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Names ending in 'a'
A soft vowel at the close — open, melodic, easy to call.
Valkyrie
FUnknown · Means "chooser of the slain", derived from Old Norse valr "the slain" and kyrja "chooser". In Norse myth the Valkyries were maidens who led heroes killed in battle to Valhalla.
Vania
FUnknown
Isla
FModern English
Fatimah
FUnknown · Means "to abstain" in Arabic. Fatimah was a daughter of the Prophet Muhammad and the wife of Ali, the fourth caliph.
Celina
Funcertain
Mina
Funcertain
Zia
Funcertain
Willa
FModern English
Idalia
FUnknown
Karina
Funcertain
Nathalia
FUnknown
Noa
Funcertain
Yelena
FUnknown
Delia
Funcertain
Uma
FUnknown · Means "flax" in Sanskrit. This is another name of the Hindu goddess Parvati. In Hindu texts it is said to derive from the Sanskrit exclamation उ मा (u ma) meaning "O (child), do not (practice austerities)!" which was addressed to Parvati by her mother.
Susannah
FUnknown · Form of SUSANNA found in some versions of the Old Testament.
Gemma
FItalian · gem, precious stone
Adora
FUnknown
Georgina
FModern English
Jimena
FModern Spanish
Cora
Funcertain
Leena
FUnknown · Finnish and Estonian short form of HELENA or MATLEENA.
Odessa
FUkrainian
Winona
FDakota · firstborn daughter
Philomena
FGreek · friend and purpose
Zarah
FUnknown · Form of ZERAH used in some translations of the Bible.
Obadiah
MHebrew · servant of Yahweh
Tanya
FRussian · null
Rosa
Funcertain
Bianca
FItalian · white
Henrietta
FOld German
Amaya
FModern American
Eloisa
FModern English
Krista
Funcertain
Brianna
Funcertain
Hana
Funcertain
Fernanda
FSpanish, Portuguese, Italian · brave traveler
Jaya
FSanskrit · victory
Xena
FUnknown · Probably a variant of XENIA. This was the name of the main character in the 1990s television series 'Xena: Warrior Princess'.
Linda
FGermanic · soft, tender
Patricia
Funcertain
Dorothea
Funcertain
Rania
FUnknown
Sophia
FGreek · wisdom
Malaysia
FUnknown
Emilia
FModern English
Yahya
MArabic · gift of God
Teresa
Funcertain · null
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