10,000+ Girl Names That End in A
Across 585 pages
of 585
Amandla
Zulu and Xhosa
"power"
A mighty lion in sheep's clothing. Though Amandla looks, to the untrained eye, like a variant of milquetoast Amanda, it actually derives from the word for "power" in the Zulu and Xhosa languages, two…
Adrastea
Ancient Greek
"inescapable"
In Greek mythology, Adrastea (or Adrasteia) was a nymph who helped raise the infant Zeus. It was also sometimes used as an alternate name for several other goddesses, and is the name of one of the…
Alessandria
Italian place name
While many will see this as a alternate version of more popular Alexandria and Alessandra -- and some parents may indeed intend it as such -- it is also the name of a province and city in northwest…
Assumpta
Latin
"Assumption"
A highly unusual name in the U.S., Assumpta refers to the Assumption of Mary, the ascent of the Virgin Mary into Heaven before her death in Catholic and Eastern Orthodox doctrine. An intriguing and…
Bia
Greek, Portuguese, Romanian
"force; blessed; white"
A bright and bouncy micro name, far rarer than Mia or Gia. In Greek mythology, Bia is the personification of force and raw energy. In Portuguese, it's a nickname for Beatriz, and in Romanian it's…
Deianira
Greek
"man destroyer"
The name of Hercules' third wife in Greek mythology, who unwittingly killed her demigod husband by giving him a poisoned shirt. Hence the meaning. Dayanara -- as in "Orange is the New Black"…
Emmaretta
Variation of Emma
Best known as the title of a song by prog rock group Deep Purple, itself named after Emmaretta Marks, an actress and singer who was in the musical Hair at the time. Now that Emma is the most popular…
Eudoxia
Greek
"good deeds"
Think the letter X is always cool in names? Meet Eudoxia. An ancient name with a great meaning, associated with a number of saints and Byzantine royals. You might also like the similar Eudocia or…
Fiametta
Italian
"little flame"
Fiametta is the pseudonym Italian Renaissance writer Bocaccio gave to his muse in his writing; her real name was most likely Maria d'Aquino. It was also the title of a ballet in the 19th century.…
Fioralba
Italian
"flower of the dawn"
A lush, romantic flower name for people who think Rose, Violet and Lily are 1000 times too popular.
Gloriana
Latin
"glory"
Originally the name of the titular faerie queene of Spenser's epic poem "The Faerie Queene," published in 1590. Gloriana was, along with Belphoebe, an allegory for Queen Elizabeth. In the 400-odd…
Ilithyia
Greek from Latin
"the readycomer"
A name so old that it may predate the written word. Ilithyia is, immediately, the Latinized version of the name of the Greek goddess of childbirth and midwifery, but its roots stretch back to the…
Iphimedeia
Ancient Greek
A minor figure in Greek mythology, who was apparently quite fond of incest; she married her uncle and bore several children by Poseidon, god of the sea, who was her grandfather. In short: If ever a…
Liviana
Latin
"envious"
Somehow sounds even posher than Lavinia. A lushly beautiful name, in the trendy ancient style, marred only by a negative meaning.
Maximiliana
Female variation of Maximilian
A feminization with a long (if sparse) history of use among European aristocracy. One young member of the illustrious Arco family of Central Europe is named Maximiliana.
Penthesilea
Greek
"mournful grip"
An interesting figure from Greek mythology -- an Amazon queen who fought for Troy in the Trojan War -- but no figure could be interesting enough to make that five-syllable mouthful usable today.…
Rosabella
Latin
"beautiful rose"
A mashup of two of the most popular baby names today, Rose and Bella, that's still comparatively undiscovered in the US. Just 58 American baby girls were named Rosabella last year. It feels more…
Sophonisba
Punic via Latin
"sheltered by Ba'al"
The original Sophonisba was a Carthaginian noblewoman who was alive at the time of the Second Punic War, who became a legend for drinking lethal poison rather than be humiliated by Carthage's Roman…
Themyscira
Greek place name
According to legend -- and, crucially, the Wonder Woman comics and movies -- Themyscira is the home of the Amazons, a mythical race of powerful female warriors. As depicted in the DC comics,…
Fionnula
Irish Gaelic
"white shoulders"
Fionnula is one of many spelling variations of this lovely Irish name for girls , underused in the US: Only 10 baby girls were given the name in 2016. Other variations include Fionnuala and Fenella.…