Names ending in a
- Corona
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"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.
- Europa
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"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.
- Malgosia
Origin:
PolishMeaning:
"a pearl"Description:
This name of Polish supermodel Malgosia Bela doesn't sound so bella here--has a bit of an evil witch quality.
- Mendoza
Origin:
Basque surnameMeaning:
"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."
- Ariela
- Nautica
Origin:
American from LatinMeaning:
"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:
HebrewMeaning:
"God is my father"Description:
More than the sum of Abby and Ella.
- Hea
Origin:
KoreanMeaning:
"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:
ArabicMeaning:
"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:
HebrewMeaning:
"God is willing"Description:
Could be used to honor a Joel.
- Onóra
Origin:
Irish GaelicMeaning:
"honor"Description:
Lovely variation of an upstanding classic.
- Brena
- Kristiana
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"Christian, anointed"Description:
See CRISTIANA.
- Panka
Origin:
Diminutive of Panna, HungarianMeaning:
"grace"
- Nashua
Origin:
Place name from PenacookMeaning:
"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.