10,000+ Girl Names That End in A
- Katja
Origin:
German; Scandinavian; Finnish; Dutch; Slovene; Croatian, from GreekMeaning:
"pure"Description:
A sweet and international short form of Catherine, pronounced like Katya and used in various European languages.
- Fiamma
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"flame"Description:
Fiery names are blazing hot right now, and this one would fit right in.
- Vespa
- Arinya
Origin:
ThaiMeaning:
"beautiful knowledgeable woman"Description:
This name has it all - looks, brains, charms and an international sound that can go anywhere.
- Snejana
Origin:
BulgarianMeaning:
"snowy"Description:
This name of a supermodel from Ukraine is not one of those Eastern European choices that translate easily or attractively.
- Neila
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"locking, closing"Description:
This name of the final service on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is sometimes given symbolically to girls born on that day.
- Olea
Origin:
Latin botanical name, genus of treesMeaning:
"olive"Description:
Olea is an unusual botanical name that relates to both olive and oil, brought to public attention when it was chosen by actress Amy Adams as the middle name for her daughter Aviana. Olea is also an occasionally used Norwegian and Danish girl's name and is said to be an Old Hebrew word for night or moon.
- 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.
- Cytherea
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"from the island of Cythera"Description:
Cytherea, a place-name that is the home of Aphrodite, seems stuck in ancient Greece.
- 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.
- Leanna
Origin:
Spelling variation of Liana; Combination of Lee and AnnaDescription:
A name that gained some currency through its rhyming relationship to Breanna, though it has been on a downward trend since 1989.
- Jelena
Origin:
Russian, Serbian, Croatian, EstonianMeaning:
"light"Description:
A pretty international form of Helena used in many Slavic languages, also sometimes spelled Yelena.
- Diya
Origin:
Mbama, Sanskrit, Hindi and LatinMeaning:
"love; lamp; heavenly"Description:
A sweet and simple multicultural choice which has several different meanings and origins.
- Savina
Origin:
Italian variation of SabinaDescription:
Saint Savina of Milan gave comfort to prisoners. Her name is a variation of the Latin Sabina, which refers to the Sabine people. Not completely unknown in the US, there were 25 baby girls named Savina last year, and fewer than 100 called Sabina. Savina and Sabina will inevitably be confused with Sabrina, which is much more popular.
- 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.
- Samiya
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"high, exalted, praised"Description:
Samiya is a name used by parents of both Arabic and African ancestry. Spelling variations include Samiyah, Samiah, and Samia.
- 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".
- Rania
Origin:
Arabic, GreekMeaning:
"to gaze, to look; heavenly"Description:
As an Arabic name, Rania is a variation of Raniya, ultimately derived from the Arabic word ranā meaning "to gaze" or "side look". Other descendants of this root include Ranya and Rana itself. Familiar in the UK, Spain, the Netherlands and France, Rania is currently borne by Rania Al Abdullah, Queen of Jordan.
- Nebula
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"mist"Description:
Could be the next Nova, now that celestial baby names are in the ascendent.
- Zvezda
Origin:
Slavic, RussianMeaning:
"star"Description:
Zvezda, which means star in several Slavic languages, is a traditional established name in Eastern Europe and Russia. While names with celestial meanings have an intrinsic appeal, that initial Zv may be difficult for English speakers to wrap their tongues around.