Boys' Names Ending in -a Part 1

Jaka

Slovene; Indonesian

"supplanter; young man"

Jack getting too common for you? Here's a distinctive twist. Jaka is one of the most popular boy names in Slovenia, where it's a variant of Jacob or James.

Jeremia

Jeremia is a masculine name that serves as a variation of Jeremiah, which has Hebrew origins meaning 'appointed by God' or 'God will uplift.' This form of the name is particularly common in Germanic,…

Joseba

Joseba is a masculine Basque form of Joseph, originating from the Basque Country spanning northern Spain and southwestern France. The name derives ultimately from Hebrew, meaning 'God will add' or…

Jozua

Jozua is a masculine name of Dutch and Afrikaans origin, representing a variation of Joshua, which comes from the Hebrew name Yehoshua, meaning 'Yahweh is salvation.' This distinctive spelling is…

Juda

Arabic or Hebrew

"excellence, praised"

A cross-cultural name which derives either from the Arabic jada "excellence" or from the Hebrew name Yehudah/Judah, meaning "praised".