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This is a list of submitted names in which the ending sequence is a or ah.
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Maloika f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Malaika.
Malona m & f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Marlon.
Maloria f Obscure
Possibly a Latinate form of Mallory (compare Malorie).
Maltina f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Maltin.
Malucha f Galician
Hypocoristic of Amalia.
Malucia f English (Rare)
A possible play on words for the English word ‘malicious’. This name was used in the movie “Barbie and the Secret Door” as the name of the antagonist of the plot, Princess Malucia, a spoiled young girl who is the first of her bloodline to be born without any magic.
Maluhia f Hawaiian, English
Means "Peacefulness" in Hawaiian.
Malula f Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of María Lourdes or María de Lourdes.
Maluna f German (Modern, Rare)
A new formation containing the Latin word luna "moon". 'Maluna Mondschein' is a series of German children's books by Andrea Schütze.
Malundama f Kongo
Means "hidden things" in Kikongo.
Malva f Swedish, Finnish (Rare), German, Danish, Spanish (Latin American)
Short form of Malvina. It may be partly inspired by Latin, Swedish and Finnish malva "mallow, hollyhock (flower)".
Malviina f Finnish
Finnish form of Malvina.
Malvína f Slovak, Czech (Rare)
Slovak and Czech form of Malvina.
Malvina f Spanish (Latin American)
From Islas Malvinas, the Spanish name for the Falkland Islands.... [more]
Malvolia f English (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine version of the masculine name Malvolio; derived from Italian, it means "ill will". This name has always been rare, but reached a peak in popularity in the mid-19th Century in Great Britain and America.
Malwandla m & f Tsonga
Means "hospitality" in Xitsonga.
Malyssa f English (American)
Variant of Melissa
Mályva f Hungarian (Rare)
Derived from Hungarian mályva "mallow".
Mama f Western African, Akan
Means "born on Saturday" in Fante, a dialect of Akan.
Mama f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", duplicated. Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mamaka f Japanese
From Japanese 茉 (ma) meaning "white jasmine", 舞 (ma) meaning "dance" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mamata f Indian, Bengali, Odia, Hindi
Bengali, Odia and Hindi variant of Mamta.
Mameha f Japanese
Meaning unknown. This was a character in Arthur Golden’s novel Memoirs of a Geisha.
Mamelta f History
Variant of Mamlacha.
Mamerca f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Mamercus.
Mamerta f Polish (Rare, Archaic), Italian (Rare, Archaic)
Italian feminine form of Mamerto and Polish feminine form of Mamert.
Mamia f Japanese
From Japanese 舞 (ma) meaning "dance", 心 (mi) meaning "heart, mind, soul" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mamia m Georgian
Ultimately of foreign origin, i.e. either Greek or Latin. The meaning is thought to revolve around nursing a baby at the breast, which thus brings to mind the Latin verb mammo meaning "to give suck, to suckle (a baby)"... [more]
Mamica f Albanian (Rare)
Albanian form of Serbian word мамица (mamica), meaning “mommy”
Mamihaja m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy mamy meaning "sweet" or "well-liked" and haja meaning "respect, honour".
Mamihasina m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy mamy meaning "sweet" or "well-liked" and hasina meaning "sacred power, sanctity, virtue".
Mamika f & m Georgian (Rare), Russian (Archaic)
In both Georgia and Russia, the use of this name probably started in honour of the 4th-century female martyr Mamika (also known as Kamika), who is venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church. She was one of the 26 Gothic Christians who were martyred under king Athanaric... [more]
Mamilaza m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy mamy meaning "sweet" or "well-liked" and laza meaning "fame, glory".
Mamilia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Mamilius. This name was borne by one of the Vestal Virgins.
Maminirina m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy mamy meaning "sweet" or "well-liked" and nirina meaning "desired".
Mamiratra m & f Malagasy
Means "shining, luminous" in Malagasy.
Mamisa f & m Georgian (Rare)
Means "of the father" in Georgian. It is derived from Georgian მამის (mamis), which is the genitive of the noun მამა (mama) meaning "father".... [more]
Mamisoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy maly meaning "sweet" or "well-liked" and soa meaning "good".
