Boys' Names Ending in -a Part 2
- Vanja
- Vanna
- Varnava
- Vasilica
- Vazha
- Veasna
- Venkata
- Vepkhia
- Vijaya
- Vikrama
- Wasswa
- Wattana
- Wekesa
- Wibawa
- Wira
- Yahya
Origin:
Arabic, Turkish, and Persian form of YochananDescription:
As a form of Yochanan, Yahya is an Islamic name that honors the prophet John the Baptist. A new entry to the US Top 1000 in 2015, it's a widely used choice in Italy and in England and Wales.
- Yasha
Origin:
RussianMeaning:
"supplanter"Description:
A less-known member of the Sasha-Misha family, deriving from Yakov, the Russian form of Jacob.
- Yehoshua
- Yeshua
Origin:
Variation of Joshua, HebrewMeaning:
"the Lord is my salvation"Description:
Yeshua is often considered the "real" name of Jesus, via the Hebrew to Greek to Latin to English evolution of Yeshua to Iesous to Iesus to Jesus. It is also used as a common alternative of Yehoshua in the later parts of the Hebrew Bible, making it a variation of Joshuah.
- Yura