925+ Boy Names That End with A
- Jona
- Elatha
Origin:
Irish mythological nameMeaning:
"art; knowledge"Description:
Elatha is the god of the Moon in Irish mythology. The contemporary Irish spelling would be Ealadha.
- Bubba
Origin:
American nicknameDescription:
The original southern Good Ol' Boy.
- Aminta
Origin:
Variation of Amyntas, GreekMeaning:
"defender"Description:
Aminta is now considered a feminine name, but it originated as a variation of Amyntas, a name connected to numerous ancient kings. In the 16th century, Torquato Tasso, an Italian poet, wrote a play titled Aminta about a lovestruck shepherd who falls for a beautiful nymph named Silvia.
- Hokta
Origin:
Choctaw, Native American, meaning unknownDescription:
Name bestowed upon Choctaw men.
- Kenya
Origin:
Place name, KikuyuMeaning:
"mountain of white"Description:
A bold and evocative African place name. The country of Kenya gets its name from Mount Kenya, referred to it as "Kirinyaga" or "Kerenyaga" by the local Kikuyu people, meaning "mountain of whiteness" due to its snow-capped peak.
- Manaia
Origin:
MaoriMeaning:
"embellishment; spiritual messenger"Description:
The Manaia is a mythological creature in Māori culture, a common motif in Māori art. Usually depicted as having the head of a bird, the tail of a fish and the body of a man, the Manaia is traditionally believed to be the messenger between the earthly world of mortals and the domain of the spirits, and its symbol is used as a guardian against evil.
- Dracula
Origin:
SlavicMeaning:
"son of the devil"Description:
The infamous name Dracula technically means "son of Dracul" but since Dracul means devil in modern Romanian, we thought we'd cut right to the chase.
- Unika
Origin:
AfricanMeaning:
"shining"Description:
Girlish, but has a nice feeling of uniqueness and unity.
- Ezana
Origin:
Ethiopian, Geʽez, meaning unknownDescription:
Ezana of Aksum was the ruler of an ancient kingdom that is now in Eritrea and Ethiopia. He was the first monarch of Aksum to convert to Christianity and is a saint in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church.
- Sitara
Origin:
Urdu from PersianMeaning:
"star"Description:
A beautiful Urdu name with a musical sound and a lovely celestial meaning. Sitara got a boost in 2022, potentially from the award-winning 2020 short film "Sitara: Let Girls Dream", bringing awareness to the issue of child marriage.
- Radna
Description:
Radna is known in demonology as the demon of greed and envy.
- Diarra
Origin:
West AfricanMeaning:
"gift"Description:
Diarra has a nice meaning, but we could see it leading to possible teasing re association with a certain digestive problem.
- Yahya
Origin:
Arabic, Turkish, and Persian form of YochananMeaning:
"God is Gracious"Description:
As a form of the Hebrew Yochanan, Yahya is an Islamic name that honors the prophet John the Baptist, making it one of many international forms of John. In Islamic tradition, Yahya is celebrated for his dedication to and understanding of scriptures from a young age and for his gentleness and sinless life.
Currently popular in England and Wales, Yahya has also been on and off of the US Top 1000 charts since 2015.
- Sendoa
Origin:
BasqueMeaning:
"strong"Description:
Relatively unknown outside of its native region, Sendoa is an intriguing international name with a strong meaning.
- Tashka
Origin:
Choctaw, Native AmericanMeaning:
"warrior"Description:
Among the Choctaw, names were given after life achievements. Tashka would have been given to a warrior after a battle.
- Ziga
Origin:
Slovene, SilesianMeaning:
"victory protector"Description:
A cool Slavic short form of Sigmund, properly spelt Žiga in Slovene.
- Vanja
Origin:
Croatian, Serbian variation of Vanya, RussianMeaning:
"God is gracious"Description:
Goodbye Uncle Vanya and hello...It Girl baby name? It's true — style icon Chloë Sevigny chose the name Vanja for her son, born in 2020. The name honors Vanja's paternal heritage — Chloë's partner is the Croatian-born gallerist Siniša Mačkovic.
- Miska
Origin:
Finnish diminutive of MikaelMeaning:
"who is like God?"Description:
Along with Mika, a nickname for Mikael.
- Cuba
Origin:
Place-nameMeaning:
"abundant fertile land; great place"Description:
Soul singer Cuba Gooding and his actor son of the same name put this unexpected geographical name on the map for boys, but it has a longer history of use than you might expect. Deriving from the island in the Caribbean Sea, it had a brief spell of popularity in the US at the end of the 1890s when Spain lost possession of the island during the Spanish-American War. Used predominantly (though rarely) on girls throughout the last century, it has occasionally be given to a handful of boys too.