10,000+ Girl Names That End in A

  1. Aroa
    • Origin:

      Basque
    • Meaning:

      "era, time"
    • Description:

      Part of a group of lovely A-starting names popular in Spain, along with Ainhoa and Aitana. Spanish actress Aroa Gimeno introduced this one.
  2. Joa
    • Origin:

      Finnish, Danish, Swedish variation of Jo
    • Meaning:

      "Jehovah increases"
    • Description:

      A unisex Scandinavian name. Joa is more common for boys in Finland but equally split between sexes in Sweden and Denmark.
  3. Safia
    • Emília
      • Origin:

        Portuguese, Hungarian, and Slovak variation of Emilia, Latin
      • Meaning:

        "rival"
    • Hala
      • Origin:

        Arabic
      • Meaning:

        "moon halo"
      • Description:

        A simple and seamlessly international choice with a joyful sound and beautiful meaning.
    • Zera
      • Origin:

        Hebrew
      • Meaning:

        "seeds, beginnings"
      • Description:

        More than zero, but perhaps too close to Vera.
    • Ivria
      • Origin:

        Hebrew
      • Meaning:

        "from the land of Abraham"
      • Description:

        Perhaps to honor an ancestral Abraham, but presents a confusing image.
    • Adaia
      • Origin:

        Variation of Adaiah, Hebrew
      • Meaning:

        "God has adorned"
      • Description:

        Relatively well-used in Puerto Rico, where it resembles common Basque names like Alaia and Anaia. With the sharp rise of Alaia in the US in recent years as well as the love for "Ad-" names on girls, it makes sense that the still rare Adaia is increasing in use as well. Adaia was given to just under 100 baby girls in 2022.
    • Olenna
      • Origin:

        Literary name
      • Description:

        Variant form of Olena. George R. R. Martin used this spelling for a character in his "A Song of Ice and Fire" series.
    • Winola
      • Origin:

        German
      • Meaning:

        "charming friend"
      • Description:

        Native-American feel via similarity to Winona.
    • Tavora
      • Origin:

        Hebrew, feminine variation of Tavor
      • Meaning:

        "break, fracture"
      • Description:

        Tavora is an attractive option, based on the name of a mountain in northern Israel. But the meaning of Tavora and brother name Tavor is less than optimal.
    • Cliantha
      • Origin:

        Greek
      • Meaning:

        "glory-flower"
      • Description:

        A highly unusual flower name that could give you Clio for short.
    • Nadiya
      • Origin:

        Russian, Arabic; "hope; moist with dew"
      • Meaning:

        "hope; moist with dew"
      • Description:

        A timeless cultural crossover name, Nadiya can either be a variant spelling of Nadia, a diminutive of the Russian name Nadezhda, meaning "hope"; or derived from the Arabic word Nada, meaning "morning dew" or "to be wet with dew" — something especially precious in dry climates.
    • Zana
      • Origin:

        Polish variation of Jane; Hebrew, diminutive of Susanna
      • Description:

        An international possibility, heard from England and Israel to Poland, Latvia, and Albania.
    • Odella
      • Origin:

        Variation of Odele or Odelia, English, Hebrew "song; I will praise the Lord"
      • Meaning:

        "song; I will praise the Lord"
      • Description:

        Names with the del element, such as Adeline, Adelaide, Adele, and Della, are currently en vogue, but old-fashioned Odella didn't get the memo.
    • Avra
      • Orithyia
        • Origin:

          Greek
        • Meaning:

          "woman raging in the mountains"
        • Description:

          As elaborate O names such as Olympia and Ophelia gain popularity, Orithyia seems more and more usable. It's the name of several women in Greek mythology, including Orithyia, Queen of the Amazon, who co-ruled with her sister Antiope.
      • Fidelia
        • Origin:

          Latin
        • Meaning:

          "faithful"
        • Description:

          Fidelia stems from the Latin word Fides, meaning faith. It has the some root as the English word fidelity. Fidelia gained popularity in the mid-19th Century after Beethoven's opera "Fidelio" gave this name cultural and virtuous significance.
      • Pamina
        • Origin:

          Italian
        • Meaning:

          "little honey"
        • Description:

          This operatic Italian name -- it appears in Mozart's "The Magic Flute" -- is a more unusual route to the nickname Pam/Pammy.
      • Osanna
        • Origin:

          Latin
        • Meaning:

          "praise the Lord"
        • Description:

          May rise along with other spiritually inclined names, but Americans might find it too close to Osama.