Names ending in a

The German short form Liesa is usually pronounced lee-za, but most people in America will say it like Lisa -- or, just to annoy you, Liza.

Mother of rising star actress Quvenzhané Wallis.

Chenoa is the Native American name for the Kentucky River. This name has come into prominence as the stage name of Argentine singer María Laura Corradini Falomir. In the US it is given to a handful of girls each year.

The Bulgarian deity of the New Year — fitting for a baby due around the turn of the calendar year.

In the Iroquois Native American culture, Onatha is the Mother Earth deity and the goddess of life. Her name is alternatively spelled Onatah.

The male usage of Arna comes from Arnaud, the French translation of Arnold. Arnaud and Arna were historically used in Creole-speaking Louisiana. Harlem Renaissance poet Arna Bontemps was born in Alexandria, Louisiana in 1902.