Names ending in a

Better known as Tapioca, Cassava makes an innovative way to get to the nicknames Cass or Cassie.

There may have been a time when Americans who heard this name thought of something other than the rapper Ludacris, and there may come another such time at some point in the future, but for now, it's probably best left to the man who was born Christopher Bridges.

Hodaya is within the Top 20 in Israel.

Another light new twist in the Nicole family.

A celestial name from the extinct Taíno language of the Caribbean.

Pretty, pan-botanical Cherokee choice.

Carita may feel like an endearing nickname but it's a name in its own right, used throughout Scandinavia in this form and as Karita, Caritas, and Karitas as a variation on Charity.

Maori form of Ezra

Luminara Unduli is a character from the Star Wars universe. The name is based on the Latin lumen "light".

A Biblical place name referred to by the Old Testament prophet Ezra. It may be a corruption of Caspian, or may derive from Hebrew keceph "silver, money".

Jakarta, the name of the capital and largest city of Indonesia, is located on the island of Java. Both Jakarta and Java could make interesting and unusual choices for a girl.