title! Here’s some inspiration …. 
Gretel
Ingrid
Helen
Margaret
Esther
Patience
Heidi
Bridget
Martha
Gretchen
Whitney
Carmen
Katherine
Frida
Daphne
Judith
Pearl
Thora
Gertrude
Violet
Ruth
Preferably…
~ 1 or 2 syllables
~ doesn’t end in “a” (unless you think it really fits!)
Thanks!!! 
[name_f]Thea[/name_f]
[name_u]Winter[/name_u]
[name_u]Raven[/name_u]
[name_u]Laurel[/name_u]
[name_f]Justine[/name_f]
[name_u]Jay[/name_u]
[name_f]Denise[/name_f]
[name_u]Blaire[/name_u]
[name_f]Michaela[/name_f]
[name_f]Drea[/name_f]
[name_u]Rae[/name_u]
[name_f]Maxine[/name_f]
[name_f]Martine[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Jasmine[/name_f]
[name_f]Brie[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_u]Reign[/name_u]
[name_u]Lee[/name_u]
[name_u]Fern[/name_u]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u]
[name_f]Dawn[/name_f]
[name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Maud[/name_f] / [name_f]Maude[/name_f]
[name_f]Rachel[/name_f]
[name_f]Kathleen[/name_f]
[name_f]Maureen[/name_f]
[name_u]Joan[/name_u]
[name_f]Joanne[/name_f]
[name_u]Jean[/name_u]
[name_f]Edna[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Laura[/name_f]
[name_f]Marjorie[/name_f]
[name_f]Ellen[/name_f]
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Irene[/name_f]
[name_f]Sharon[/name_f]
[name_u]Fern[/name_u]
[name_u]Meredith[/name_u]
[name_u]Erin[/name_u]
[name_f]Susan[/name_f]
[name_u]Shannon[/name_u]
[name_u]Brooke[/name_u]
@Victory55 i do really enjoy Thea. I just worry she’d get lost in a sea of Ellas and Emmas just because of the vowel heavy sound. What do you think? Do you feel like Thea stands out in a crowd?? I did know one years ago and at the time i truly thought the name was unique but now I’m not so sure.
I think it is distinct and lovely. [name_f]Althea[/name_f] is a modification that is also great if you are too worried about that, though (I would still give [name_f]Thea[/name_f] as a nn though)
Dawn is so awesome and i always over look her. Also loving Maude these days! Rachel and Hannah are perfectly cool and timeless. but they are so associated with my generation that I feel like it still would be a little bit off…just a little bit dated. Which is unfortunate.
Edith is one I could actually see using on a daughter but I’m in the same battle with Edith as Thea! Because it’s vowel heavy, would it get lost? Especially shortened to Edie? It’s a struggle because i really like these names 
I’m glad you like [name_f]Dawn[/name_f] and [name_f]Maude[/name_f]! And I understand that [name_f]Rachel[/name_f] and [name_f]Hannah[/name_f] feel dated. [name_f]Hannah[/name_f] is very timeless to me but I do agree that [name_f]Rachel[/name_f], though a classic, feels a little dated right now. Though maybe that would make it fresh on a little baby? I also don’t think [name_f]Edith[/name_f] will get lost! The -th ending is pretty distinct and cool. [name_f]Edie[/name_f] is definitely more likely to blend in with other common names but [name_f]Edith[/name_f] in full stands out to me!
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_u]Lou[/name_u]
[name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Ellen[/name_f]
[name_u]Louise[/name_u]
[name_f]Rachel[/name_f]
[name_f]Zara[/name_f]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_u]Dale[/name_u]
[name_f]Liza[/name_f]
[name_f]Astrid[/name_f]
[name_u]Schuyler[/name_u]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f]
Fay/Faye
[name_u]Arden[/name_u]
[name_u]Shelby[/name_u]
[name_u]Piper[/name_u]
Shelby my love! Piper is perfect, though not my exact style, i do love to see it on other people! Every Piper I know wears it so well!
