Names ending in a

Diminutive form of Anna, pronounced "ah-nee-tsa" in Slovene, Croatian and Serbian and like Annika in Romanian.

No - not a creative spelling of Amber. Amba is an Indian name. Due to its meaning, Amba is a name often related with the Hindu goddess Parvati, who is a fertility deity.

A character name that makes an appearance in Shakespeare's King Lear, Nerilla has hardly been heard in modern times. But with the resurrection of many names from ancient Greece and Roman, Nerilla is one of the Latin names for girls we may be hearing again.

Unfortunately, everyone will hear Crispina, the feminine form of Crispin, as Christina.

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.

This name — also seen as Mellonia — belonged to the Roman goddess of bees and bee-keeping, said to encourage the supply of honey.

The capital of Peru makes a rare but attractive girl name.

Leica is a camera brand that made the news years ago when a photographer gave it to his daughter. It has never charted as a baby name in the US but is definitely a plausible (and attractive) choice for the daughter of a photography lover.

The strong sounds in this energetic Hawaiian name mirror its meaning.

This is a rarely heard feminization of the rarely heard Roland.

This gender-neutral Arabic name was a fast riser for girls in 2022, possibly in part thanks to a beauty blogger and influencer of the same name. The name can also be spelled Hoda or Houda.