This is a list of submitted names in which the ending sequence is a or ah.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Punga m Polynesian MythologyMeans "anchor stone" in Maori. In Maori mythology, Punga is a supernatural being who is the father of all ugly things.
Puniša m Serbian (Rare)Derived from the adjective
pun, literally meaning "full", denoting chubby and plump child.
Punya m & f Indian, NepaliMeans "merit," "virtue" or "good karma" in Hinduism and Buddhism.
Pupella f Italian (Rare, ?)Pupella Maggio (1910-1999) was an Italian film actress. She was born
Giustina Maggio. Pupella was her nickname, and it means "little doll" in Italian. She worked with Federico Fellini, the famous Italian film director.
Pureza f PortugueseIt means "purity". Originally used as "Maria da Pureza", in honour of Nossa Senhora da Pureza (Our Lady of Purity).
Purísima f Spanish (European, Rare)From Spanish
purísima meaning "most pure", in reference to the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary (see
Inmaculada). It is used in the Catholic recitation '
ave María purísima'.
Purva f MarathiIn Sanskrit, "Purva" means "eastern" or "first. It is a common name in India and is often given to girls.
Pushmataha m ChoctawMeaning uncertain, though scholars agree that it suggests connotations of "ending"; possible meanings include "the warrior's seat is finished", "he has won all the honors of his race", and, from
Apushamatahahubi, "a messenger of death" (literally "one whose rifle, tomahawk, or bow is alike fatal in war or hunting")... [
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Pushpika f SinhaleseMeans "flower" in Sinhalese. A notable bearer is Sri Lankan beauty pageant winner Pushpika De Silva.
Püstə f AzerbaijaniMeans "pistachio" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Persian پسته
(peste).
Putta m Anglo-SaxonOld English byname meaning "hawk, kite (bird of prey)", originally a nickname given to a fierce or rapacious person.
Pya f Judeo-Anglo-NormanDerived from Norman
pie "magpie" (via Old French
pie, from Latin
pica, the feminine of
picus "woodpecker").
Pyhia f Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
pꜣ-jḥjꜣ, of uncertain etymology. The first element could be
pꜣ "the aforementioned; the; he of, this of". This was the name a daughter of
Thutmose IV.
Pyrena f ObscurePossibly based on Greek πῦρ
(pyr) meaning "fire". This is the full name of American musician Rena Lovelis (1998-), a member of the band Hey Violet (along with her sister
Szatania 'Nia' Lovelis).
Pyronia f Greek MythologyEpithet of the goddess Artemis derived from Greek πυρ
(pyr) meaning "fire". It is also the name of a genus of butterfly.
Pythia f Ancient GreekFrom the name of
Apollo's master priestess at Delphi, who was also known as the Oracle of Delphi. The name is derived from Πυθώ
(Pytho), which is the old name of the city of Delphi... [
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Pyurvya m KalmykDerived from Kalmyk пүрвə
(pürvä) meaning "Jupiter (the planet)", related to Tibetan
Phurbu.
Qa'a m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
qꜣ-ꜥ, possibly meaning "the one whose arm is raised", derived from Egyptian
qꜣ "raised" and
ꜥ "arm". This was the name of the last king of the First Dynasty of Egypt.
Qamariyya f ArabicFrom masculine
قَمَرِيّ (
qamariyy) or feminine
قَمَرِيَّة (
qamariyya), both meaning "lunar, related to the moon" in Arabic. It may therefore be seen as a strictly feminine variant of
Qamar.
Qamarunnisa f Indian (Muslim), UrduMeans "moon among women" from Arabic قمر
(qamar) meaning "moon" (figuratively "something or someone beautiful, especially a face") and نساء
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Qandila f UzbekDerived from
qandil which can mean "chandelier" or a kind of apple.
Qardaşağa m AzerbaijaniFrom the Azerbaijani
qardaş meaning "brother" and
ağa meaning "lord, master".
