[name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucille[/name_f]
[name_f]Maxine[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_u]Joyce[/name_u]
[name_u]Fern[/name_u]
[name_u]Carmen[/name_u]
[name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f]
[name_f]Beryl[/name_f]
[name_f]Magdalene[/name_f]
[name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabel[/name_f] / [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Yvette[/name_f]
[name_f]Therese[/name_f]
[name_f]Maureen[/name_f]
[name_u]Blanche[/name_u]
[name_f]Gertrude[/name_f] / [name_f]Trudy[/name_f] / [name_f]Gertie[/name_f]
[name_f]Prudence[/name_f]
[name_f]Sally[/name_f]
[name_u]Cleo[/name_u]
[name_f]Bridget[/name_f]
[name_f]Betty[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] / [name_f]Emmaline[/name_f]
[name_f]Corinne[/name_f]
[name_f]Albertine[/name_f]
[name_u]Lynn[/name_u]
[name_f]Polly[/name_f]

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[name_f]Angeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Ermine[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Gladys[/name_f]
[name_u]Guadalupe[/name_u]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_u]Louise[/name_u]
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f]
Marcelline
[name_f]Mavis[/name_f]

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i’m certain these have been said, but

[name_f]Lucille[/name_f] / [name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Marianne[/name_f] / [name_f]Mary[/name_f] / [name_u]Marion[/name_u] / [name_f]May[/name_f] / [name_f]Mae[/name_f]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f] / [name_f]Etty[/name_f] / [name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] / [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Sarah[/name_f] / [name_f]Sarai[/name_f] / [name_f]Sadie[/name_f] / [name_f]Sally[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]
[name_u]Clare[/name_u] / [name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabel[/name_f] / [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Faith[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] / [name_f]Adelaine[/name_f] / [name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_u]Louise[/name_u]
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f] / [name_f]Katherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilde[/name_f] / [name_f]Mathilde[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] / [name_f]Cicely[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_u]Florence[/name_u]
[name_u]Ivy[/name_u]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f] / [name_f]Francine[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] / [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Magdalene[/name_f]
[name_f]Madelyn[/name_f] / [name_f]Madeline[/name_f] / [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] / [name_f]Madelaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] / [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]
[name_f]Nell[/name_f]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] / [name_f]Eve[/name_f] / [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_u]Willow[/name_u]
[name_f]Jolie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lillian[/name_f] / [name_f]Lily[/name_f] / [name_f]Lilly[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] / [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Leni[/name_f] / [name_f]Helen[/name_f] / [name_f]Helene[/name_f]
[name_u]Hazel[/name_u]
[name_f]Wendy[/name_f] / [name_f]Winnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Ingrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Judith[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]

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[name_m]Ah[/name_m] thanks everyone - so many options here and some I’d never have thought of!

@GreenEyes375 I love [name_f]Agnes[/name_f], [name_f]Ethel[/name_f] and [name_f]Marjorie[/name_f]. I used to have Vivian/Vivienne on my list but took it off for some reason. [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] and [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] are definitely my type but are names I can’t use.
@katinka So many great options here - my friend has a little [name_f]Constance[/name_f] and I love it on her. Also liking [name_f]Ingrid[/name_f], [name_f]Enid[/name_f] & [name_f]Ottoline[/name_f]. [name_f]Marceline[/name_f] is also really interesting to think about.
@Greyblue Thank you - [name_f]Cecily[/name_f] is gorgeous and has been on and off the list for years. Also liking [name_u]Joan[/name_u], [name_f]Lois[/name_f] and [name_u]Marian[/name_u]!
@Lauren.Ley So many fantastic options here, I wish I could comment on them all. [name_f]Iris[/name_f], [name_f]Violet[/name_f] and [name_u]Florence[/name_u] are right up my street but I’ve taught lots of them which slightly ruins names on my own list! [name_u]Loving[/name_u] [name_f]Estelle[/name_f], [name_u]Laurel[/name_u] and [name_f]Astrid[/name_f].
@somemelodioussonnet thank you for putting all these together. [name_f]Nell[/name_f] is a name on and off my list as I can’t quite decide how I feel about nicknames-as-firsts. [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] and [name_f]Claire[/name_f] are lovely.
@janeybaby [name_f]Lynette[/name_f] / [name_f]Linnet[/name_f] / [name_f]Arlet[/name_f] have come up a lot recently as a group so I may have to consider them all individually. Also liking [name_f]Cecily[/name_f] and [name_f]Sabine[/name_f].
@EagleEyes [name_f]Albertine[/name_f] is gorgeous and goes on and off my list depending on how usable it is. [name_f]Prudence[/name_f] I used on an animal - definitely my vibes. Also love [name_f]Olive[/name_f], [name_u]Blanche[/name_u], [name_f]Magdalene[/name_f] and [name_u]Cleo[/name_u], thanks so much!

