10,000+ Girl Names That End in A
- Senta
Origin:
German feminine diminutive of Roman name CrescensMeaning:
"to grow"Description:
Senta is a lovely name, but if you name your daughter Senta, will the kids call her Santa? Maybe, but this obscure yet simple German name for girls.may appeal to parents searching the untraveled name routes.
- Maša
Origin:
Slovene and Croatian variation of Masha, RussianMeaning:
"drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved"Description:
Homophonous with Masha, the Russian nickname for Maria.
- Ovidia
Origin:
Feminine variation of Ovidius, Roman family nameMeaning:
"shepherd or sheep"Description:
Ovidia is the unusual feminine form of the ancient Roman Ovidius, most famous as the name of the exiled 1st century Roman poet Ovid. Modern male form Ovidio is known in Spain and Portugal. Ovida is another variation.
- Neza
- Adrastea
Origin:
Ancient GreekMeaning:
"inescapable"Description:
In Greek mythology, Adrastea (or Adrasteia) was a nymph who helped raise the infant Zeus. It was also sometimes used as an alternate name for several other goddesses, and is the name of one of the moons of Jupiter.
- Hydrangea
Origin:
Flower name, from GreekMeaning:
"water vessel"Description:
Prettier than the other name the plant goes by, Hortensia.
- Pella
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"marvel of God"Description:
The power of the popular ella sound is sapped in this cross-cultural choice.
- Neima
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"pleasant, agreeable, likeable"Description:
One of the less attractive Hebrew choices.
- Lilianna
Origin:
Spelling variation of LilianaDescription:
Deriving from "Lilian", as an elaborate form of the flower name, "Lily", Lilianna is a clean and polished spelling for those wanting the pronunciation Lily-Ann-uh.
- Zalia
- Alania
- Nadira
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"precious, rare"Description:
Feminine form of Nadir
- Adessa
Origin:
Finnish and Swedish, meaning unknownDescription:
Adessa may be a Scandinavian variation of the place name Odessa.
- Amaria
- Drea
Origin:
Diminutive of Alexandrea or AndreaDescription:
Introduced via Sopranos star Drea (born Andrea) de Matteo, and catching on with a wider audience.
- Yulisa
Origin:
Spanish variation of Julisa or JuliaMeaning:
"youthful or sky father"Description:
Yulisa is a spelling variation of the Latin American Julissa or Julisa. Yulisa clarifies the pronunciation of the name for English speakers.
- Janna
Origin:
Dutch contraction of JohannaDescription:
Could run into pronunciation confusion.
- Nelia
Origin:
Diminutive of CorneliaMeaning:
"horn"Description:
This lively and appealing name originated as a short form of Cornelia, but is well able to stand on its own. Nelia is also often in the Hispanic culture, where it can be a short form of Manuela. It did have some American usage in the late nineteenth century, and with Cornelia having a comeback, Nelia could follow.
- Salla
Origin:
FinnishMeaning:
"princess"Description:
Salla is a variant of Salli — the Finnish form of Sally. Both Salla and Salli are common names in their native country, but Salla is the more modern form, having peaked in popularity in the 1980s and 90s (Salli peaked in the 20s and 30s). Today, Salla is given to almost twice as many baby girls in Finland than Salli.
- Zoella
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"life + girl"Description:
A modern combo name created from Zoe + Ella – or, in the case of influential British Youtuber Zoella, from Zoë + Elizabeth.