10,000+ Girl Names That End in A

  1. Risa
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "laughing"
  2. Aglaea
    • Origin:

      Greek mythology name
    • Meaning:

      "radiance"
    • Description:

      Aglaea, sometimes spelled Aglaia, is one of the Three Graces or Charities. She represented beauty and splendor: ironic, given that the main barrier to her name making a comeback is that it sounds like ugly.
  3. Darva
    • Origin:

      Slavic
    • Meaning:

      "honeybee"
    • Description:

      The first bride on "Who Wants to Marry a Millionaire." -- not the classiest of names.
  4. Columbia
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "land of Columbus"
    • Description:

      Columbia is a rarely used name with many associations. From the eighteenth century it has been used as a female personification of the United States, often appearing as a flag-draped patriotic figure. And as such it's inspired a plethora of place and company names, from the District of Columbia to Columbia University to Columbia Records, and songs like "Columbia, Gem of the Ocean." A character called Columbia appears in The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
  5. Fjolla
    • Origin:

      Albanian
    • Meaning:

      "snowflake"
    • Description:

      If you can get past the unintuitive J (it's pronounced like a Y), Fjolla is a perky and attractive girl name. It is derived from the Albanian word for snowflake, fjollë, and is most common in Kosovo.
  6. Nelya
    • Origin:

      English, diminutive of Helen, Eleanor, et al: "bright, shining one"
    • Meaning:

      "bright, shining one"
  7. Ninetta
    • Origin:

      Italian and Spanish diminutive of Nina
    • Meaning:

      "little girl"
    • Description:

      Might be carrying things too far -- little little girl? -- though could freshen up this favorite.
  8. Leva
    • Inoa
      • Origin:

        Hawaiian
      • Meaning:

        "name chant"
      • Description:

        Inoa is an evocative choice from the South Seas.
    • Efia
      • Origin:

        Akan
      • Meaning:

        "born on Friday"
      • Description:

        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). Efia (also Afua) is the name for girls born on a Friday. (The male variant is Kofi)
    • Vianna
      • Balbina
        • Origin:

          Roman
        • Meaning:

          "stammerer"
        • Description:

          The Ancient Roman Balbina is the feminine form of Balbus or Balbinus. While certainly unique, it's hard to imagine this name will go far in the modern English-speaking world.
      • Dusana
        • Origin:

          Slavic
        • Meaning:

          "spirit or soul"
        • Description:

          Pretty Slavic name, with some obvious pronunciation challenges.
      • Linea
        • Kannika
          • Origin:

            Thai
          • Meaning:

            "flower"
          • Description:

            This Thai name can get shortened to Niki or Nika.
        • Aubriella
          • Origin:

            Combination of Aubrey and Ella
          • Description:

            Aubriella is a hybrid name that marries two trendy favorites, Aubrey and Ella, into a unit that's somehow less than the sum of its parts. Though both Aubrey and Ella may be overused at this point, combining them into Aubriella does not improve the choice. Aubriella entered the Top 1000 for the first time in 2014.
        • Celena
          • Nabila
            • Origin:

              Arabic
            • Meaning:

              "honorable, noble"
            • Description:

              Pretty and feminine Muslim name popular in Egypt.
          • Khalia
            • Juana
              • Origin:

                Spanish, feminine variation of Juan
              • Description:

                Juana has not achieved the popularity in the U.S. of the male version Juan. Whereas Juan has made it almost to the Top 50 on the U. S. hit parade, sister Juana has barely entered the thousand most popular.