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Many of these are just gorgeous and have such important and special meanings. I really like:

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Ada "adornment"
Adama "earth"
Adina "delicate"
Ahada (h=h here) "endearing, darling"
Aiana (eye-ah-nah)
Alia "elevation" or symbolically the return of a Jew to Israel
Alina
Amalia "work of G-d"
Anaia "G-d has answered"
Ava "I want, I desire"
Aviva "spring"

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Brocha (ch=kh) "cypress"

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Daia (die-ah) "kite" (the bird)
Daiana (die-ah-nah) "judgess, female judge"
Dania "G-d has judged" -- I work with someone named Dania, but she pronounces it like DANE-yah
Delila
Dona "dwelling place"
Dora "generation"
Doria "generation of G-d"
Dorin, Dorina "little dwelling place"

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Elia "G-d is G-d"
Eliana "G-d has answered"
Elina "divine"
Elinoa "movement of G-d"
Elinora "fire of G-d" -- I love this one, and its meaning
Esther (the h isn't prononced) "I will hide"

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Gaia (guy-ah) "valley"
Gala "wave" or "waterspring"
Galia "waterspring of G-d"

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Hannah (first h like kh, second not prononced) "gracious"
Hileni (h not prononced) "Greek"

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Ila "the origin"
Iris "iris" (flower)
Irona "metropolitan, from the metropolis"
Iska "one who sees"

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Ketina "young one"
Kineret "little violin", name of an ancient city in Israel, and Hebrew name of the Lake of Tiberias
Kiria "city"

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Levia "lioness" and "daughter of a Levi" [http://www.askmoses.com/qa_detail.html?o=41579]
Lilach (ch = kh) "lilac"
Lilia "what is mine is also G-d's"
Linor, Linur "my flame"
Loia "festoon"

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Malka "queen"
Mara "bitter"
Margalit "pearl"
Marganit "daisy"
Marta "dynamic"
Meira "one who shines, enlights"
Mirit the sweet, sugary wine that Jews drink
Mora "female teacher"
Moria "myrrh of G-d"

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Naomi "pleasant"
Nevia "prophetess"
Nima "cord" (of a musical instrument)
Nira "lace maker" http://website.lineone.net/~janinegates/wpe39.jpg

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Odelia "I will thank G-d"
Orna "moving light", symbolically "glowing worm"

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Raia "friend of G-d"
Rehela (h=kh) "ewe"
Roma "altitude"

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Salma "dress"
Seraia "princess of G-d"
Sidra part of the Bible that you read and that changes every week (you finish all in 1 year)
Silona "fountain"
Siona name of a mountain, related to Zion

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Tamar "the fruit of the palm tree"
Tova "good"

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Zina "nurse"