Names ending in a

The Italian variation of the celestial, 70s-favorite Angela, with a slightly different sound that might make it feel far more distinctive in to American ears.

Panya is a Russian diminutive that sounds a tad feminine to the Western sensibility.

The Queen and wife of Bail Organa in the Star Wars universe.

A name with various possible origins. Attia was the name of a family clan in Ancient Rome, but the name can also be a variation of the Arabic atiyyah meaning "gift" or "present". Attia is a male given name in Egypt as seen with Egyptian footballer Attia Al Nashwy and Egyptian weightlifter Attia Hamouda.

Although it's best known as the name of the fictional kingdom in The Princess Diaries, Genovia has a history of use as a first name dating back before author Meg Cabot was born.

The name America is given to around 100 baby girls each year, mostly within the Hispanic and Latin American communities. The national charts do not record diacritical marks like accents, but at least some of those baby girls spell their names with one. Model América González is among them.

Attractive but somewhat unwieldy place-name name.

Beautiful, but potentially a tad too extravagant for some tastes.

More out of style than Raymond.

Several hundred parents last year chose Jakayla, an elaboration of Kayla, or hybrid of Jacqueline and Makayla.