Names ending in a

Attractive name, but it does sound feminine. Some have changed it to Nakari. Although it does not make the U.S. Top 1000, Nakia is among the ten fastest-rising names for both boys and girls.

Bridget variation that's the root of the unattractive nickname Biddy. Bedelia is another spelling.

In the Iroquois Native American culture, Onatha is the Mother Earth deity and the goddess of life. Her name is alternatively spelled Onatah.

Used predominantly in Romania and Moldova, Iuliana is a variation of Julia and Juliana. It might sometimes be heard in Hawaii, though Kuliana might also be used too.

The top girl name in Lithuania in 2020. Alternate spelling Emilija came in at Number 3.

West African naming tradition dictated that children were named for their time of birth or birth order — Nsia would have been given to a sixth-born baby girl.

Mother of rising star actress Quvenzhané Wallis.

The German short form Liesa is usually pronounced lee-za, but most people in America will say it like Lisa -- or, just to annoy you, Liza.