Names ending in a
- Antea
Origin:
Slavic form of AntoniaDescription:
Ante is the equivalent to Antony in Croatia, Bosnia, and other Balkan countries. Antea is the feminine equivalent, and would make a sweet, modern-sounding alternative to dusty Antonia.
- Krysta
- Dulcia
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"sweet"Description:
Has a sweetness via its relation to such words as dulcet; other similar possibilities are DULCE, DULCINA, and the down-home DULCIE. Though this Latin names for girls is rarely heard in contemporary times in this form, Dulcie is found.
- Džana
- Divina
Origin:
Variation of DavinaDescription:
A choice of two pronunciations, making this little girl divine or diveen.
- Chola
- Haumea
Origin:
HawaiianMeaning:
"red ruler"Description:
Haumea is the Hawaiian goddess of childbirth, said to have created a potion to allow humans to be able to give birth naturally. The meaning of the name is likely related to the blood shed in childbirth. A dwarf planet beyond Neptune's orbit is named in Haumea's honor.
- Irya
Origin:
Variation of Irina, RussianMeaning:
"peace"Description:
Irya is an Irina diminutive, and rare even in its native country.
- Kitara
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"north edge"Description:
A lovely option to get to cool nickname Kit, Kitara is a Japanese girl name and also the name of an ancient East African empire.
- Matija
Origin:
Slovene, Croatian, and Serbian variation of Matthias, AramaicMeaning:
"gift of God"Description:
Thoroughly masculine in Central Europe, although it may be misconstrued as a feminine name in English-speaking countries.
- Beyza
Origin:
Turkish and ArabicMeaning:
"white"Description:
Beyzs is both a girls' name, most popular around the turn of this century, and a place name of a city and county in Iran.
- Elania
- Doğa
Origin:
Turkish word nameMeaning:
"nature"Description:
In Turkey, as in many countries around the world, word names are on the rise. Doğa is among the most popular for baby girls.
- Luminosa
- Ansa
Origin:
FinnishMeaning:
"trap"Description:
An attractive and easily translatable Finnish name.
- Rikka
- Mellona
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"honey"Description:
This name — also seen as Mellonia — belonged to the Roman goddess of bees and bee-keeping, said to encourage the supply of honey.
- Kiska
Origin:
Aleutian place nameDescription:
Kiska is a Alaskan volcano island that has the sort of brisk sound to it that makes it fit in with both old names like Saskia and modern names like Pax.
- Lima
Origin:
Spanish place name from QuechuaMeaning:
"speaker"Description:
The capital of Peru makes a rare but attractive girl name.
- Radella
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"elfin advisor"Description:
Extremely unusual ella-ending choice.