Gary Sinise chose this Mc name for his late son McCanna, called Mac, in 1990, before Irish and Scottish surnames beginning with Mc or Mac became common as first names. Mac Sinise passed away from a rare form of cancer at the age of 33.


Mccanna

Attractive name, but it does sound feminine. Some have changed it to Nakari.   Although it does not make the U.S. Top 1000, Nakia is among the ten fastest-rising names for both boys and girls.

Nakia

NEBOJŠA

Western place-name that feels equally appropriate for both genders. Note: Natives say rhyme that second syllable with had, so it's not nehv-AH-da.

Nevada

Nicola may be more familiar as a female name in English-speaking countries, but it's a popular classic choice for Italian baby boys – currently just outside the Top 50 there. A historic bearer is Nicola Pisano, a renowned and influential thirteenth century sculptor. 

 Spelled with a K, it's also used in many Slavic countries, as in Nikola Tesla, the eminent Serbian-American inventor.

Nicola

Nikita

NIKŠA

Model Trish Goff's Nima is a boy, but the a ending gives this name a feminine feel.

Nima

Nagendra 

Nala 

Nanda 

Nanna 

Narayana 

Narendra 

Nekoda 

Nemanja 

Nerva 

Nika 

Nikica 

Nikusha 

Nithya 

Nitya

Nkosana 

Nkruma

Noga 

Nooa 

Nova 

Nsia 

Nuada 

Nuadha 

Nuka 

The O'Haras are descended from Eaghra -- pronounced and phonetically spelled Ara -- the lord of Luighne, the modern Leyney in County Sligo.  As a name, this makes a satisfying new twist on Harry.

O'hara

One of the jauntiest o' the O' names, the birth name of actor/ rapper Ice Cube.  

O'shea

The surname of the 44th US President has been been adopted as a first, for girls as well as boys, by admiring parents around the world. And the O beginning even makes it fashionable. Though Barack Obama's name derives from the Luo people of Kenya, Obama is also a Japanese place name and a surname that means "little beach."

Obama

Perfect for a child of Japanese Irish heritage. 

Ohara

Omega is an unusual name used now equally for boys and girls, though the a ending is conventionally feminine.  More popular boys' names, like Omega, end in the a sound these days: Joshua, Noah, Micah.

Omega

OSHea 

Ofra 

Oiva 

Ola 

Ora 

Orla 

Osama 

Ovadia 

Your little Pasha will rule the roost. In Russia, Pasha is traditionally given to a boy born on Good Friday.

Pasha

The Finnish form of Peter was most common in its culture of origin in the 1950s and '60s.

Pekka

The name Persia derives from Avestan Parsa, the name of the Indo-European nomadic people who migrated into southern Iran in about 1000 BCE. Perseus feels more namelike.

Persia

A diminutive of the Russian form of Peter, used on a character in Leo Tolstoy's novel, War and Peace. In Bulgaria, it is used as a feminine name.

Petya

Not nearly as popular as neighbors Trenton and Camden, but occasionally used for girls. Shirley Temple played a Philadelphia in the old western movie "Fort Apache." 

Philadelphia

Padma 

Paega 

Pankaja 

Paora 

Partha 

Patya 

Peeta 

Perica 

Petera 

Petia 

Petrica 

Pika 

Pista

Pitambara 

Prabhakara 

Pramoda 

Prasanna 

Preecha 

Purnama 

Putra 

The name of the sun god of Egyptian mythology could only be used in combination with a longer name. 

A relatively popular Arabic and Sanskrit name, which has a great positive meaning no matter which origin you claim.

Raja

Reima

Riviera

Roma

Rabindra 

Rafa 

Rafinha 

Rajendra 

Rama 

Ramesha 

Rathna 

Ratna

Ravindra  

Raza 

Reda

Reza 

Rida 

Ridha 

Riza 

Rodya 

Romà

Ryota 

Ryouta 

Sasha in all its forms -- which include Sacha and Sascha -- is rising in popularity for both boys and girls. Its most prominent current bearer is Sacha Baron Cohen.

Sacha

This variation of the popular Indian name Sanjay was borne by a popular-against-all-odds American Idol contestant.

Sanjaya

Santana was most recently heard on a female character on hit television show Glee. Nonetheless, this name ranks higher for boys, which can be credited to Grammy Award-winning musician Carlos Santana.

Santana

In Europe, this name is mostly male, but here it's more fashionable for girls.  It's a diminutive of Alexander.

Sascha

The energetic Russian nickname name Sasha is being used increasingly on its own, though since the prominence of the First Daughter, more than 90% of the American babies named Sasha are girls. Sacha Baron Cohen bears one of the alternate spellings.  


Sasha

Savva is the Russian variant of the Spanish name Sabas. Chekhov used it for a handsome charmer in one of his short stories.

Savva

Seneca's distinguished heritage as the name of the ancient Roman philosopher-playwright who tutored Nero, and of an Iroquois tribe makes this an interesting choice for either sex. 

Seneca

Vana's list "Boys' Names Ending in -a Part 2" of 222 great name ideas: Mccanna - Žiga !

Boys' Names Ending in -a Part 2

Names ending in -a are popular for girls, but there are loads of names ending in -a that are used for boys too.