Names ending in a
- Keola
Origin:
HawaiianMeaning:
"the life"Description:
A Hawaiian dad name, Keola ranked among the top names in Hawaii in the 1970s. Keola is derived from the Hawaiian ke, "the" and ola meaning "life" or "health".
- Esila
Origin:
Turkish from ArabicMeaning:
"late afternoon, evening"Description:
A popular name in Turkey that would be highly wearable in the wider world too.
- Angelika
- Riina
Origin:
Diminutive of Katariina, Finnish and EstonianMeaning:
"pure"Description:
In Estonia, short-form Riina is more common than its mother name, Katariina.
- Auriga
Description:
Despite being a male character in Greek Mythology, we think Auriga wears better on a girl. It's the name of one of the 88 main constellations.
- Justa
Origin:
Feminine form of Justus, LatinMeaning:
"just"Description:
Justa is an ancient saints' name. Saints Justa and Rufina were martyred sisters who are today the patron saints of Seville in Spain.
- Bellezza
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"beauty"Description:
Beauty con brio italiano.
- Gita
Origin:
SanskritMeaning:
"song"Description:
A simple, international name extremely popular in India. The word, meaning "song", also appears in the name of the Bhagavad Gita, a Hindu sacred text. Geeta is a spelling variant.
- Daytona
Origin:
English place nameMeaning:
"Day's town"Description:
Daytona Beach is a city in Florida named after founder Matthias Day in 1870. It is well-known as the home of NASCAR's Daytona International Speedway, the racetrack which hosts the Daytona 500.
- Anjelika
- Maca
Origin:
Croatian, Serbian, and Slovene diminutive of MarijaMeaning:
"drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved"Description:
In Slovenia, Maca is more common as an independent name than its parent name Marija.
- Corrina
- Kenia
Origin:
Spelling variation of KenyaDescription:
Kenia debuted on the US Top 1000 list in 1992. Even though it currently ranks higher than original spelling Kenya, this is a hard sell as it alters the spelling of the African nation.
- Ismeralda
- Adaora
- Adama
Origin:
Variation of AdamMeaning:
"earth, soil, land"
- Meja
Origin:
German, Swedish diminutive of names beginning with Mein- or Magn-Meaning:
"strong"Description:
The names from which Meja derived, including Meinhild and Magnhild, are long gone, but a Swedish singer called Meja (born Anna Pernilla Torndahl) has piqued interest in this modern derivative. Meja is now a Top 100 name in Sweden.
- Almeria
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"mirror of the sea"Description:
Evocative Spanish city name that would make a one-of-a-kind given name.
- Palila
Origin:
HawaiianMeaning:
"a bird"Description:
Pacific island member of the currently-in-favor Lila/Leila family and one of the most attractive and unique girls' names starting with P.
- Nahia
Origin:
BasqueMeaning:
"wish"Description:
A very popular girls' name in the Basque country and Puerto Rico. It is among the Top 100 Spanish baby names, so it's a girls' name that's widely used in Spain.