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Originally Posted by spaypets
Miriam is the sister of Moses.
Maayan
means "spring, oasis"
Maytal
means "dew water"
Michal
King Saul's daughter
Moriah
means "teacher"
holy site in Israel - Mount Moriah
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That was a pretty inclusive list. Of those some were very old fashioned. Maayan is beautiful but a friend who named her daughter that says she has to go by Maya in the US because no one pronounces it right.
My cousin's name is Maytal so I am partial to it. Has become pretty common in israel now, although it did not exist much as a name until the 70s.
Michal is common but I think beautiful. I know Michals who go by Michelle in English.
Moriah is also nice, although with more heavily religious overtones.
I would add Meirav (pronounced May-Raav). I've always liked the name. Would get less mangled in English.
If you wanted another "I" name (Israela would be very uncommon these days in modern Hebrew) there are some great "I" names. Inbal, Iris, Ilana, Irit. Iris is nice beacuse its so international.
Good luck in the name game.