10,000+ Girl Names That End in A
- Zulma
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"peace"Description:
A rare Arabic name related to the Hebrew Shalom, Solomon or Salome, meaning "peace", " safety" or "completeness". In complete contrast, it could be related to the word "dhulm" or "zulm" meaning "unfairness", and conveying the idea of overcoming oppression.
- Rosita
Origin:
Spanish, diminutive of RosaMeaning:
"rose"Description:
This spirited Spanish variation of Rosa was familiar in the mid-20th century, but is used more quietly now. Given to around 35 babies in the US each year, it could work as a fresh alternative to Roberta or Rosie.
- Veronika
Origin:
Czech variation of VeronicaDescription:
This spelling adds a touch of the unusual to Veronica.
- Williamina
Origin:
Female version of WilliamMeaning:
"resolute protection"Description:
Sometimes heard in Scotland, where its heyday was in the times of Robert Burns and Sir Walter Scott, here we would prefer the Germanic version, Wilhelmina, brought into the spotlight by the conniving character on "Ugly Betty."
- Neja
Origin:
Diminutive of Jerneja, SloveneMeaning:
"son of the furrow"Description:
More common in Slovenia than its mother name, Jerneja. Neja peaked in 2015 when it ranked at Number 15 on the Slovene Top 100.
- Camelia
Origin:
Romanian and Spanish form of CamelliaMeaning:
"camellia flower"Description:
A floral name, used in Romania and popular in Moldova too. Camellia is the English form, while Camélia is used in France. The flower itself is named after botanist George Josef Kamel.
- Tayla
Origin:
Spelling variation of TaylorDescription:
Tayla is a hybrid name, ala Sayla and Mikayla. Recipe for sudden -- if brief -- new name success: take two of the trendiest choices, Taylor and Kayla, stir, and voila...Tayla, which made it onto the hit parade in the mid-1990s.
- Aesha
- Reza
- Yaiza
Origin:
Spanish place nameDescription:
Not strictly Spanish but Guanche, the original inhabitants of the Canary Islands, this place name became popular as a first in Spain via a trilogy by Alberto Vazquez Figueroa. The Guanche meaning of the place name is "one who shares equally."
- Tindra
Origin:
SwedishMeaning:
"to twinkle or sparkle"Description:
Tindra is a new name in Sweden, used only since the 1980s, that has become enormously popular: It's in the Top 60 there. And while unknown in the US, Tindra certainly has possibilities as a substitute for the flagging Kendra.
- Mealla
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"honey, sweetness; lightning"Description:
Also spelled the phonetic Mella, this Irish name is as sweet as its meaning — well, one of them.
- Ithaca
Origin:
Place-nameDescription:
The island home of Odysseus, and city site of Cornell University, sounds soft and pleasant enough to make it a candidate for babynamehood.
- Eclipsa
Origin:
Invented nameMeaning:
"eclipse"Description:
Eclipsa Butterfly, also called Eclipsa the Queen of Darkness, is a character on the Disney Channel show Star vs. the Forces of Evil. Both Eclipsa and Solaria, the name of her mother, debuted on the charts in 2021, two years after the series finale.
- Florencia
- Kenya
Origin:
Place name, KikuyuMeaning:
"mountain of white"Description:
Kenya, a name borrowed from the East African nation and theoretically unisex, is now used mostly for girls. While it's had its ups and downs since entering the US Top 1000 in 1968, it currently ranks lower than spelling variant Kenia.
- Ibara
Origin:
Japanese surnameMeaning:
"thorn"Description:
Typically seen as a Japanese surname, but used for a female antagonist in the anime series My Hero Academia.
- Louna
Origin:
French variation of Luna, LatinMeaning:
"moon"Description:
The modern French take on Luna.
- Hala
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"moon halo"Description:
A simple and seamlessly international choice with a joyful sound and beautiful meaning.
- Athanasia
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"immortal"Description:
Feminine form of Athanasius