Names ending in a

Desiderata is a feminine name from antiquity which, although fussy and long, has a lovely meaning for that longed-for daughter.

This variation of Milena was given by supermodel Doutzen Kroes and her partner Sunnery James to their daughter in 2014.

A lovely name most commonly used by Judeo-Italian families — also the name of a fictional city in Ambrose Bierce's short story "An Inhabitant of Carcosa", written in the late 1800s.

A Latinate diminutive from the Greek name Orestes, borne by Livia Orestilla, the second wife of Emperor Caligula.

Somewhat awkward feminization of Peter. Try Petra, Petronia, or Petronilla, an early saint's name.

Not to be confused with Euphoria, Euporia was the Greek goddess of abundance.

Distinctive Slavic choice.

Delicate and lacy, with less emphasis on the jar syllable.