Mamie
Hope
Leigh
Paige
Claudia
Vivian
Kelly

I love Erica and think it's ready for a comeback!

Adele
Amity
Annika
Hope
Marika

Your list ranges from weird to try-hard. Don’t saddle your kid with a weird name or try-hard name with a vibe they might not live up to. Overall, you seem to prefer feminine names that end in A. Consider other names that fall into that category but are a bit more classic. Think: lovely.

Lila
Lea
Dahlia
Adela
Elissa
Calla
Sabrina
Natalia
Talia
Erica

Freya feels like a trend on the way out/trying too hard if you aren't actually Scandi.

Love Thalia, what about Theresa? Tamsen?
Love Flora, what about Fiona? I also like Frida and Rhoda.

It seems like you want something short, strong, and classic.
Ingrid
Celeste, Stella
Ruth is adorable and classic. Ruby, Rose, Rosa
Magda
Paola or Paloma
Louisa

All of these are better than Sloane, Riley, Parker, Cooper, Emerson, Harper, etc. etc. etc.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I really dislike Freya- sounds old lady and frumpy to me. Others on your list are fine.

Please don't name your kid Hero, as suggested by a PP? that is insane, and a recipe for getting bullied.

my DD has a friend named Collette and I LOVE that name, seems classic but modern at the same time.

Why on earth would Hero get you bullied but Collette would not?

Also, Hero is more similar to the other names OP is interested in.

+1

If the kid is American, Collette sounds like a caricature.

Anonymous wrote:I really dislike Freya- sounds old lady and frumpy to me. Others on your list are fine.

Please don't name your kid Hero, as suggested by a PP? that is insane, and a recipe for getting bullied.

my DD has a friend named Collette and I LOVE that name, seems classic but modern at the same time.

Why on earth would Hero get you bullied but Collette would not?

Also, Hero is more similar to the other names OP is interested in.

I really dislike Freya- sounds old lady and frumpy to me. Others on your list are fine.

Please don't name your kid Hero, as suggested by a PP? that is insane, and a recipe for getting bullied.

my DD has a friend named Collette and I LOVE that name, seems classic but modern at the same time.

Naya

Nora - Gorgeous, I would not care it’s more popular right now as I think it’s a classic

Freya - I love this one, too, and I’ve only heard it for one other girl (who is 8)

Thea (maybe short for Theodora) - Not a fan. Thea feels unfinished to me plus has multiple accepted pronunciations which I’d find irritating. Whereas Theodora is one of those names you will almost never use as a full name. I’d look for a stronger short name instead.

Lyra — Adore. I love the Golden Compass books.

Flora (or maybe Florence and either Flora/Flory for nn?) — cute but I don’t like it as much as other options and feel about the longer names as I do about Theodora— meh

Isla — getting overdone, will be hard for some to pronounce

Ayla — same pronunciation issues as Isla/Thea but I like it more than either of those

Some to consider:

Hero
Hera
Ione
Rhea
Diana

Isla, Stella, Fiona, Nora, Mia, Maya, Mila, Jada, Serena

Love your name picks. How about Anya though?

Other suggestions:
Ayala
Deena
Maia
Elsa
Fiona
Zara
Viola
Aya
Ava

What about Leila? Not like Eric Clapton "Layla" but an actual name (Arabic origin) that is very beautiful.

Suriya

Nora - love, but the others on your list are more unique
Freya - love
Thea (maybe short for Theodora) - love, but do it as a stand alone
Lyra - love, really unique, but people will struggle with pronunciation (wouldn't stop me though)
Flora (or maybe Florence and either Flora/Flory for nn?) - I know two baby girl Floras, may be getting overdone
Isla - pretty, but people will not pronounce correctly
Ayla - torn on this one, like it but I think I like Lyra better

Others I love (most have been suggested already):
Lola
Zara
Lyla
Kyra
Mirah (Meer-ah, not Mye-rah)
Vera
Willa
Malia
Minka
Sasha
Nina
Perla
Rosa

Not really in your theme but you may like:
Georgia
Talia
Samara
Saskia