ending in a names

Names ending in A are common across many languages and styles.

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1,273 names · Page 6 of 22. Origin labels follow the cited name sense; earlier roots and uncertain meanings are explained on each name page.

Doroteia

Borrowed from Latin Dorothea, from Ancient Greek Δωροθέα (Dōrothéa).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends A

Dorothea

See Dorothy.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends A

Drusiana

Inherited from Latin Drūsiāna, feminine form of Drūsiānus, derived from Drūsus.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Drusilla

Borrowed from Latin Drūsilla, feminine diminutive form of the cognomen Drūsus.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Dua

Transliteration of Punjabi ਦੂਆ (dūā) for the Indian surname.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 1 syllable
Ending: ends A

Dulcinea

Miguel de Cervantes coined this name in his satirical quest novel The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha, giving the name to Don Quixote's mistress. The name in…

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Durga

Borrowed from Sanskrit दुर्गा (durgā).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends A

Dynja

From Old Norse dynr.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends A

Dżesika

Borrowed from English Jessica.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Dzsesszika

Possibly from English Jessica.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Eda

From Old English ead (“riches”), also short for compound given names beginning thus, particularly Edith.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends A

Edita

Derived from English Edith.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Edna

From Hebrew עֶדְנָה (“pleasure; delight”); a variant of Eden in the Book of Tobit. In Ireland and Scotland it has been used as an anglicization of Eithne. a female given name…

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends A

Edwina

Female form of Edwin from Old English, equivalent to Edwin + -a.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Edyta

Borrowed from English Edith.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Eerika

Early 20th century feminine form of Eerik, modern form probably via Swedish Erika. Variant of the older Eriika and Erika.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Eeva

From Latin Ē̆va, from Ancient Greek Εὔᾱ (Eúā), from Biblical Hebrew חַוָּה (ḥawwā́, literally “life”).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends A

Efa

a male given name from Hebrew חַוָּה, equivalent to English Eve

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends A

Eftychia

From Greek Ευτυχία (Eftychía), from Ancient Greek εὐτυχία (eutukhía, “good luck”).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends A

Eila

Possibly a variant of Norwegian Eili, a rare form of Eli (“Helen”), or from English Eileen. Popularized by the novel Tuskaa (1907) by Väinö Kataja.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends A

Elaina

A female given name from Ancient Greek, of modern usage, variant of Elaine.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Electra

From Ancient Greek Ἠλέκτρα (Ēléktra), from ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron, “amber”), related to ἠλέκτωρ (ēléktōr, “shining sun”).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Elena

Borrowed from Italian and Spanish Elena, cognate to English Helen. Variant of Helena, possibly from Italian Elena and/or Spanish Elena. From Italian and Spanish Elena. From…

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Eleonoora

From Swedish Eleonora.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends A

Elettra

From Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron, “amber”).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Elfreda

From Old English Ælfþrȳþ (from ælf (“elf”) + þrȳþ (“strength”)); later partly merged with æþel (“noble”) + þrȳþ (“strength”) ( =Audrey).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Elia

From Biblical Hebrew אליהו ('Eliyáhu, literally “Yahweh is my god”). Inherited from Latin Ēliās, with Greek accentation. Inherited from Latin or Borrowed from Latin Hēlia,…

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Elija

Borrowed from English Elijah.

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Elisa

A spelling variant of Elise.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Elisabetta

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ (Elisábet), a transliteration of Biblical Hebrew אֱלִישֶׁבַע (Elishéva, literally “my God is an oath”).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 5 syllables
Ending: ends A

Elisha

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אֱלִישָׁע (ʾĔlîšāʿ).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Elisheba

Borrowed from Hebrew אלישבע. Doublet of Elizabeth.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends A

Elissa

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἔλῐσσᾰ (Élĭssă); probably from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤀𐤎𐤕 (ʾlʾst /⁠Elishat⁠/), 𐤀𐤋𐤀𐤎 (ʾlʾs /⁠Elisha⁠/).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Eliza

Shortened from Elizabeth. Borrowed from German Elise, originally diminutive of Elisabeth.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Elma

From the 19th century. Likely from English Elma, Danish Elma or Italian Elma.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends A

Elmira

Possibly a feminine equivalent of Elmer, from Proto-Germanic *aþalaz (“noble”) + *mēraz (“famous”), as in Spanish Edelmira. Introduced through literature (Molière, Goethe).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Elsa

From German Elsa, contraction of Elisabeth, occasionally used in English after its appearance in Wagner's opera Lohengrin (1847). From Swedish Elsa, short for Elisabet and its…

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends A

Elviira

From Spanish Elvira, Italian Elvira.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Elvira

A medieval Spanish royal name, of probably Gothic origin, and debated meaning, possibly 𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gailjan) + *𐍅𐌴𐍂𐌴𐌹 (*wērei), thus "joyful sincerity". It became…

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Elvíra

Derived from Spanish Elvira.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Elwira

Derived from Italian Elvira and Spanish Elvira.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Elżbieta

Learned borrowing from Latin Elisabētha. Doublet of Izabela.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Ema

Derived from German Emma.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends A

Emilia

A female given name from Latin, a rare Latinized variant of Emily. Borrowed from Latin Aemilia. From Latin Aemilia. Learned borrowing from Latin Aemilia.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends A

Emma

Brought to England by the Normans; short form of compound given names beginning with a Frankish prototheme Ermin- or Irmin- "entire", from Proto-Germanic *ermunaz. From German…

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends A

Enea

From Latin Aenēās, from Ancient Greek Αἰνείᾱς (Aineíās).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends A

Epaminonda

From Ancient Greek Ἐπαμεινώνδας (Epameinṓndas).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 5 syllables
Ending: ends A

Epifania

Directly borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπιφάνεια (epipháneia).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 5 syllables
Ending: ends A

Erica

A feminine form of Eric, ultimately from Old Norse. The name has also been associated with the flower genus. Borrowed from English Erica.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Ericka

A female given name from the Germanic languages, a less common spelling of Erica and Erika.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Eriika

Variant of Eerika, Eriikka.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Erika

Spelling variant of Erica, the feminine form of Eric, or borrowed directly from modern Scandinavia, ultimately from Old Norse Eiríkr. Older variant of Eerika.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Érika

Feminine form of Éric, ultimately from Old Norse.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Erma

A female given name from the Germanic languages, of rare usage, variant of Irma.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends A

Ersa

From Ancient Greek Ἕρσα (Hérsa, literally “Dew”).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends A

Escolástica

The feminine of escolástico, from Latin scholasticus, from Ancient Greek σχολαστικός (skholastikós), adjective of Ancient Greek σχολή (skholḗ, “school”).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 5 syllables
Ending: ends A

Esdra

From Latin Esdras, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew עזרא.

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends A

Eseia

a male given name from Hebrew יְשַׁעְיָהוּ, equivalent to English Isaiah

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Esma

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اسما, from Arabic أَسْمَاء (ʔasmāʔ, “names”), plural of اِسْم (ism, “name”), in reference to the 99 names of God in Islam.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends A

Esmeralda

From Spanish esmeralda (“emerald”), as first used in the novel Notre-Dame de Paris (1831) by Victor Hugo. Borrowed from Spanish Esmeralda, from esmeralda (“emerald”).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends A

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