Names ending in a

An Icelandic diminutive of Birgitta turned popular first name there, currently ranking among the Top 30 girl names in Iceland. Parent name Birgitta is either a Nordic variant of Brigitta, from the Irish Brighid "exalted one", or a feminization of the Norse masculine name Birger, meaning "help, rescue".

An energetic Māori name with a strong meaning to match.

Another name for Cardea, the Roman goddess of hinges who was typically associated with doorways.

The relationship to "ill" makes this and similar names less pleasing than the versions that start with A or E.

Penella splits the difference between Penelope and Fenella (which in Ireland were historically used as equivalents to each other).

In Celtic mythology, Clora is the patron goddess of the River Clyde.