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[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Myrtle[/name_f]
[name_f]Lynette[/name_f]
[name_f]Marjorie[/name_f]
[name_f]Colleen[/name_f]
[name_f]Sharon[/name_f]
[name_f]Rachel[/name_f]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f]

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Some uncommon names (sorry for any repeats)
[name_f]Gladys[/name_f]
[name_f]Gretel[/name_f]
[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]
[name_f]Mavis[/name_f]
[name_f]Myrtle[/name_f]
[name_f]Mildred[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_u]Cassidy[/name_u]
[name_u]Camille[/name_u]
[name_f]Primrose[/name_f]
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f]
[name_f]Annette[/name_f]
[name_f]Henrietta[/name_f]
[name_f]Majorie[/name_f]
[name_f]Ginny[/name_f]

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Here’s a few. Tried my best not to repeat any!

Adele
Annabeth
Augustine
Berenice
Claudine
Georgette
Gretchen
Heidi
Marguerite
Mathilde
Naomi
Paulette
Tess

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Okay here are some,
[name_u]Juno[/name_u]
[name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_u]Juniper[/name_u]
[name_f]Lilac[/name_f]
[name_u]Sailor[/name_u]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Saanvi[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Cathrine[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_u]Indie[/name_u]
[name_u]Esme[/name_u]
[name_u]Sunny[/name_u]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_u]Ivy[/name_u]
[name_f]Leah[/name_f]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_u]Morgan[/name_u]
[name_u]Taylor[/name_u]
[name_u]Sutton[/name_u]
Quin(n)
[name_u]Cameron[/name_u]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Esmerelda[/name_f]
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_u]Eden[/name_u]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilith[/name_f]
[name_f]Millie[/name_f]
[name_f]Clover[/name_f]
[name_f]Melody[/name_f]
[name_f]Fawn[/name_f]
[name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_u]Fern[/name_u]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Chloe[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosette[/name_f]
[name_f]Colette[/name_f]
[name_f]Rebecca[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u]
[name_u]Ashley[/name_u]

That’s all I’ve got will come back if I think of anymore!

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[name_f]Agnes[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Amabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f]
[name_u]Celeste[/name_u]
[name_f]Clarabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Elize[/name_f]
[name_f]Elspeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Enid[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f]
[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Hebe[/name_f]
[name_u]Honor[/name_u]
[name_f]Hope[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_f]Ingrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabeau[/name_f]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Jeane[/name_f]
[name_f]Nell[/name_f]
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Thomasin[/name_f]

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Other names would be: [name_u]Harper[/name_u], [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u], [name_f]Marilyn[/name_f], [name_f]Susan[/name_f], [name_u]Monroe[/name_u], [name_f]Katy[/name_f], [name_f]Elise[/name_f], [name_f]Claire[/name_f], [name_f]Josephine[/name_f], [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Emily[/name_f], [name_f]Meghan[/name_f], [name_f]Joy[/name_f], [name_f]Britney[/name_f], [name_f]Miley[/name_f], [name_u]Anne[/name_u], [name_f]Rosabelle[/name_f], [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], [name_f]Karen[/name_f], [name_f]Lily[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f]