Names ending in a
- Kamilla
Origin:
Scandinavian variation of CamillaDescription:
Kamilla is the usual spelling of Camilla throughout Scandinavia and in Finland, Iceland, and Greenland. Kamma is an appealing short form.
- Omena
Origin:
FinnishMeaning:
"apple"Description:
A covert fruit name for non-Finnish speakers.
- Fabia
Origin:
Latin female variation of FabianMeaning:
"bean grower"Description:
Fabia is one of several pleasant international-accented female versions of Fabian.
- Glenna
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"glen"Description:
Honoring a male relative. Be bold and go with Glenn.
- Annamaria
Origin:
Italian combination of Anna and MariaMeaning:
"grace + drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved"Description:
A pretty smoosh name predominantly used by Italian Catholics.
- Orella
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"announcement from the gods, oracle"Description:
A pleasantly unfamiliar addition to the ella family of names.
- Bohemia
Origin:
Place or word nameDescription:
More a concept than a place -- or a name.
- Nedra
Origin:
Variation of Nedda, SlavicMeaning:
"born on Sunday"Description:
Nedra was one of a phalanx of names -- Delma, Verda, Vernice -- popular in the late 19th and early 20th century that dropped out of fashion after World War II and now have disappeared completely. Like the others, Nedra is now extinct.
- Alpha
- Kacia
Origin:
Greek, diminutive of AcaciaDescription:
Intriguing and unusual.
- Eythora
Origin:
IcelandicMeaning:
"thunder"Description:
An anglicised or dutchified spelling of the Icelandic name Eyþóra, brought to fame by the Dutch Olympic gymnast Eythora Elisabet Thorsdottir, whose parents are Icelandic.
- Jazara
Origin:
American variation of Zara, Hebrew and ArabicMeaning:
"blooming flower; God remembers"Description:
Jazara and Jahzara are fast-rising names following in the wake of Zara. Some sources say it's an authentic Amharic name, but Jazara is a modern American invention, combining the popular Ja- prefix with international favorite Zara.
- Evgenia
- Diandra
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"twice a man"Description:
Diandra is one of many variations on Diana, but lacks its classic class. Associated with Michael Douglas's first wife, who is of Austrian heritage.
- Asja
Origin:
Diminutive of Anastazija, Slovene and CroatianMeaning:
"resurrection"Description:
Originated as a nickname for Anastazija, but now is more popular as an independent name.
- Panna
Origin:
Hungarian variation of Anna; HindiMeaning:
"grace; emerald"Description:
Panna is a name with many allusions — in addition to those above, a serene and sacred city in India and the Italian word for cream. Panna might make a fresh alternative to Anna or Hannah.
- Rialta
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"deep brook"Description:
Unique choice, with a pleasant antique feel.
- Lakota
Origin:
Native American tribal nameMeaning:
"friend to us"Description:
The name of one of the branches of the Great Sioux Nation has a very namelike sound, but is not used as a name by the Lakota people themselves, and could be seen as appropriative.
- Jutta
- Nikia
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"victory"Description:
An unusual relative of Nike, Nikias and all the Nicholas names, with a light, bright sound. In the US, Nikia has also been used as a variant of Nikki or Nakia, which saw a brief spike of popularity in the 1970s.