Names ending in a
- Cassiopia
- Andreana
- Nenna
Origin:
Literary name and ScandinavianMeaning:
"daring"Description:
Nenna is the name of the heroine of Penelope Fitzgerald's novel Offshore, but it's also sparingly used in Scandinavia as a variant of the name Nanna. Nanna is a diminutive of various names, including Anna, Johanna and Marianne, but it's also a name in its own right, possibly meaning "daring".
- Azaya
- Nikolina
Origin:
Diminutive of NikolaMeaning:
"people of victory"Description:
An international — much fresher — twist on Nicola.
- Friederika
- Elzada
- Melitza
- Ilania
- Jenovefa
- Giacinda
Origin:
Italian variation of Jacinta, Spanish from Greek flower nameMeaning:
"hyacinth"Description:
New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Barrett made this lovely and unusual flower name familiar to English speakers. Giacinda is the Italian version.
- Ilyana
- Jinja
Origin:
African place-nameDescription:
Gingery.
- Carmelina
Origin:
Variation of Carmela, Italian and SpanishMeaning:
"garden"
- Michaelina
- Menesa
- Chandrea
- Meea
- Martica
- Ainoa
Origin:
Basque, variation of AinhoaMeaning:
"one of the fertile earth"Description:
This beautiful Basque name is sitting just inside the Top 1000 with its more popular spelling, Ainhoa. Ainhoa is the name of the French town where a vision of the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared. The spelling Ainoa was only given to a few dozen baby girls in 2022.