Names ending in a

One of the many names for the Virgin Mary, this name is popular in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking communities.

Accalia was the human foster-mother of twins Romulus and Remus. Her name is even more obscure than theirs.

Plausible name for parents with Slavic roots, known as the wife of Alexander the Great.

Mala is one of those names that's both simple and exotic, easy to pronounce yet unfamiliar to many English speakers.

Amabella is an elaboration of Amabel, a popular medieval name. Neil Gaiman and Liane Moriarty used Amabella as a character name in their novels, The Graveyard Book and Big Little Lies, respectively.

Actress Jada Pinkett Smith propelled her name into the limelight during the 1990s and early 2000s. Alongside this rise, variant spelling Jaida entered the US Top 1000 in 1998 and peaked at Number 516 in 2008. In the last five years, however, Jaida has dropped dramatically, drawing ever closer to the bottom of the charts.

Extremely simple and extremely distinctive -- a winning combination. Sound-alike Calla is a Greek (and botanical) name that means beautiful.

Polexia Aphrodesia was the futuristic sounding name of the Anna Paquin character in the movie "Almost Famous."

A sunny sounding name, Mayella is a smoosh name with various meanings, depending on which etymological root you follow for May. The name is perhaps most associated with Mayella Ewell in Harper Lee's novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, a character whose loneliness and desperation spark the main plot of the book. This may well put parents off using the name and it is only ever given to a handful of girls every year.

Perhaps to honor an ancestral Abraham, but presents a confusing image.

Occasionally heard in Ireland, small chance of success here.

A bold and evocative African place name. The country of Kenya gets its name from Mount Kenya, referred to it as "Kirinyaga" or "Kerenyaga" by the local Kikuyu people, meaning "mountain of whiteness" due to its snow-capped peak.

Affectionate sounding name that could have birth-order meaning.

A highly unusual flower name that could give you Clio for short.

Also an Israeli place-name, this is an unusual, feminine choice.