10,000+ Girl Names That End in A
- Aroa
Origin:
BasqueMeaning:
"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.
- Joa
Origin:
Finnish, Danish, Swedish variation of JoMeaning:
"Jehovah increases"Description:
A unisex Scandinavian name. Joa is more common for boys in Finland but equally split between sexes in Sweden and Denmark.
- Safia
- Emília
Origin:
Portuguese, Hungarian, and Slovak variation of Emilia, LatinMeaning:
"rival"
- Hala
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"moon halo"Description:
A simple and seamlessly international choice with a joyful sound and beautiful meaning.
- Zera
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"seeds, beginnings"Description:
More than zero, but perhaps too close to Vera.
- Ivria
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"from the land of Abraham"Description:
Perhaps to honor an ancestral Abraham, but presents a confusing image.
- Adaia
Origin:
Variation of Adaiah, HebrewMeaning:
"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 nameDescription:
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:
GermanMeaning:
"charming friend"Description:
Native-American feel via similarity to Winona.
- Tavora
Origin:
Hebrew, feminine variation of TavorMeaning:
"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:
GreekMeaning:
"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 SusannaDescription:
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:
GreekMeaning:
"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:
LatinMeaning:
"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:
ItalianMeaning:
"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:
LatinMeaning:
"praise the Lord"Description:
May rise along with other spiritually inclined names, but Americans might find it too close to Osama.