Qaribullah m KazakhDerived from the Arabic word
qarib, meaning "close to" and the Arabic word
Allah, meaning "God".
Qëndresa f Kosovar, AlbanianDerived from Albanian
qëndresë "sojourn, stay; stamina, resistance; firm stance; perseverance, steadfastness".
Qeshta f AssyrianFrom the Aramaic word for rainbow, it is used as a female name among the Assyrian diaspora
Qhana Chuyma f AymaraFrom the Aymara
qhana meaning "clear; light, clarity" and
chuyma meaning "lung" in Aymara, conceptually seen as the 'heart' of a person or seat of sentiment and emotion in Aymara culture.
Qhana Qinaya f AymaraFrom the Aymara
qhana meaning "clear; light, clarity" and
qinaya meaning "cloud".
Qhawa f QuechuaMeans "one who watches, one who monitors" in Quechua.
Qia m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 洽
(qià) meaning "just, exactly, precisely; proper", 恰
(qiā) meaning "to blend with, be in harmony; to penetrate; to cover; a river in Shenxi" or other characters that are pronounced similarly.
Qianghua f ChineseFrom the Chinese
蔷 (qiáng) meaning "rose" and
华 (huá) meaning "prosperous, splendid".
Qiangjia f ChineseFrom the Chinese
嫱 (qiáng) meaning "lady" and
嘉 (jiā) meaning "fine, good, excellent, auspicious".
Qianhua f ChineseFrom the Chinese
千 (qiān) meaning "thousand, many, very" and
花 (huā) meaning "flower".
Qianxia f ChineseFrom Chinese 千 (qiān) meaning "thousand", 茜 (qiān) meaning "rubia plant, madder plant", or 骞 (qiān) meaning "soar, fly, rise" combined with 夏 (xià) meaning "summer, great, grand" or 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds, mist"... [
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Qianya f Chinese千 qian is the number thousand, 雅 ya means graceful.
Qiaohua f ChineseFrom the Chinese
巧 (qiǎo) meaning "artful, skillful, clever" or
俏 (qiào) meaning "like, similar, resemble" and
花 (huā) meaning "flower" or
华 (huá) meaning "flashy, prosperous, splendid, illustrious".
Qiaoxia f ChineseFrom the Chinese
俏 (qiào) meaning "like, similar, resemble" and
霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".
Qinghua m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 清
(qīng) meaning "clear, pure, clean", 庆
(qìng) meaning "congratulate, celebrate" or 青
(qīng) meaning "blue, green, young" combined with 华
(huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese" or 骅
(huá) meaning "chesnut horse, fine horse"... [
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Qingna f ChineseFrom the Chinese
庆 (qìng) meaning "celebrate, congratulate" and
娜 (nà) meaning "elegant, graceful".
Qistina f MalayDerived from Arabic قسط
(qisṭ) meaning "portion, share, amount" or "equity, justice".
Qiuxia f ChineseFrom the Chinese
秋 (qiū) meaning "autumn" and
霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".
Qiyana f Obscure (Rare)After the League of Legends character Qiyana. This name was given to 5 girls in the US in 2020.
Qobila f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
qobil meaning "able, gifted" or "obedient".
Qodira f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
qodir meaning "capable".
Qofiya f UzbekMeans "rhyme" or "rhyming letter" in Uzbek.
Qolbikä f BashkirFrom Bashkir
ҡол (qol) meaning "obedient, docile" and feminine name element
бикә (bikä). Qooqqa f GreenlandicWest Greenlandic name of unknown meaning, perhaps related to
qooqqaq meaning "larynx".
Q'orianka f QuechuaQuechua feminine name derived from the words
qori meaning "gold" and
anka which means "eagle".
Qoyašbikä f BashkirFrom Bashkir
ҡояш (qoyaš) meaning "sun" and feminine name element
бикә (bikä). Quanxia f ChineseFrom the Chinese
泉 (quán) meaning "spring, fountain, wealth" and
霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".
