10,000+ Girl Names That End in A

  1. Inessa
    • Origin:

      Russian variation of Ines; Spanish from Greek
    • Meaning:

      "pure, chaste"
    • Description:

      Inessa is a truly multi-cultural name, heard in Spain, Germany and Russia, and is related to the names Agnes and Ines/Inez.
  2. Dominica
    • Origin:

      Italian, feminine variation of Dominic
    • Meaning:

      "belonging to the Lord"
    • Description:

      Fashionably Continental and much fresher than Dominique, though it's been used since the Middle Ages. Dominica can be spelled any number of ways, from Dominika to Domenica, but we prefer this version.
  3. Manila
    • Origin:

      Place name
    • Description:

      The name of the capital city of the Philippines is just conceivable as a baby name, giving off the faint scent of vanilla.
  4. Solara
    • Origin:

      English from Latin
    • Meaning:

      "of the sun"
    • Description:

      An English innovation based on Latin solaris "of the sun", or on its English cognate "solar". Toyota used it for one of its cars, and Mila Kunis played a character by the name in the 2010 post-apocalyptic action film The Book of Eli.
  5. Bruna
    • Origin:

      Italian
    • Meaning:

      "brown"
    • Description:

      Possibility for a dark-haired babe.
  6. Nika
    • Origin:

      Russian, diminutive of Veronika
    • Description:

      Enticing modern nickname name possibility.
  7. Emiliana
    • Origin:

      Italian variation of Emily
    • Meaning:

      "rival"
    • Description:

      The enormous popularity of Emily and Emma means that parents will be looking further afield for substitutes -- and this is one of the prettiest.

  8. Samira
    • Origin:

      Arabic
    • Meaning:

      "companion in evening conversation"
    • Description:

      Shiny cousin of Samara with an intriguing meaning. Increasingly associated with the charming Samira Wiley, a perennial scene-stealer on "Orange is the New Black" and "The Handmaid's Tale."
  9. Alejandra
    • Origin:

      Spanish variation of Alexandra
    • Meaning:

      "defending men"
    • Description:

      Alejandra, the Spanish form of this popular and multivaried name, has fans both in and outside the Latino community. Still, it has lost ground since its peak in the 1990s.
  10. Nisa
    • Origin:

      Turkish, Japanese and Thai
    • Meaning:

      "women; night, dream"
    • Description:

      A multicultural choice with an appealing sound. In Arabic, it means "women" and is the name of the fourth chapter of the Quran (surah an-Nisa).
  11. Viva
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "alive, living, life"
    • Description:

      Viva la baby with this life-affirming name, one of the appealing group of girl names that mean life.! Singer Rufus Wainwright chose it for his baby daughter, perhaps in celebration of a new life entering the world the year after he lost his mother Kate McGarrigle. The baby's middle name is Katherine.
  12. Nisha
    • Origin:

      Sanskrit
    • Meaning:

      "night"
    • Description:

      Pretty name that hit the popularity charts in England in the late 1990s.
  13. Xiamara
    • Origin:

      Feminine variation of Guiomar, Spanish, Portuguese
    • Meaning:

      "famous in battle"
    • Description:

      The longer form of Xia is more rhythmic but also more problematic.
  14. Corinna
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "maiden"
    • Description:

      Delicate and gentle old-fashioned name, the kind found in early English poetry. While Corinna and the original Green Korinna are technically diminutives of the ancient Kore, now the popular Cora, this name will often be mistaken for other similar-sounding though unrelated names, such as Karenna. But it's pretty and is backed by more tradition than you'd guess.
  15. Ia
    • Origin:

      Cornish
    • Description:

      This punchy little name, reminiscent of Latin Io, has a whimsical and beautiful fable behind it. According to legend, the Cornish saint Ia was an Irish princess who sailed across the sea to Cornwall on a leaf. She was martyred and buried at the spot where the church of St Ives (called Porth Ia - "St Ia’s cove" - in Cornish) now stands. EE-ah is the Cornish pronunciation, but EYE-ah is also accepted.
  16. Éabha
    • Origin:

      Irish form of Eve
    • Meaning:

      "life"
    • Description:

      Irish spelling of Eva or Ava, also spelt Eabha in Ireland.
  17. Siofra
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "sprite, changeling"
    • Description:

      A relatively modern (18th C) Irish Gaelic name, Siofra or, more properly, Síofra with the fada has its roots in superstition. In the past, when babies were born in Ireland their families feared that the fairies would steal the baby and leave an elven changeling child in its place. It’s an uncommon name starting to pick up in its native country.
  18. Aristeia
    • Origin:

      Literary term from Greek
    • Meaning:

      "the best"
    • Description:

      In epic poetry, the term aristeia is used to denote the climactic point where the hero/heroine has their finest hour. Aristeia feels at home with other big Greek names like Atalanta, Cassiopeia and Galatea. We think this name has potential for parents who think Poem, Saga and Rhapsody are too obvious.
  19. Melania
    • Origin:

      Spanish and Greek variation of Melanie
    • Meaning:

      "black"
    • Description:

      The current wife of Donald Trump, Slovenian model Melania Knauss, brought this pretty version to the fore. Saint Melania was an heiress who freed thousands of enslaved people.
  20. Griselda
    • Origin:

      German
    • Meaning:

      "grey battle"
    • Description:

      Griselda is a famous folklore figure, noted for her patience and obedience. Her story has been told by Petrarch, Chaucer, Boccaccio and set to music by Scarlatti, Vivaldi and Massenet.