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.
Uuriintuya f MongolianMeans "sunrise, dawn light" in Mongolian, derived from Mongolian үүр
(üür) meaning "dawn" and туяа
(tuyaa) meaning "ray, beam (of light)".
Uwaila f & m Edo, Western AfricanMeans "prosperity is never late" in Edo/Bini, from
uwa (wealth/prosperity) and
ila (has no delay)
Uyguuna f YakutMeans "rich, successful," from Yakut уйгу
(uygu) meaning "wealth".
Uziya m Jewish, HebrewUziya is a Hebrew given name meaning “G-d is my power.” In the Torah this is the name of one of King David’s warriors.
Uzzah m BiblicalMeans "her strength", from the Hebrew roots עֹז (
ʿoz) meaning "strength, power" and ־ה (-ah) meaning "her". This is the name of several Old Testament characters including a son of
Abinadab whose death is associated with touching the Ark of the Covenant.
Vachasya m OdiaMeans "one who is well-known; one who is well-celebrated" in Odia.
Vacuna f Roman MythologyDerived from Latin
vaco, meaning "to be at leisure". Vacuna was the goddess of rest after harvest in Roman mythology.
Vada m & f YiMeans "high cliff" in Yi.
Vaea m & f Tongan, Samoan, Tahitian, Polynesian MythologyMeaning unknown, though it likely means "king, prince, noble, chief" based on the fact that the meaning of Mapu 'a Vaea, natural blowholes in Houma on the island of Tongatapu in Tonga, is known to be 'Whistle of the Noble/Chief/King' in Tongan... [
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Vəfa f & m AzerbaijaniDerived from Arabic وَفَاء
(wafāʾ) meaning "loyalty, faithfulness".
Vahinala m & f MalagasyFrom the name of a plant native to Madagascar, ultimately from the Malagasy
vahiny meaning "stranger" and
ala meaning "forest".
Vahineura f PolynesianPolynesian name, composed by "vahine", meaning "woman" and "ura", referred to a Polynesian typical dance. Hence the meaning can be interpreted as "dancing woman".
Vahisoa m & f MalagasyEtymology uncertain, possibly from the Malagasy
vahy meaning "vine" and
soa meaning "good".
Vaia f GreekFrom the Egyptian word referring to the palm branch.... [
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Vaiana f TahitianMeans "water cave" or "rock water" in Tahitian, from the phrase
vai ana o te mato teitei meaning "water from the cave of the high rock".
Vaiata f TahitianMeans "rain" (literally "water of the clouds"), from Tahitian
vai meaning "water" and
ata meaning "cloud".
Vaiatea f & m TahitianMeans "distant waters" from Tahitian
vai meaning "water" and
atea meaning "distant, far away".
Vaila f Scottish, Norwegian (Rare)Taken from the name of a small island off the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is a traditional Shetlandic girls' name.
Vaira f LatvianOf debated origin and meaning. While the derivation from Latvian
vairot "to add; to increase; to enhance" is commonly accepted, a derivation from Latvian
vairīties "to avoid, to shirk" has been suggested.
Vairocana m Buddhism, HinduismFrom Sanskrit वैरोचन
(vairocana) meaning "solar, of the sun", a derivative of विरोचन
(virochana) meaning "sun, giver of light". This is the name of a cosmic buddha in Mahayana tradition, as well as an epithet of the Hindu asura (demon)
Bali.
Vaitea m TahitianMeans "clear water"; a combination of Tahitian
vai meaning "water" and
tea meaning "white, clear".
Vaiura m & f TahitianDerived from the Tahitian
vai meaning "water" and archaic
'ura meaning "red".
Vaja m SanskritMeans "strength, vigour, energy, spirit, speed (especially of a horse)" in Sanskrit.
Vajezatha m Biblical HebrewMeaning uncertain, probably of Persian origin. It has been claimed to mean "sprinkling the chamber". This was the name of a son of Haman in the Book of Esther in the Old Testament.
Vajira m & f SinhaleseDerived from Sanskrit वज्र
(vajra) meaning "diamond, thunderbolt". This is a transcription of both the masculine form වජිර and the feminine form වජිරා.
Vajra f & m Indian (Latinized)From the name of the Buddist ritual weapon that symbolizes the properties of a diamond's indestructibility and a thunderbolt's irresistible force, Sanskrit वज्र (
vajra) meaning "diamond; thunderbolt."
Vajrasattva m BuddhismMeans "diamond essence" or "thunderbolt essence", from Sanskrit वज्र
(vajra) meaning "diamond, thunderbolt" and सत्त्व
(sattva) meaning "essence, nature, being, spirit"... [
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Vakoka m & f MalagasyMeans "inherited treasure" or "tradition" in Malagasy.