Mami Wata f African Mythology, Afro-American Mythology
The name of a water spirit venerated in West, Central, and Southern Africa and in the Afro-American diaspora.
Mamlacha f History
Means "kingdom" in Greek. This name was borne by a 4th-century saint martyred under the Sassanid emperor Shapur II.
Məmmədrza m Azerbaijani
Combination of Məmməd and Rza.
Mamnuna f Arabic (Rare)
Feminine form of Mamnun.
Mamona m Mormon
Samoan form of Mormon.
Mamonjisoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy mamonjy meaning "help, save" and soa meaning "good".
Mampionona m & f Malagasy
Means "comfort" in Malagasy.
Mamta f Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi
Derived from Sanskrit ममता (mamata) meaning "love, affection, regard, fondness".
Mamthusa f History (Ecclesiastical)
According to Orthodox Christian ecclesiastical traditions, Mamthusa is venerated as a Virgin-Martyr alongside Saint Drosis.
Mamuda m Hausa
Variant form of Muhammadu.
Ma'mura f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek ma'mur meaning "thriving".
Mamura f Uzbek, Kyrgyz
Variant of Ma'mura.
Mamuraya f Aymara
Means "bee" in Aymara.
Máňa f Czech
The pet form of Marie.
Maña f Basque
Basque form of Marina.
Mana m Norse Mythology
This is the word for "moon" in Old Norse, and unlike in Greek and Roman mythology, is a god and not a goddess.
Mana m & f Hawaiian
From the word referring to a supernatural, religious or divine power.
Mana f Japanese
From Japanese 舞 (ma) meaning "dance", 麻 (ma) meaning "flax" or 満 (ma) meaning "full" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" or 奈 (na), a phonetic character... [more]
Mana f Persian
Everlasting, eternal
Mana m Thai
Means "perseverance, persistence" in Thai.
Mana f Breton
Contracted form of Mariana.
Manaba f Navajo
Return to war
Manaha f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (mana) meaning "love, affection" combined with 羽 (ha) meaning "feathers", 春 (ha) meaning "spring" or 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Manahaurea f Polynesian
Polynesian origin name, meaning "force of peace", "power of peace".
Manaia f Samoan
It means 'Nice', or 'Beautiful'.
Manaka f Japanese
This name combines 愛 (ai, ito.shii, o.shimu, kana.shii, mana, me.deru) meaning "affection, love" or 真 (shin, ma, ma-, makoto, mana) meaning "real, true" with 華 (ka, ke, hana) meaning "flower," 佳 (ka, kei) meaning "beautiful, excellent, good," 花 (ka, ke, hana), which has the same meaning as 華, 香 (kyou, kou, ka, kao.ri, kao.ru) meaning "incense, perfume, smell" or 果 (ka, ha.tasu, hata.su, -ha.tasu, ha.te, ha.teru, -ha.teru) meaning "fruit."... [more]
Manambina m & f Malagasy
Means "prosper, flourish" in Malagasy.
Manamea f Samoan
Means "sweetheart, beloved" in Samoan.
Manamina f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 愛 (mana) meaning "love, affection" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" and 奈 (na) meaning "why, how, what, endure".
Mananjara m & f Malagasy
Means "lucky" in Malagasy.
Manantena f Malagasy
Means "hope, expect" in Malagasy.
Manantsoa m Malagasy
Means "one who possesses goodness" in Malagasy.
Mana'olana f & m Hawaiian
Means "hope, expectation, confidence" in Hawaiian.
Manarsha f Dagestani, Avar
Means "violet" in Avar.
Manassah m Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Judeo-Anglo-Norman form of Manasseh.
Manatea m Tahitian
Combination of Tahitian mana "power" and tea "white".
Manatsa m Shona
Means "you have made perfect" in Shona.
Manaura f Polynesian
Name of Polynesian origin, meaning "red energy", intended as "powerful energy".
Manava f Tahitian
Tahitian name, meaning "breath" or "soul".
Manawa m Maori, Hawaiian
Means "to feel, feelings" in Māori and Hawaiian.
Manawaleʻa f Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "charity" in Hawaiian. Also used as a Hawaiian equivalent of the name Charity.
Mancecca f Corsican
Contraction of Maria Francesca via the diminutive form Cecca.
