Names ending in a
- Dena
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"delicate or judged"Description:
The modern name Dena can be considered to come from either of two Old Testament names. Adina, which means delicate, was the name of a male soldier in the Bible. Dinah, meaning judged, Dinah was the daughter of Jacob and Leah. Dena is a common name in Amish communities.
- Bhaskara
Origin:
SanskritMeaning:
"shining"Description:
An epithet of the sun and the Hindu god Shiva, also borne by a 12th century Indian astronomer. Bhaskar, a common Indian surname, is related.
- Asuma
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"tomorrow truth"Description:
This name can have many different meanings depending the kanji used to write it. The Naruto character Asuma Sarutobi writes his name with kanji meaning "tomorrow truth."
- Nasia
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"God's miracle"Description:
Too close to nausea.
- Medora
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"mother's gift"Description:
Medora is a Greek name much less common here than, say, Melanie or Melissa. It has some literary references, including as the beautiful and passionate heroine of Lord Byron's poem The Corsair, and in Edith Wharton's The Age of Innocence, there is a character named Marchioness Melora Manson.
- Mirela
Origin:
SlavicMeaning:
"peace, world"Description:
Mirela is a name used in Romania and Croatia and is related to popular Mira.
- Ellia
Origin:
Elaboration of EllaDescription:
Ellia is one of the newer entries in the extremely popular El group of names for girls, which includes Ella, Ellie, Elle and so on, as well as L-starting names such as Lillia. Nearly 100 baby girls were named Ellia last year, but we're afraid that the name will not sound as distinctive as it should due to so many other girls with similar names.
- Aleela
Origin:
SwahiliMeaning:
"she cries"Description:
Lilting African name that translates perfectly into other cultures.
- Abitha
Origin:
Variation of TabithaMeaning:
"gazelle"Description:
If Abigail's too popular and Tabitha is too...."Bewitched."
- Parisa
Origin:
Iranian/PersianMeaning:
"like a fairy"Description:
Funny how one letter can turn a name from ordinary to special. Parisa is so much more distinctive than either Marisa or Paris.
- Eloa
Origin:
Brazilian, PortugueseMeaning:
"goddess"Description:
This simple and pretty name means "goddess" in Brazilian Portuguese, and was given to a few dozen girls in 2022.
- Akasha
Origin:
HindiMeaning:
"ether"Description:
This Hindi name for the fifth element, related to the male Akash which means "open sky," was used by Anne Rice in her Vampire Chronicles.
- Anisia
Origin:
Greek, unequalDescription:
This alluring Greek name has two possible meanings — possibly meaning "she who fulfills her obligations, or potentially deriving from the Greek anisos meaning "unequal".
- Chantara
Origin:
ThaiMeaning:
"moon water"Description:
An incredibly poetic name that could be worn well in many cultures.
- Novella
- Golda
Origin:
English, YiddishMeaning:
"gold"Description:
A name with an obvious meaning, for a long time associated with Golda Meir, the fourth Prime Minister of Israel. Nickname Goldie seems to be catching on in the celebrity community.
- Nayara
Origin:
Spelling variation of Naiara, Basque place-nameDescription:
Nayara or Naiara is a Basque name for a Spanish city where the Virgin Mary appeared in medieval times, now a popular girls' name throughout Spain.
- Alta
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"elevated"Description:
Alta, one of the newer names bookended by the letter A, has a meaning that might raise a child's self-esteem. It was the middle name of First Lady Lady Bird Johnson.
- Cristina
Origin:
Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, and Romanian variation of ChristinaDescription:
Cristina is one case where the streamlined version feels more alluring.
- Pacifica
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"tranquil"Description:
When properly pronounced, has an alluring sound and harmonious meaning.