Vakula m UkrainianUkrainian form of
Boukolos. The most famous bearer is Vakula the Smith, the main character in Mykola Hohol's classic folk mystic story 'The night before Christmas'.
Valata f Livonian (Rare), Medieval Baltic (Rare)Of extremely uncertain origin and meaning. One group of modern-day academics link this name to Estonian
vallatus "naughtiness; recklessness", while others adamantly doubt this derivation.
Valena f North FrisianSeibicke thinks this name is an elaborate form of
Vahle which he further links via
Volle with names including the Germanic name element
folk "people, folk".
Valenka f RussianValenka is a Bond girl in the James Bond film 'Casino Royale'.
Valga f Sanskrit, Marathi, Indian, Hinduism, Hindi, Bengali, Nepali, Sinhalese, Gujarati, TamilMEANING - a bridle, rein, Goddess Durga
Valguzha f MordvinDerived from Erzya
валдо (valdo) meaning "light" and
кужо (kuzho) meaning "glade".
Valiha m & f MalagasyFrom the name of a traditional Malagasy bamboo lute.
Valisoa f MalagasyMeans "reward", or from the Malagasy name for the Scaevola plumieri shrub.
Valiya f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
valiy meaning "saint" or "messenger".
Valma f Finnish19th-century coinage derived from Finnish
valmu meaning "poppy".
Valvanera f SpanishFrom Latin
Vallis Venaria meaning "valley of water veins". This is the name of a title of the Virgin Mary,
Nuestra Señora de Valvanera, venerated in the monastery of Valvanera as the patron saint of La Rioja, Spain.
Vamana m HinduismMeans "dwarfish, small, short-statured" in Sanskrit. This is the name of one of the avatars of the Hindu god
Vishnu, who appears as a dwarf man to recover the three worlds (earth, heaven and the netherworld) from the demon king Bali.
Vambola m EstonianFrom a character in a novel with the same name by Estonian writer
Andres Saal (1861-1931). Possibly derived from the name of Varbola castle or from the old Estonian word
vambas, which means "mace".
Vanilla f English (Rare)From the English word
vanilla referring to "the fruit or bean of the vanilla plant, or the extract made from it, or the distinctive fragrant flavour/flavor characteristic of vanilla extract"... [
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Vannozza f Medieval ItalianMedieval Italian diminutive of
Giovanna. The most notable bearer of this name was Vannozza dei Cattanei, the mistress of Pope Alexander VI and the mother of Cesare and Lucrezia Borgia.
Vansha f HinduismMEANING - lineage, race, dynasty. It was the name of an Apsara.
Vanusa f Portuguese (Brazilian)Meaning uncertain, it could be derived from the Latin word
vannus, which refers to a winnowing basket. Alternatively it may be a diminutive of
Vânia.
Vara f Latvian (Rare)Of debated origin and meaning. While some academics consider this a short form of
Varvara, others derive it directly from Latvian
vara "power, force; reign".
Varada f IndianName of an Indian river situated in Karnataka, a state in the south western region of India. It is with believed that this river has religious ties with gods
Durga and
Lakshmi.
Varaqa f UzbekDerived from
varaq meaning "leaf" or "page".
Varda f LiteratureA character in JRR Tolkien's works, a quasi-divine figure who created the stars. The name is derived from an honorific title in the fictional Quenya language, and means "sublime, exalted, lofty".
Vardhamana m SanskritMeans "prospering, growing, increasing" in Sanskrit. This was the birth name of
Mahavira, the founder of Jainism.
Varenka f RussianPet form of
Varvara. It is the name a heroine in Fyodor Dostoevsky's 'Poor Folk' and a minor character in Leo Tolstoy's 'Anna Karenina'.
Varida f Indian, Sanskrit, Hindi, MarathiEither from Sanskrit वारिद (vārid) meaning "incidence, occurence," a combination of Sanskrit वारि (vāri) meaning "water" and Sanskrit दा (dā) meaning "giving", or the Indian vernacular name for the plant Pavonia odorata.
Varina f English (Rare)Possibly a variant of
Varinia. This name was most notably borne by Varina Davis (1826-1906), the second wife of Jefferson Davis and the First Lady of the Confederate States of America.
Varma f & m FinnishMeans "sure, certain, reliable" in Finnish.
Varqa m PersianThe name conferred upon an early martyr of the Baha'i religion (Mirza 'Ali-Muhammad Varqa) by the founder of that religion, Baha'u'llah. Means "dove" in Persian.