[name_f]Dorothea[/name_f]
[name_u]Florence[/name_u]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f]
[name_u]Marian[/name_u]
[name_u]Avery[/name_u]
[name_u]Harper[/name_u]
[name_u]Carol[/name_u]
[name_f]Cynthia[/name_f]
[name_f]Gail[/name_f]
[name_u]Joyce[/name_u]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
[name_f]Pauline[/name_f]
[name_f]Suzanne[/name_f]
[name_u]Shannon[/name_u]
[name_f]Gillian[/name_f]
[name_f]Celeste[/name_f]
[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwen[/name_f]
[name_u]Seren[/name_u]
[name_f]Margo[/name_f]
[name_f]Maude[/name_f]
[name_f]Brynn[/name_f]
[name_u]Zoe[/name_u]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_f]Vita[/name_f]
[name_f]Mavis[/name_f]
[name_u]June[/name_u]
Beth/Bethan
You have this style really well covered. There are a lot of great suggestions in this thread. I can only think of a few more. Most of these would be considered out of fashion but I know that doesn’t put you off.
[name_u]Simone[/name_u], [name_f]Petra[/name_f], [name_f]Sonja[/name_f], [name_f]Mona[/name_f], [name_f]Barbara[/name_f], [name_f]Diane[/name_f], [name_f]Lois[/name_f], [name_f]Constance[/name_f], [name_f]Portia[/name_f], [name_f]Blanche[/name_f], [name_f]Rita[/name_f], [name_f]Deborah[/name_f], [name_u]Gene[/name_u], [name_f]Bette[/name_f], [name_f]Marlene[/name_f], [name_f]Thelma[/name_f], [name_f]Lorraine[/name_f], [name_f]Doreen[/name_f], [name_f]Irma[/name_f], [name_f]Francine[/name_f], [name_f]Beulah[/name_f], [name_f]Dinah[/name_f], [name_f]Selma[/name_f], [name_f]Muriel[/name_f]
Some of these might be softer or more nickname-y than you prefer:
[name_f]Ann[/name_f]
[name_u]Brooke[/name_u]
[name_f]Christine[/name_f]
[name_f]Ellen[/name_f]
[name_f]Ellie[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsie[/name_f]
[name_u]Georgie[/name_u]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_u]Hunter[/name_u]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_m]Joley[/name_m]
[name_f]Landrie[/name_f]
[name_f]Liv[/name_f]
[name_f]Livi[/name_f]
[name_f]Liz[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucille[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Mae[/name_f]
[name_u]Marie[/name_u]
[name_f]Noreen[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u]
[name_f]Viv[/name_f]
[name_f]Vivi[/name_f]
[name_f]Zibby[/name_f]
I second [name_f]Gretel[/name_f], [name_f]Helen[/name_f], [name_f]Gretchen[/name_f], [name_f]Ingrid[/name_f], and [name_f]Ruth[/name_f] these would also be on my list but I want to avoid repeats.
[name_f]Enid[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Laura[/name_f]
[name_f]Mona[/name_f]
[name_f]Marta[/name_f]
[name_u]Greer[/name_u]
[name_u]Remi[/name_u]
[name_u]Lennon[/name_u]
[name_u]Ira[/name_u]
[name_u]Lennox[/name_u]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Tilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Signe[/name_f]
[name_f]Blais[/name_f]
[name_u]Auden[/name_u]
[name_f]Bren[/name_f]
[name_f]Zelda[/name_f]
[name_f]Myka[/name_f]
[name_f]Yara[/name_f]
[name_f]Yaiza[/name_f]
[name_f]Brontë[/name_f]
[name_f]Edda[/name_f]
[name_u]Noor[/name_u]
[name_u]Evren[/name_u]
[name_f]Maude[/name_f]
[name_f]Shira[/name_f]
[name_u]Iman[/name_u]
[name_u]Galen[/name_u]
[name_f]Shania[/name_f]
[name_u]Ronnie[/name_u]
[name_f]Sandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Ann[/name_f]
[name_f]Isolde[/name_f]
[name_f]Thara[/name_f]
[name_f]Zora[/name_f] / Zoora
[name_u]Seren[/name_u]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_u]Arden[/name_u]
[name_f]Circe[/name_f]
[name_u]Jean[/name_u]
[name_u]Clare[/name_u]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_u]Cleo[/name_u]
[name_u]Juno[/name_u]
[name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_u]Sasha[/name_u]