Names ending in a

  1. Eleonara
    • Origin:

      Italian, German, Dutch, and Polish version of Eleanor
    • Meaning:

      "bright, shining one"
    • Description:

      The usual form of Eleonara is Eleanora, with each syllable pronounced, but transposing, adding, or subtracting a vowel or syllable here or there works fine and adds to the international, feminine spin on a solid name.
  2. Atta
    • Origin:

      Nature name
    • Description:

      Princess Atta is a royal ant in the Pixar film A Bug's Life, named for a genus of ants.
  3. Manilla
    • Origin:

      City name
    • Description:

      A variant spelling of Manila, the capital of the Philippines. Vloggers The Bucket List Family have a son named Manilla.
  4. Abdalla
    • Origin:

      African
    • Meaning:

      "servant of God"
    • Description:

      This Muslim name derived from the Arabic is found in North and East Africa.
  5. Breanna
    • Origin:

      Spelling variation of Briana
    • Description:

      The further you move away from the original Briana, the feminine form of Brian first used by Edmund Spenser in The Faerie Queen, the more invented and less authentic you get. But many parents want the distance from Brian as Breanna -- or Breana or Breeanna or any of the other variations -- feels more like its own name.
  6. Dariana
    • Origin:

      Variation of Darian
    • Meaning:

      "rich, kingly"
  7. Javiera
    • Origin:

      Spanish, feminine form of Javier, Spanish version of Xavier
    • Meaning:

      "new house, bright"
    • Description:

      Javiera, pronounced ha-vee-AIR-a, is not as well used as twin brother JAVIER, but makes an attractive Latina choice.
  8. Agnieszka
    • Origin:

      Polish version of Agnes
    • Description:

      In the Top 100 in Poland, this is probably the most flowery and feminine version of Agnes making the rounds.
  9. Megaera
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "the jealous one"
    • Description:

      Megaera is one of the Furies in Greek mythology — deities of vengeance. It's a better choice than Envy, which was given to 37 more baby girls than Megaera at last count.
  10. Oceania
    • Origin:

      Place name and feminine variation of Oceanus, Greek
    • Meaning:

      "ocean"
    • Description:

      Oceania is one of the most elaborate of the trending Ocean-related names. Oceania also refers to the area of the world including Australia and neighboring islands.
  11. Philadelphia
    • Origin:

      Greek place-name
    • Meaning:

      "brotherly love"
    • Description:

      Place-name mentioned in the New Testament and not yet on the name map. Philadelphia Thursday was the character played by Shirley Temple in John Ford's 1948 "Fort Apache."
  12. Noora
    • Belisama
      • Origin:

        Celtic
      • Meaning:

        "white, shining"
      • Description:

        Belisama is a goddess in Celtic mythology often associated as the equivalent to the Roman Minerva and Greek Athena.
    • Geremia
      • Origin:

        Italian variation of Jeremiah, Hebrew
      • Meaning:

        "appointed by God"
      • Description:

        Italian form of Jeremiah, commonly used among Medieval Italian Jews.
    • Eyona
      • Kalia
        • Juanita
          • Origin:

            Spanish, feminine variation of Juan
          • Description:

            Pervasive in all Spanish-speaking cultures, Juanita, like Juana, has not emigrated.
        • Daina
          • Origin:

            Japanese; Lithuanian and Latvian
          • Meaning:

            "my greens; song"
          • Description:

            A name with an international sound, similar to Diana and Dana, used very commonly in Latvia in the 20th century.
        • Jamaica
          • Origin:

            Native American place name
          • Meaning:

            "rich in springs"
          • Description:

            Among the least gimmicky, most appealing and colorful of all the names found in the atlas, Jamaica almost sings out the rhythms of the West Indies.
        • Issa