Names ending in a

Affrica has long been a popular name on the Isle of Man, where long ago there was a Princess named Affrica.

Lovers of elaborate ancient names like Pandora and Dorothea might appreciate this unusual name from Greek mythology. Pasithea is an obscure goddess of rest and relaxation, one of the Charites or Graces, and wife of Hypnos, god of sleep and dreams.

Common Slovene spelling of Olivia, pronounced the same way.

Bernessa is a rare form of the old-fashioned biblical name Bernice, once stylish but now fallen from favor -- though according to the Hundred Year Rule, it could be time for a comeback.

A futuristic-sounding nickname for Octavia.