Names ending in a
- Farasha
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"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.
- Banana
Origin:
Nature nameDescription:
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.
- Glinda
Origin:
Literary nameDescription:
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.
- Malva
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"slender, delicate"Description:
Your zany neighbor, the one who's a potter and has five cats.
- Chahta
Origin:
Choctaw, Native AmericanMeaning:
"Choctaw"Description:
The Choctaw name for their own tribe, occasionally bestowed as a given name.
- Lamorna
Origin:
Cornish place nameDescription:
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".
- Elenoa
Origin:
Variation of Eleanor, meaning unknownDescription:
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.
- Aeva
- Arcelia
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"treasure chest"Description:
Arcelia is an undiscovered Spanish treasure worth considering.
- Annella
Origin:
English, ScottishMeaning:
"grace"Description:
Elaboration of Anne
- Avada
- Amarissa
Origin:
Combination name, Ama + issaMeaning:
"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 DanielDescription:
Appealing Daniel diminutive, similar to other Russian names like Vanya and Ilya.
- Hadiya
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"guide to righteousness"Description:
A pleasant, welcoming Middle Eastern choice.
- Cybela
- Amia
Origin:
Variation of AmyDescription:
This Amy/Mia combination debuted on the US Top 1000 in 2013. It could also be seen as a variant of Amaya.
- Petrushka
Origin:
RussianMeaning:
"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:
LatinMeaning:
"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 JohnDescription:
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.