Names ending in a

Want to be sure that people pronounce your baby's name the way you intend? Then choose a spelling variation like Ahna for Anna. Ahna is best known as the name of actress and ex-James Franco girlfriend Ahna O'Reilly. Pronunciation issues aside, we still prefer Anna.

The Akan people of Ghana and the Ivory Coast frequently name their children after the day of the week they were born and the order in which they were born. Most Ghanaians have a name using this system.

This variation of the Hebrew Elijah is used in various Balkan countries.

While Pasquale is a fairly common Easter name for boys, the female girl version is virtually undiscovered.

This version of Khadija is popular for baby girls in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The full first name of actor Gbenga Akinnagbe, born to Yoruba Nigerian parents. The Olu- prefix (meaning "God") appears in lots of popular Yoruba names, and Gbenga is also a popular Yoruba name in its own right.

Hail Britannia? We think not.