Names ending in a

Arriana is a more-unusual spelling variation of the names that are most popularly found as Ariana or Arianna. All are forms of the Greek Ariadne. Given its many spellings, that extra r only complicates things.

In Homer's Iliad, Marpessa is the name of an Aetolian princess who is torn between two lovers: the god Apollo and the mortal hero Idas. Fearing that Apollo would abandon her when she grew old, she chose Idas.

More commonly seen in the form Dhruv, Dhruva is another intriguing Indian boy's name referring the pole star in astrology.