Names ending in a

As a place name, Amya is a small village in Syria. As a girls’ name, it has ranked in the US Top 1000 since 2000, though it may be close to dropping off the charts altogether. As a variation of Amaia and Amaya, there could be pronunciation issues due to its spelling similarities to Anya.

The pronunciation is different enough -- it's clar-EE-sa -- to make this feel like a distinct name. But an improvement on Claire or Clarissa? Not really.

Makes Ida more feminine but no more fashionable.

An amalgam of Brianna and Sienna that doesn't quite work.

Used in a medieval Spanish tale as the name of a Norwegian princess, Olinda is also a place in both Brazil and Australia and the name of a species of moth. Olinda could be related to the Greek word Olynthos meaning "wild fig tree", however, it could also be related to the Norwegian Ole or Oline meaning "ancestor's descendant" or to the element lind meaning "soft, tender, flexible" and "beautiful". Occasionally, it has also been used as a variant of Yolanda, meaning "violet flower".

The alternate spelling of Gera that led to Jerca, which currently ranks in the Slovene Top 100.

Portuguese feminine form of Gaetan/Gaetano.

Noha is a multicultural, gender-neutral choice, with a bright but gentle feel. As a Hebrew and Assyrian name, it is associated with light and illumination, whereas as an Arabic name, it is used as a predominantly feminine choice, denoting wisdom. There is the possibility that in the States, some parents might be using it as an alternative to the hugely popular Noah too.