Names ending in a

  1. Farasha
    • Origin:

      Arabic
    • Meaning:

      "butterfly"
    • Description:

      Farasha is butterfly in Arabic, which means that to English-speakers, it feels more like a soft feminine name and less like a fluttery animal. Pretty without feeling flighty.
  2. Banana
    • Origin:

      Nature name
    • Description:

      Banana is one fruity name we wouldn't recommend. Pick Plum instead. There is a Japanese novelist whose pen name is Banana Yoshimoto--birth name Mahoko.
  3. Glinda
    • Origin:

      Literary name
    • Description:

      Glinda is famous as the name of the Good Witch in The Wizard of Oz, invented by author L. Frank Baum. but has there ever been a real life, non-fictional Glinda? Not in the US last year.
  4. Malva
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "slender, delicate"
    • Description:

      Your zany neighbor, the one who's a potter and has five cats.
  5. Chahta
    • Origin:

      Choctaw, Native American
    • Meaning:

      "Choctaw"
    • Description:

      The Choctaw name for their own tribe, occasionally bestowed as a given name.
  6. Lamorna
    • Origin:

      Cornish place name
    • Description:

      The name Lamorna belongs to a village, valley and cove in an area of outstanding natural beauty in West Cornwall, and to a popular Cornish folk song referencing the area. The name possibly derives from nans "valley" + mor "sea", or from lann "area around a church" + morlanow "high tide".
  7. Elenoa
    • Origin:

      Variation of Eleanor, meaning unknown
    • Description:

      Form of Eleanor found in the Pacific Islands, such as Fiji and Tonga. Other sources say it is used in Hawaii, but Elenoa has never been recorded as a name in the state.
  8. Aeva
    • Arcelia
      • Origin:

        Spanish
      • Meaning:

        "treasure chest"
      • Description:

        Arcelia is an undiscovered Spanish treasure worth considering.
    • Annella
      • Origin:

        English, Scottish
      • Meaning:

        "grace"
      • Description:

        Elaboration of Anne
    • Avada
      • Amarissa
        • Origin:

          Combination name, Ama + issa
        • Meaning:

          "little lover"
        • Description:

          Amarissa is kind of cobbled together from two traditional elements: Ama, which means "love" or "lover" and is found in such more established names as Amabel and Amariah, and -issa, which is a common feminine suffix that functions as a diminutive. While Amarissa is pretty and frilly, it may frequently be misunderstood as Marissa, Melissa, and may ultimately be more trouble than it's worth.
      • Danya
        • Origin:

          Russian variation of Daniel
        • Description:

          Appealing Daniel diminutive, similar to other Russian names like Vanya and Ilya.
      • Hadiya
        • Origin:

          Arabic
        • Meaning:

          "guide to righteousness"
        • Description:

          A pleasant, welcoming Middle Eastern choice.
      • Cybela
        • Amia
          • Origin:

            Variation of Amy
          • Description:

            This Amy/Mia combination debuted on the US Top 1000 in 2013. It could also be seen as a variant of Amaya.
        • Petrushka
          • Origin:

            Russian
          • Meaning:

            "little stone, parsley"
          • Description:

            Russian diminutive from Pyotr (Peter), a very familiar form generally used only for small children, pets or close family members. It's also the Russian word for the herb parsley.
        • Aska
          • Pretoria
            • Origin:

              Latin
            • Meaning:

              "official"
            • Description:

              Pretoria is a city in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa, named after its founder Marthinus Pretorius. The surname derives from from Latin praetor meaning "leader, official".
          • Ivanna
            • Origin:

              Feminine of Ivan, which is itself a variation of John
            • Description:

              Ivanna / Ivana both come out of the name "John" by way of the Russian variant Ivan. Whereas Joanna feels dated, Ivanna feels cosmopolitan and fresh. Ivanka (of Trump fame) is a diminutive version of Ivanna.