Names like Nora and Anna

Girl Names
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I’ve recently been crushing on [name_f]Nora[/name_f] and [name_f]Anna[/name_f]. [name_f]Anna[/name_f] is iffy due to a potential weird familial thing, but [name_f]Nora[/name_f] is really sweet.

However, I was shocked to learn that [name_f]Nora[/name_f] outranks [name_f]Anna[/name_f] in the US! [name_f]Nora[/name_f] is at 30 and [name_f]Anna[/name_f] is at 68. I’m slowly letting go of the desire for something to be less common/more unique, however, [name_f]Nora[/name_f] may be slightly more popular than I’d prefer.

Our style is sort of vintage, sort of cool, sort of classic. Any more common first name would likely have a more unexpected or quirky middle (or even a family surname because I love that tradition!).

So, what names do you like that are similar to [name_f]Nora[/name_f] and [name_f]Anna[/name_f]?

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i think dinah (or dina) might be perfect for you! i’ve only met one, and she wore it so well!

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Short and sweet classic feminine names like…

[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Agnes[/name_f]
[name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Adele[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]

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@hannahwren [name_f]Dinah[/name_f] is interesting! Biblical, which I like. I’m not sure if I could get past the song though…

@Teabelle thank you! I adore [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] but DH is iffy. [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] and [name_f]Adele[/name_f] are ones I’ve heard but haven’t really considered - they are really pretty! And I sort of love the idea of [name_f]Mary[/name_f] with a double name. I’ve known a few (Mary [name_f]Katherine[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Margaret[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_u]Michael[/name_u], and [name_f]Mary[/name_f] Claire) and always loved their names.

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Let’s see:

[name_f]Fern[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Tess[/name_f]
[name_f]Suki[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Maura[/name_f]
[name_f]Blythe[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_f]April[/name_f]
[name_f]Hattie[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f] “Suki”
[name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Luna[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Gia[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_u]Piper[/name_u]
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Astrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Zara[/name_f]
[name_f]Zelda[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f]
[name_f]Greta[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Anya[/name_f]
[name_f]Winona[/name_f]
[name_u]Holly[/name_u]

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[name_f]Anna[/name_f] is my daughter! [name_f]Nora[/name_f] was on our list but couldn’t use because of a close family. [name_f]Clara[/name_f] is our other daughter, maybe your style?
Also loved - olive, [name_f]Alice[/name_f], [name_f]Lucy[/name_f], [name_u]Hazel[/name_u], [name_f]Cora[/name_f]

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[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Mina[/name_f]
[name_f]Lena[/name_f]
[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Mira[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosa[/name_f]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f]
[name_f]Thora[/name_f]
[name_f]Nina[/name_f]
[name_f]Leah[/name_f]

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You may like…
Kate
Julia
Willa
Violet
Jane
Iris
Thea
Mabel
Willow
Ada (Wasn’t copying Greyblue on this, Clara, Thea, or Leah. It just took me a while to finish and was done she had already posted.)
Clara
Margaret
Margot
Helen
Laura
Martha
Isabelle
Eleanor (nickname Nora)
Louise
Charlotte
Josephine
Edith
Penelope
Leah
Lily
Ruby
Autumn
Natalie
Lydia
Rose
Eden
Freya
Teagan
Olive
Millie
Leila
Elise
Jocelyn
Esme
Eve
Meredith
Rosa
I’d love to hear you thoughts.

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Elena
Clara
Nina
Zara
Vera
Emma
Ella
Jenna
Cora
Nova
Thea
Tessa
Ellia
Viola
Gemma
Pippa
Una
Vivia

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[name_f]Annora[/name_f] is a pretty mix of the 2! Other names with a similar vibe to [name_f]Anna[/name_f] and Nora…

[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_f]Anya[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f]
[name_f]Eva[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Etta[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Gemma[/name_f]
[name_u]Hazel[/name_u]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Lillian[/name_f]
[name_f]Lena[/name_f]
[name_f]Leah[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Mila[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
Mae/May
[name_f]Molly[/name_f]
[name_f]Nina[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosa[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophie[/name_f]
[name_f]Sarah[/name_f]
[name_f]Sadie[/name_f]
[name_f]Tessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]

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[name_f]Della[/name_f]
[name_f]Jessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Nola[/name_f]
[name_f]Tiana[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Zara[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Valeria[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
[name_f]Mira[/name_f]
[name_f]Etta[/name_f]
[name_f]Nina[/name_f]
[name_f]Mara[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Serena[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]
[name_f]Bianca[/name_f]
[name_f]Pippa[/name_f]
[name_f]Tessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Zora[/name_f]
[name_f]Alessia[/name_f]
[name_f]Jenna[/name_f]
[name_f]India[/name_f]
[name_f]Cara[/name_f]
[name_f]Calla[/name_f]
[name_f]Mckenna[/name_f]
[name_f]Bea[/name_f]
[name_f]Danica[/name_f]
[name_f]Alana[/name_f]
[name_f]Luella[/name_f]
[name_f]Merida[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucinda[/name_f]

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I started at the bottom of the Top 1000 list for 2020 on the SSA site and worked my way up looking for names that might fit your style. I stayed below the top 50, and there are so many lovely names!

[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u]
[name_f]Annie[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f]
[name_f]Elise[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsie[/name_f]
[name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Etta[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Greta[/name_f]
[name_f]Hallie[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Joanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Julia[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Laura[/name_f]
[name_f]Lena[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Mae[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_u]Marie[/name_u]
[name_f]Mira[/name_f]
[name_f]Molly[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Scarlet[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f]

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Wow, I didn’t know that Nora now outranks Anna! Nutty!!

With Anna and Nora in mind, I’d suggest…
Phoebe
Clara
May
Eliza
Grace
Abigail
Flora
Beatrice
Belle
Jane
Claire
Sarah (or a double name like Sarah Claire or Sarah Jane!)
Freya
Daisy
Eve
Willa

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@Beth101 I adore [name_f]Anna[/name_f]! [name_f]Clara[/name_f] is lovely with her as well.

We’ve discussed [name_f]Olive[/name_f] briefly in the past and we both like her. Our last name is a city name though and part of me is worried that it’ll sound like “all of ____”.

Warming up to Cora…I still prefer [name_f]Nora[/name_f], I think. But I do love [name_u]Hazel[/name_u]! And I don’t think I personally know of any so that’s a plus!

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Thank you, everyone! I’m (slowly) combing through these and would love to follow up with a new shortlist soon! :heart:

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[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_u]Marie[/name_u]
[name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Elise[/name_f]
[name_f]Leah[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Susanne[/name_f]

[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Gwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Alice[/name_f]

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[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] (could still get you to Nora)
[name_f]Emilie[/name_f]
[name_f]Coraline[/name_f]
[name_f]Della[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Maisie[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Marianna[/name_f]