Names ending in a

A popular South Indian name that gained international attention when Aishwarya Rai became Miss World in 1994.

Melvin is one of the ultimate nerd names, and Melva is not far behind.

This female version of Levi is much too apt to be mistaken for Livia.

Lorca is a Spanish place name from the province of Navarre, but more famous as the last name of the eminent Spanish poet and playwright Federico Garcia Lorca, who was the direct inspiration for the name of Leonard Cohen's daughter Lorca.

Spanish for galaxy, this larger-than-life name would make a bold but beautiful choice for girl.

An Early American name undoubtedly related to the Greek mythological name Electra, the version we prefer.

Delicate yet strong, Amira has been a cross-cultural sensation in recent year, rising fast both in the US and several European nations. Spelling variation Amyra is joining in on the love, amongst one of the newest additions to the US Top 1000 in 2023.

German spelling of the Russian diminutive Kolya, from Nikolai.

Old English name as outmoded as the use of the word maid for a young girl.

Unlike Pamela and Melanie, Mela feels fresh and unusual.

A unisex Scandinavian name. Joa is more common for boys in Finland but equally split between sexes in Sweden and Denmark.

A Biblical place name referred to by the Old Testament prophet Ezra. It may be a corruption of Caspian, or may derive from Hebrew keceph "silver, money".

An old-fashioned Slovene nickname for Gertruda — the Jerca variation is considered more stylish.

Has an incomplete feeling....

One of the Sirens in Greek mythology, Ligeia was also the title character in an Edgar Allan Poe story. The mythological Ligeia was half-bird, half-woman. Spelling may also be Lygeia or Ligia.