Names ending in a

Kalola certainly cutes up the somewhat dowdy 50s image of the name Carol. Plus it lends itself to the trendy "Lola" as a nickname.

Parvana, also spelled Pərvanə, is an Azerbaijani name related to the Persian word for "butterfly".

The name of a famous Israeli singer, Ofra Haza, but here it would be confused with Oprah.

Mētra is the Latvian word for the mint plant and is seen as both a given name and a surname, although it is rare in both cases.

This name shot to popularity in the early 1980s thanks to child actor Kaleena Kiff, who starred in the sitcom Love, Sidney/.

For people looking for an unusual variant of Alexandra, especially one that can be shortened to the ubiquitous Alex, Alistrina might be the name for you.

Elizabeth Holmes named the baby daughter she had during her trial for the Theranos fraud Invicta, perhaps symbolizing that her conviction does not mean defeat. Invicta has been used in mottoes since ancient Roman times, including Roma Invicta, which means Rome Undefeated, and the motto of contemporary Kent, in England. Invicta combines two trends, for word names and Ancient Roman names, in one original name.

Ancasta was a Celtic goddess worshipped in Roman Britain, possibly associated with the River Itchen.

Another name for the Mona Lisa, who was married to a Florentine businessman surnamed Giocondo; others say the title referred to her mysterious smile.