Names ending in a

Kiria

Kiria is a feminine name with multiple potential origins. In Greek, "kyria" (κυρία) means "lady" or "mistress," denoting respect and authority. It may also derive from the Russian diminutive of names…

Kirpa

Indian, Punjabi, Urdu

"blessing, mercy"

A cool and uncommon unisex Indian name.

Kirra

Alternate spelling of Kira

Kirsikka

Finnish

"cherry"

As fruit names go, Cherry is one of the more usable options in English, and the same can be said for Kirsikka, its Finnish counterpart. Sweet and vibrant, Kirsikka was given to more than 1200 girls…

Kirsta

Scandinavian variation of Kirsten or Krista, forms of Christina, Latin

"follower of Christ"

Kirsta is a feminine name that appears to be a variation of Kirsten or Krista, both derived from the Latin Christina, meaning "follower of Christ." With Scandinavian influences, particularly Finnish…

Kirstina

Norwegian variation of Christina, Greek

"Christian"

In the heyday of Chris- names, the Kirsten variation was always more common than Kirstina, and that's still the case today.

Kirya

Kirya is a feminine name with diverse cultural connections. In Hebrew, it relates to 'kirya' meaning 'town' or 'settlement,' while in Russian it could be a diminutive of names containing the element…

Kisa

"cat"

"cat"

Kisha

Spelling variation of Keziah

Rather than simplifying matters, this spelling only complicates them.

Kiska

Aleutian place name

Kiska is a Alaskan volcano island that has the sort of brisk sound to it that makes it fit in with both old names like Saskia and modern names like Pax.

Kissa

African-Ugandan

"born after twins"

Affectionate sounding name that could have birth-order meaning.

Kitana

Video game name

Kitana is the name of a character in Mortal Kombat II -- she's a princess who looks young but is actually 10,000 years old. It may be related to the male Persian name Katana, which means honorable,…

Kitara

Japanese

"north edge"

A lovely option to get to cool nickname Kit, Kitara is a Japanese girl name and also the name of an ancient East African empire.

Kitsa

Diminutive of Kyriaki, Greek

"of the Lord"

Traditionally a nickname for the rare Greek name Kyriaki, Kita could also work as a cute elaboration of Kit or a nickname for Katherine. Pronounces as KEET-sa in Greek, it means "of the Lord" or…

Kitzia

English and Spanish

"cinnamon tree"

An attractive, sparky name which gives cute nicknames Kit, Kitty, Kitzi or Kizzy. It may be based on the Biblical Keziah, meaning "cinnamon tree".

Kiva

Hebrew, variant of Akiva

"protect"

The spiritual sounding Kiva has a number of other-worldly associations. Kiva is a "Stargate" character who becomes a commander in the Lucian Alliance, as well as a planet in "Star Wars." Kiva is also…

Kivela

Russian variation of Cybele, Greek

"the mother of all gods"

Many traditional Russian names have ancient Greek origins, such as Kivela, which derives from Cybele. In Greek mythology, Cybele was the goddess of fertility, nature, and health.