Names ending in a
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Osana
Osana is a feminine name with multiple potential origins. In Japanese, it can mean "childlike" or "innocent," while it may also derive from the Hebrew "Hosanna" meaning "deliver us" or "save, we…
Osanna
Italian
"praise the Lord; deliver us"
An Italian form of expressive Hosanna, this spiritual name might appeal to those who enjoy nicknames Ozzy or Anna. Borne by a number of saints, including a 15th century Italian mystic, Osanna also…
Osha
Literary name
Game of Thrones fans may recognize this as the name of the wily Wildling who helped protect Bran Stark for several seasons of the HBO show. George R.R. Martin has cited Harry Potter vet Natalia…
O'shea
Irish
"hawklike, stately"
One of the jauntiest o' the O' names, the birth name of actor/ rapper Ice Cube.
Oshea
Hebrew
"salvation"
Variation of Hosea.
Osla
Scottish
"God consecrated"
This name originally comes from the wild and remote Shetland Islands, ultimately borrowed the Icelandic Ásla and Norse Aslaug, meaning "God consecrated" or "God promised", though it has been…
Ostara
Old High German
"dawn"
In Germanic mythology, Ostara is the goddess of springtime, fertility, and dawn. Her existence as a mythological figure was pieced together by scholar Jacob Grimm, who used evidence such as the…
Ota
Ota is a feminine name with Japanese origins, though it also appears in Czech, Hungarian, and Finnish naming traditions with different etymologies. In Japanese, it can mean 'large field' or carry…
Otavia
Otavia is a feminine name representing a variation of Octavia, which has Latin origins meaning 'eighth' or 'born eighth.' The classical name derives from the Roman family name Octavius, famously…
Otelia
Otelia is a feminine name with Germanic roots, derived from the elements 'aud' meaning 'wealth, fortune' or 'prosperity.' It's a variant of Odelia or Ottilia, names that have been used since medieval…
Otha
Otha is a feminine name with American origins, though it was historically used for both genders. It may have evolved as a variant of other names like Otho or Othello, which have Greek and literary…
Otha
Otha is a masculine name with American origins, though it may have roots in older Germanic naming elements. The name possibly derives from the Old German name Otto, meaning 'wealth' or 'prosperity,'…
Otilia
Spanish, Romanian
"wealth, fatherland"
Spanish and Romanian form of Ottilia or Odilia
Otima
Choctaw, Native American
"goes and goes"
In Choctaw culture, people could have multiple names over a lifetime. New names would be bestowed upon tribe members after major life events.
Ottava
Word name from the Latin
"eight"
In literature, the Ottava rima is a form of poetry consisting of eight line stanzas and the rhyme scheme ABABABCC. Originating in Italy, it is typically used for epic and narrative poetry, with…
Ottavia
Italian, variation of Latin Octavia
"eight"
Softer and more romantic than Octavia, this is a name once used when it wasn't uncommon for families to have eight children. A possible substitute for the epidemically popular Olivia.
Ottessa
Variation of Atossa, Greek from Persian
"bestowing very richly, well trickling, well granting"
Author Ottessa Moshfegh is one of the few to bear her name — a rare variation of the ancient name Atossa, rather than Odessa (as many think). The historical Atossa was a character not unlike one in a…
Otthilda
Otthilda is an extremely rare feminine name with Germanic origins, combining the elements 'ot' or 'od' (meaning wealth or fortune) and 'hild' (meaning battle or conflict). This powerful combination…
Ottila
Ottila is a feminine name with Germanic roots, likely a variant of Ottilie or Odilia. These names derive from the Germanic elements 'aud' meaning 'wealth' or 'fortune' and 'hild' meaning 'battle.'…
Ottilia
German and Swedish
"prosperous"
Form of Ottilie or Odilia