Names ending in a

  1. Corona
    • Origin:

      Spanish
    • Meaning:

      "crown"
    • Description:

      Corona was once an improbable choice due to the beer brand. After the coronavirus pandemic of 2020, its firmly cemented its status as a nonviable baby name.
  2. Europa
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "wide face"
    • Description:

      The continent of Europe gets its name from Europa, queen of Crete and lover of Zeus. It is also, notably, the name of one of Jupiter's moons.
  3. Malgosia
    • Origin:

      Polish
    • Meaning:

      "a pearl"
    • Description:

      This name of Polish supermodel Malgosia Bela doesn't sound so bella here--has a bit of an evil witch quality.
  4. Mendoza
    • Origin:

      Basque surname
    • Meaning:

      "cold mountain"
    • Description:

      Mendoza has great potential to move from a surname to a first name for either sex. It is derived from the Basque words mendi, meaning "mountain," and hotz, "cold."
  5. Ariela
    • Nautica
      • Origin:

        American from Latin
      • Meaning:

        "pertaining to ships or sailors"
      • Description:

        Nautica is derived from the English word "nautical," which itself comes from the Latin nauticus. It was first recorded as a baby name in 1992 when the American clothing brand had become a national sensation. It ultimately peaked in 1999 when 246 baby girls were given the name.
    • Novelia
      • Lenna
        • Abiela
          • Origin:

            Hebrew
          • Meaning:

            "God is my father"
          • Description:

            More than the sum of Abby and Ella.
        • Hea
          • Origin:

            Korean
          • Meaning:

            "grace"
          • Description:

            For Americans, a little too he for a she.
        • Kekoa
          • Radna
            • Description:

              Radna is known in demonology as the demon of greed and envy.
          • Riba
            • Medina
              • Origin:

                Arabic
              • Meaning:

                "city of the prophet"
              • Description:

                Medina commonly refers to a city in Saudi Arabia where the prophet Muhammad began his work to establish Islam. Medina is on the rise as a girl's name in the US, given to around 50 baby girls in 2022.
            • Jola
              • Origin:

                Hebrew
              • Meaning:

                "God is willing"
              • Description:

                Could be used to honor a Joel.
            • Onóra
              • Origin:

                Irish Gaelic
              • Meaning:

                "honor"
              • Description:

                Lovely variation of an upstanding classic.
            • Brena
              • Kristiana
                • Origin:

                  Greek
                • Meaning:

                  "Christian, anointed"
                • Description:

                  See CRISTIANA.
              • Panka
                • Origin:

                  Diminutive of Panna, Hungarian
                • Meaning:

                  "grace"
              • Nashua
                • Origin:

                  Place name from Penacook
                • Meaning:

                  "beautiful stream with a pebbly bottom"
                • Description:

                  The name of a city in New Hampshire which takes its name from the Nashua River, named by the Indigenous Algonquian tribe the Nashuway or Nashua. A striking alternative to Joshua.