Names ending in a

Combination of popular sounds from names like Aviana and Clara.

A beautiful name but with a somber meaning — Naenia was the Roman goddess of funerals and lamentation.

An elaborate way to get to Cleo, rooted in Greek mythology. Cleocharia was a water nymph married to King Lelex of Laconia.

Kanoa is a fashionable Hawaiian boy name that resembles Kainoa in sound and style, but not in frequency of use. Kanoa is currently undiscovered, but is definitely a name to watch.

Palindromic name often heard in Ethiopia.

Hawa is the Arabic equivalent of Eve in that it is the name used for the wife of first man Adam.

Jessenia and Yesenia are drawn from the Spanish name for a South American tree, making them new nature names.

Extremely unusual ella-ending choice.

The goddess of dawn, twilight, and dusk, is also the patron goddess of beauty, virgin women, and flowers in Incan mythology.

Spanish for galaxy, this larger-than-life name would make a bold but beautiful choice for girl.

Lilting Eritrean choice with a festive meaning.

A pretty Arabic possibility which would work well in many languages.

The male usage of Arna comes from Arnaud, the French translation of Arnold. Arnaud and Arna were historically used in Creole-speaking Louisiana. Harlem Renaissance poet Arna Bontemps was born in Alexandria, Louisiana in 1902.

Erinna was an ancient poetess from the island of Telos near Rhodes. Only fragments of her poems remain, which were reproduced in Bergk's Poetae Lyrici Graeci (published in 1900).

Many parents these days are responding to names meaning peace, and this is one of the more unusual ones (more often heard as a surname). Pronounced PACH-ee-a, it relates to such other peaceful names as PAZ, PAX, and PAXICO

Arda is a simple name used for both girls and boys, with roots in several culture. In Turkey, it's usually used for males and means scepter. There is also a Turkish river called the Arda. The Hebrew name Arda means bronze. And Arda may be a form of the English Arden, the name of a magical Shakespearean forest.