10,000+ Girl Names That End in A

A bright and appealing Spanish name traditionally given to honor the church festival of Candlemas, which commemorates the presentation of Christ in the temple and the purification of the Virgin Mary.

U is an oft-rejected first initial, but a name like Uzoma makes it cool.

An obscure European girls' name that will recall, to many, the Algerian surname of French soccer star Zinedine Zidane

Many invented names that end in -isha spring from the Arabic Aisha, an important name in the Muslim religion. The Ta- or Te- prefix was especially stylish for both girls and boys in the eighties. This name may also be related to Tanis.

Torquano Tasso likely invented this name for the magical enchantress who beguiles the crusaders in his celebrated poem Jerusalem Delivered. Armida is also the eponymous heroine of a Handel opera.

A town in the San Fernando Valley: slightly better than Encino or Tarzana.

A whole raft of names that start with Adel are coming back into fashion, from Adele to Adelaide to Adeline to Adelina, and so Adelisa -- a hybrid of the Adel sound and the isa suffix -- was given to a handful of girls last year. While still a quiet variation, we predict we'll see more of Adelisa in the coming years, and as hybrid names go, it's quite charming.

A possible addition to the Ava / Ada / Adah collection, with a Jewish twist.

Feminine form of Qamar, also used occasionally in Malay.