10,000+ Girl Names That End in A

  1. Forsythia
    • Origin:

      Flower name, from English surname
    • Meaning:

      "Forsyth's flower"
    • Description:

      This yellow harbinger spring bloom was named for Scottish botanist William Forsyth, and is even more unusual than such species as Acacia and Azalea.
  2. Peppa
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Giuseppa, Italian
    • Meaning:

      "Jehovah increases"
    • Description:

      Not long ago, Peppa may have been at risk for confusion with the name Pepper. But thanks to the British children's TV series Peppa Pig, Peppa is now a household name. If your household contains preschoolers, that is.
  3. Salana
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "sun"
    • Description:

      Related to the more common Solana, Salana has a pleasantly rhythmic pan-cultural feel.
  4. Shia
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "gift of god"
    • Description:

      The young male star Shia LaBeouf has given this name a male image, but many would consider its sound soft and feminine.
  5. Ysella
    • Origin:

      Cornish
    • Meaning:

      "modest"
    • Description:

      A subtle virtue name, a name that can be shortened to two popular nicknames (Izzy and Ella) and a rare Cornish name - what isn't to love about this modest appellation? It has been used as a name in Cornwall since the 1970s.
  6. Shiva
    • Origin:

      Persian
    • Meaning:

      "charming and eloquent"
    • Description:

      In India, Shiva is an unambiguously male name; but in the middle east, Shiva derives from the Persian words for charm and eloquence, and is usually used as a female name.
  7. Gioia
    • Origin:

      Italian
    • Meaning:

      "joy"
    • Description:

      Prettier than Joy and just beginning to be used here.
  8. Azula
    • Origin:

      Modern invented name
    • Meaning:

      "blue"
    • Description:

      A character name from Avatar: The Last Airbender. Azula is one of the two main antagonists of the series: a Firebender who produces blue flames (hence her name, which is derived from Spanish, Portuguese and Galician azul, meaning "blue").
  9. Svea
    • Origin:

      Nordic
    • Meaning:

      "spear"
    • Description:

      More Scandinavian names are making their way into English-speaking homes. If Sven and Freya are useable, why not Svea?
  10. Adhara
    • Origin:

      Arabic
    • Meaning:

      "virgins"
    • Description:

      Adhara is the name of one of the brightest stars in the sky. Also known as Adara, this name is perfectly suitable for a child.
  11. Myrna
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "festive"
    • Description:

      Angliziced spelling of Muirne, the name of the mother of Finn mac Cool in Irish legend. Actress Myrna Loy was a notable bearer.
  12. Dilara
    • Origin:

      Turkish
    • Meaning:

      "adorning the heart"
    • Description:

      A popular Turkish name with a delightful meaning. It peaked at #11 in Turkey in 2002, but has since dropped back out of the Top 100 there.
  13. Lysandra
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "liberator"
    • Description:

      This name is the feminization of mythological name Lysander, which is best known to English-speakers as a character in Shakespeare's comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream.
  14. Medea
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "middle"
    • Description:

      Mythological princess who killed her kids. Eternal no-no.
  15. Peta
    • Origin:

      Native American, Blackfoot,or Greek, "golden eagle, or rock, stone"
    • Meaning:

      "golden eagle, or rock, stone"
    • Description:

      Too tightly tied to the acronym for the activist group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
  16. Danika
    • Origin:

      Eastern European
    • Meaning:

      "morning star"
    • Description:

      Spelling variation of Danica with a modern update.
  17. Nydia
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "home"
    • Description:

      Very rarely used, could provide a distinctive alternative to Lydia.
  18. Nira
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "light, or furrow, plowed field"
    • Description:

      Symbolic name given to girls born on TuB'Shevat, the New Year of the Trees.
  19. Katia
    • Origin:

      Russian diminutive of Ekaterina
    • Meaning:

      "pure"
    • Description:

      One of the warm and earthy Russian nickname names now coming into style. Denzel Washington is the father of a Katia.
  20. Aniya
    • Origin:

      English, Arabic
    • Meaning:

      "helper"
    • Description:

      A recent coinage in English, perhaps created as a variation to Anya/Anja and Aaliyah. In Arabic, the name can mean "vessel", "pinnacle" or "helper".