Names ending in a

This name has risen to prominence since the publication of Philippa Gregory's White Queen novel. Jacquetta of Luxembourg, was the mother of Elizabeth Woodville who became Queen of England. Jacquetta claimed to be descended from the pagan mythological figure Melusine and stood trial on charges of witchcraft, for which she was exonerated.

Domitilla is the name of the wife of the Roman emperor Vespasianus and the mother of the emperors Titus and Domitianus. There is a Santa Domitilla with catacombs in Rome named after her.

For an American girl, the double "I" might be a problem as a child, but an attention-getting talking point as an adult.

Light and cheerful, Gal·la is used for girls in its native Catalonia. The Spanish form Gala is even more popular both there and throughout Spain, and this spelling travels more easily around the world.

Simple, pretty, and delicate.

A poetic new word name possibility, used to refer to the concept of rhematos Christou "the word of Christ".

Deriving from the name of an Australian butterfly, Eliena is also a name seen in the Bible.

This variation of the Biblical Elijah is seen in Bulgaria.