Names ending in a

The Akan people of Ghana and the Ivory Coast frequently name their children after the day of the week they were born and the order in which they were born. Most Ghanaians have a name using this system (think Kofi Annan, whose name means born on a Friday).

Despite the 'A' initial, this name is related to Emily and Emilia - via the Roman name Aemilia as opposed to the Germanic Amelia.