Quartilla f Ancient RomanDiminutive of
Quarta. In Roman times it was usually given to the fourth-born child (from Latin
quartus "fourth"). This was the name of a character in Petronius' 1st-century novel 'The Satyricon'.
Quda m & f KazakhKazakh word for
God, ultimately derived from the Persian name
Khuda.
Qudratullah m Arabic, UrduMeans "power of Allah" from
قدرة (
qudrah) meaning "power, capability" combined with
الله (
Allah)
Quechollacahua f NahuatlMeaning uncertain, possibly "inhabitant of Quechollac", from the name of a town (itself derived from
quecholli "roseate swan, roseate spoonbill",
atl "water", and the locative suffix
-c) combined with
ahua "possessor of water; resident of a town".
Quelala m LiteratureIn L. Frank Baum's "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" (1900), Quelala is a once mentioned character in the prior history of Oz, who saved a race of Winged Monkeys from being destroyed by putting them into servitude... [
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Quena f Spanish (Latin American)Its usage in Mexico and South America is likely due to the
quena, or
qina in Quechua, the traditional flute of the Andes.
Querella f Roman MythologyMeans "complaint, lamentation" in Latin. In Roman mythology Querella was the personification of mockery, blame, ridicule, scorn, complaint and stinging criticism, equivalent to the Greek daemon
Momos (who was expelled from heaven for ridiculing the gods).
Quetzala f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)From
Quetzala, the name of a river in Mexico. Quetzala is likely derived from Nahuatl
quetzalli, "quetzal feather". The word
quetzalli also denotes something precious. The quetzal held great cultural and religious significance to the Aztecs, and other indigenous peoples of Central America... [
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Quetzalhua m NahuatlMeans "owner of feathers", derived from Nahuatl
quetzalli "quetzal feather, precious thing" and the possessive suffix
-hua.
Quicemitoa m NahuatlMeans "he speaks with determination" or "he resolved to do something" in Nahuatl.
Quilla f Inca Mythology (Hispanicized)Hispanicized form of
Killa. In Inca mythology Mama Quilla or Mama Killa was the goddess of the moon, worshipped in particular by women and often represented by a disc made of either gold or silver... [
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Quintessa f African American (Rare)Variant of
Quintella inspired by the word
quintessence, meaning "the fifth element", "aether". According to Medieval science, the quintessence was the material that filled the region of the universe beyond the terrestrial sphere... [
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Quirentia f ObscureAnna Quirentia Nilsson, better known as Anna Q. Nilsson, was a well-known Swedish-born silent movie actress. She was given her middle name because she was born on March 30, the feast day of
Quirinus of Neuss.
Quisara f TheatreOrigin uncertain. This was used for the title character in John Fletcher's play 'The Island Princess' (written ca. 1619-1621): a princess of Tidore (an Islamic state in Indonesia) who vows to marry the man who frees her brother, the king, who has recently been captured by a local rival.
Quisqueya f Spanish (Caribbean)From a Taíno name for the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, which is made up of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. It has been applied poetically to the Dominican Republic since the Restoration War in the 1860s, and appears in its national anthem (sometimes known as 'Valiant Quisqueyans')... [
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Qulla Nayra f AymaraFrom the Aymara
qulla meaning "medicine, remedy" and
nayra meaning "eyes".
Qulla Panqara f AymaraFrom the Aymara
qulla meaning "medicine, remedy" and
panqara meaning "flower".
Qulla Uma f AymaraFrom the Aymara
qulla meaning "medicine, remedy" and
uma meaning "water".
Qunaqbikä f BashkirFrom Bashkir
ҡунаҡ (qunaq) meaning "guest" and feminine name element
бикә (bikä). Qunhua f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 群
(qún) meaning "group, crowd, flock" combined with 华
(huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese" or 花
(huā) meaning "flower, blossom"... [
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