Names ending in ia

One Greek mythological name -- she was the goddess of order -- not yet embraced by American parents.

Pretoria is a city in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa, named after its founder Marthinus Pretorius. The surname derives from from Latin praetor meaning "leader, official".

This Amy/Mia combination debuted on the US Top 1000 in 2013. It could also be seen as a variant of Amaya.

This possible word name, which rhymes with Maia, makes an even more distinctive alternative.

This very unusual name, also related to Hannah, was chosen for his daughter by Vin Diesel.

A beautiful Greek name that kicks now-dated Corinne up a notch.

A floral name, used in Romania and popular in Moldova too. Camellia is the English form, while Camélia is used in France. The flower itself is named after botanist George Josef Kamel.

While many will see this as a alternate version of more popular Alexandria and Alessandra -- and some parents may indeed intend it as such -- it is also the name of a province and city in northwest Italy. Just 12 baby girls in the U.S. were given the name Alessandria in 2016.

Similar to but distinct from Samara, this pretty name was chosen for his daughter by rapper LL Cool J.

Ellaria Sand is a slightly obscure character in HBO's Game of Thrones, part of the notoriously half-baked Dorne plot that bedeviled later seasons of the show. She was paramour to Oberyn Martell, mother to several of the so-called "Sand Snakes" and murderer of Myrcella Baratheon. Not exactly a primo namesake, despite a fine performance from Indira Varma.

Zenovia makes Zenobia even more unusual. This mythology-adjacent name is worth a look.

Consider ODESSA instead.

Tastier than Alicia or Felicia.

A pretty elaboration on Florence used in Hispanic countries.