Names similar to Eliza?

Girl Names
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I love love [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] [name_f]Eliza[/name_f]! I love it’s elegance and spunk and sass!

I chose the name for my main character in my manuscript (I’m currently revising my final draft) and just found out that my children’s father decided to use it on his new child. And now it just seems really weird when I’m working on my novel.

Anyway… Can you help a girl out? Are there any names that give you the same amount of spunky elegance?

Criteria:

  • Must end in -a
  • Preferably 1 or 3 syllables
  • Must be on the short side (or a long clunky name that shortens to a nickname, ie [name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] “[name_f]Willa[/name_f]”)
  • Can’t start with R or J or M because of other characters
    (if it matters she’s petite, blonde with green eyes, extremely driven and outgoing)

I really liked [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] for her but it’s too similar to another character’s name, as is [name_f]Daphne[/name_f], which I also love. Names I’m considering as a replacement (none of them feel totally right):
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] “[name_f]Eve[/name_f]”
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f] “[name_f]Lila[/name_f]”
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] “[name_f]Willa[/name_f]”
[name_f]Bernadette[/name_f] (but I can’t find a nickname)
[name_f]Nell[/name_f]
[name_f]Calla[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f]
etc.

Thanks!

2

My first thoughts were [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] and [name_f]Jessamy[/name_f], but that doesn’t fit your criteria. [name_m]How[/name_m] about:
[name_f]Eva[/name_f]/[name_f]Evie[/name_f]
[name_f]Della[/name_f]
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f]/[name_f]Maya[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]/[name_f]Gigi[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgiana[/name_f]/[name_u]Georgie[/name_u]
[name_f]Thomasina[/name_f]/[name_f]Tamsin[/name_f]
[name_f]Lula[/name_f]
[name_f]Luella[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]/[name_u]Lou[/name_u]
[name_f]Celia[/name_f]
[name_f]Alexandra[/name_f]/[name_m]Xan[/name_m]
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]/[name_f]Zuzu[/name_f]
[name_f]Livia[/name_f]
I’m not sure why having other characters with the same initials is disqualifying- there are lots of books with multiple central characters sharing initials ([name_m]Harry[/name_m] and [name_f]Hermione[/name_f], Athos and [name_m]Aramis[/name_m], [name_f]Pecola[/name_f] and [name_f]Pauline[/name_f]…)

3

[name_f]Delta[/name_f] was the first thing that came to mind. I love the upbeat but classy feel!

Also [name_f]Kate[/name_f], [name_f]Lark[/name_f], [name_f]Leila[/name_f] and [name_f]Nessa[/name_f].

What about [name_f]Birdie[/name_f] as a nn. for [name_f]Bernadette[/name_f]? Or [name_m]Benny[/name_m], [name_f]Bet[/name_f]/[name_f]Bette[/name_f] or [name_f]Etta[/name_f].

4

[name_f]Philippa[/name_f] nn [name_f]Pippa[/name_f]
[name_f]Geneva[/name_f] nn [name_f]Ginny[/name_f] or [name_f]Eva[/name_f]
[name_f]Greta[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Anika[/name_f]/[name_f]Annika[/name_f]
[name_f]Thalia[/name_f]/[name_f]Talia[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f] nn [name_u]Rory[/name_u]
[name_f]Elena[/name_f]
[name_f]Gianna[/name_f] nn [name_f]Anna[/name_f] or [name_f]Ginny[/name_f]
[name_f]Camilla[/name_f] nn [name_u]Cam[/name_u] or [name_f]Millie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_u]Sierra[/name_u] nn [name_u]Ari[/name_u]
[name_f]Sienna[/name_f]
[name_f]Vanessa[/name_f] nn [name_f]Nessa[/name_f], [name_f]Essa[/name_f], [name_u]Van[/name_u]
[name_f]Katrina[/name_f] nn [name_f]Kate[/name_f]

5

As soon as I saw this, I thought [name_f]Louisa[/name_f].

Also like [name_f]Thea[/name_f] and [name_f]Vera[/name_f].

6

The first thing that came to mind was [name_f]Stella[/name_f].

7

[name_f]Georgette[/name_f] or [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] “[name_u]Jet[/name_u]”
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] “Vieve”
[name_f]Geneva[/name_f] “[name_f]Neve[/name_f]”
[name_u]Juniper[/name_u]
[name_f]Anselma[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephina[/name_f] “Seph”
[name_f]Allegra[/name_f]
[name_f]Jemima[/name_f] “[name_u]Jem[/name_u]”
[name_f]Cressida[/name_f] “Cress”“Sid”
[name_f]Delphine[/name_f] “[name_u]Del[/name_u]”"[name_f]Delphi[/name_f]"
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] “[name_u]Del[/name_u]”
[name_f]Cornelia[/name_f] “[name_f]Nel[/name_f]”
[name_f]Leona[/name_f]
[name_f]Francesca[/name_f] “[name_m]Chess[/name_m]”“Cheska”
[name_f]Cecelia[/name_f] “[name_f]Cia[/name_f]”
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f] “[name_f]Fia[/name_f]”
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
[name_f]Viola[/name_f]
[name_f]Sabina[/name_f]
Sidonie “Sid”
Calliope “Pip”
Olivia “Olive”“Liv”
Katharina “Kit”
Clarissa “Liss”
Jacoba
Ramona
Keziah
Eloisa
Edwina “Eddie”
Iona

8

[name_f]Amelia[/name_f] “[name_f]Mia[/name_f]” “[name_f]Milly[/name_f]” “[name_f]Lia[/name_f]”
[name_f]Carolina[/name_f] “[name_f]Cara[/name_f]” or “[name_f]Lina[/name_f]”
[name_f]Evangelina[/name_f] “[name_f]Eva[/name_f]” or “[name_f]Lina[/name_f]”
[name_f]Giovanna[/name_f] “[name_f]Gia[/name_f]” “[name_f]Gina[/name_f]”
[name_f]Katerina[/name_f] “[name_f]Kat[/name_f]” “[name_f]Kate[/name_f]”
[name_f]Natalia[/name_f] “[name_u]Tali[/name_u]” "[name_f]Lia[/name_f]
[name_f]Veronica[/name_f] “[name_f]Vera[/name_f]” “[name_u]Roni[/name_u]” “[name_u]Niki[/name_u]”

[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
[name_f]Kaia[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f]
[name_u]Piper[/name_u]
[name_f]Tessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Zara[/name_f]

9

[name_f]Callista[/name_f] nn [name_f]Cally[/name_f]
[name_f]Magnolia[/name_f] nn [name_f]Maggie[/name_f] or [name_f]Nola[/name_f]
[name_f]Ambrosia[/name_f] nn [name_f]Amber[/name_f]
Rhyannon nn [name_f]Rhya[/name_f]
Ellinora nn [name_f]Ellie[/name_f]
Remmington nn [name_u]Remy[/name_u]
[name_f]Tasia[/name_f] nn Tassie
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] nn [name_u]Stacy[/name_u]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f] nn [name_f]Deedee[/name_f]
[name_f]Morganna[/name_f] nn [name_f]Annie[/name_f] or [name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosamund[/name_f] nn [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_m]Tane[/name_m]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]