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Anne, Clare or Jane!

Jane and Ann would be my top picks, but I see they aren't here so of these I think I like Ana the best, though I prefer the spelling Anna.

I like:

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Amy- I adore Amy! I think it's very underrated. It's a classic, it's sweet and appealing in both spelling and sound.
Anya- I wouldn't use it myself, but I'd like to meet one.
Clara- Very homespun and old-fashioned.
Eira- This is a newer one for me, but I think it's pretty.
Elsa- I love Elsa! It's subtly pretty, slightly Old World, and cozy.
Maia- Only this spelling. I think it looks nicer than Maya. I've also seen Mya, which is the worst of the three, in my opinion.
Nina- Can fit any type of girl, internationally well used, simple but bright and clean.
Nora- I slightly prefer Norah, and I like Eleanor in full better, but it's nice.

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I would choose Elsa or Amy. I can't narrow it down further.

This message was edited 8/18/2011, 4:06 PM

Amy - It's okay...
Ana (Ah-nah)- Okay...but I prefer Anne.
Anya - Nms.
Clara - I like it as Clarabelle or just Claire.
Eira (EYE-rah)- I prefer Isla.
Elsa - Eh...it's okay.
Eva (Eh-vah)- I like Eve better.
Iva (EE-vah)- Like the pronounciation but not the spelling
Jana - Dislike.
Lena (LEH-nah)- It's okay
Lisa - Sounds very dated.
Maia / Maya- Okay, but I prefer Meia.
Mila - Nms.
Mina - I prefer Nina.
Nina - Like!
Nora- Like!
Olga - Hate.
Oona / Una - Dislike.
Sara (SAH-rah)- Hate...overused.
Uma - Like.

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I like short and simple names, too. I think they have more personality.

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Out of your list, these are my favorites:

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Uma
Sara
Oona
Olga
Nora
Nina
Mina
Mila
Maya
Lisa
Lena
Eva
Eira
Clara
Anya
Ana

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If I had to choose just one, I'd go with...Nina. I think it's sweet, sexy, slightly dangerous, sophisticated, it has everything.

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Some other suggestions:

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Fay
Pearl
Margot
Frances
Jane
Joan
June
Iris
Ivy
Violet
Kate/Cate
Quinn
Ruth
Rose
Rae
Ellen
May/Mae
Willa

Lovely. My favorites from your list would be as follows:

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Anya
Eira (EYE-rah)
Elsa
Eva (Eh-vah) - I prefer EE-vah.
Lena (LEH-nah)
Nora

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If I had to pick one, it would probably be Eira. Eira has been a favorite of mine for a couple of years now, and I've always pronounced it the same way as you.

Ignore.

This message was edited 8/18/2011, 1:36 PM

I would definitely choose Elsa. I also like Elsie for a nn. I also like Eva and maybe Lena. What about Gia, Lea (I like it pronounced Lay-ah), Lana, Lina or Gaia.

Amy - boring
Ana (Ah-nah) - super pretty pronunciation
Anya - awesome
Clara - not my style
Eira (EYE-rah) - meh
Elsa - too old sounding
Eva (Eh-vah) - not bad
Iva (EE-vah) - not bad
Jana - oh, I never really thought about Jana - I think I like it
Lena (LEH-nah) - too old sounding
Lisa - boring (I'm an 80s baby)
Maia / Maya - nice
Mila - very nice
Mina - Doesn't sound like a full name to me
Nina - yuck and old lady
Nora - too trendy and I don't even know why
Olga - I wouldn't use it in North America
Oona / Una - I strongly dislike the oo sound. Especially to start a name.
Sara (SAH-rah) - meh, boring (again, 80s)
Uma - See Una.

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Favourite: Anya
Runners - Up: Mila, Jana, Ana

Eira is my fave.

I like Anya, Eira, Elsa, Eva, Nina.

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Suggestions:
Mara
Maren
Leda
Lyda
Lena
Ivy
Ada
Mira
Nila
Dara
Dinah
Reba
Rhea
Ilsa
Cora
Helen
Mabel
Greta
Marta
Thea
Farah
Adele

Overall I think you have some really nice names on your list and I agree that most of them are sweet but strong at the same time. The majority of the names aren't my style but I don't really dislike any. My least favorites are Oona/Una and Anya, probably Olga too.

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I would choose Eira. I love that name though I pronounce it ay-ra.

I love Clara and Nina, and I'm also starting to like Amy
I'd say that I like Lisa as well, but I suppose I'm biased ;)

I like most of them; simple names really appeal to me, too. Anya, Clara, Elsa, Lena, Mila, Mina and Nina are my favourites. If I had to pick just one I'd probably go with Anya right now, but it's a tough choice!