Mancia f Medieval Catalan
A Roman cognomen deriving from Latin mancia "crippled, maimed, powerless".
Mancika f Slovene
Diminutive of Manca, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Manda f English, Galician
Diminutive of Amanda.
Mandamina m & f Malagasy
Means "arrange, set in order" in Malagasy.
Mandana f Persian
Modern Persian form of Mandane, also associated with the Persian verb ماندن (mândan) meaning "to remain, to stay; to endure, to last; to survive".
Mandara f Indian, Kannada
Means "large" or "firm".
Mandarava f Buddhism
From the name of a type of evergreen tree that bears bright orange-red flowers (scientific name Erythrina stricta). This was the name of a consort and student of the legendary 8th-century Buddhist teacher Padmasambhava... [more]
Mandeiya m & f Dagbani
"I have accepted", "I have collected"
Mandela m & f African American, Xhosa
Transferred use of the surname Mandela given in honour of Nelson Mandela, South African revolutionary hero and statesman... [more]
Mandia f Greek
Greek diminutive of Adamandia.
Mandina f Medieval Catalan
The meaning of this name is obscured, hypotheses include a derivation from Germanic *mendan "to rejoice" or a derivation from Amanda.
Mandira f Indian
Sanskrit. In Northern India, a mandir is a temple. Mandira is the feminine version of the name. So it means "temple of God"... [more]
Mandisa f Southern African, Xhosa, Zulu
Derived from Xhosa and Zulu mnandi meaning "sweet" or "nice, pleasant".
Mandisma f Old High German, Medieval, Medieval French
Old High German mendi "joy" + Latin -is(s)(i)ma, a superlative suffix.
Mandolina f Croatian (Rare)
From the name of the musical instrument, called mandolin in English.
Mandula f Medieval Hungarian
Derived from Hungarian mandula "almond". This name was borne by a lover of Ladislaus IV of Hungary.
Manduša f Serbian, Croatian
Further diminutive of Manda.
Manea f Polish
Polish form of Mannea.
Manea f Polynesian
Polynesian name, meaning "beautiful", "gorgeous".
Manela f Catalan, Portuguese
Feminine form of Manel 1 or Manel 2.
Manena f Spanish
Diminutive of Magdalena.
Manerva f English
Variant of Minerva.
Manervia f American
Probably a variant of Minerva.
Maneta f Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Louisiana Spanish form of Manette.
Maneta m & f Shona
It means "You are tired or weary."
Manfréda f Hungarian
Feminine form of Manfréd.
Manfreda f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Manfred.
Manga f Old Norse
Old Norse diminutive of Margrét.
Manga f Medieval Hungarian, Hungarian (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. In medieval times, it might have been a variant of Magna, today, however, it is rather considered a diminutive of Margit and its variants.
Mangaanna m Greenlandic
Younger form of Mangãna.
Mangala m & f Hinduism, Buddhism, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Kannada, Telugu, Sinhalese
Means "auspicious, lucky" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the Sanskrit masculine form मङ्गल and the feminine form मङ्गला. The masculine form refers to the Hindu god of anger, aggression and war who personifies the planet Mars, while the feminine form is used as another name for the goddess Parvati... [more]
Mangaleima f Manipuri
Means "victory" in Meitei.
Mangãna m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Mangana m Indigenous Tasmanian
Meaning unknown. This was the name of the father of Trugernanner (often referred to as Truganini), who was the last full-blooded Tasmanian Aboriginal, dying in 1876.
Manganba m Manipuri
Means "he who shines" in Meitei.
Manganirina m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy manga meaning "blue" or "beautiful, excellent" and nirina meaning "desired".
Mangaraja m Batak
From a title meaning "king, ruler" in Toba Batak, ultimately from Sanskrit राज (rāja).
Mangela f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Magnhilda recorded in Rogaland and Hordaland.
Manggala m Javanese
Means "commander, general" in Javanese.
Mangirda f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Mangirdas.
Manha f Arabic
Means "gift from Allah".
Manha f Japanese
From Japanese 万 (man) meaning "very many" combined with 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mania f Greek
Greek diminutive of Maria. In some cases it may be used as a diminutive of Emmanouela.
Mania f Etruscan Mythology, Roman Mythology
In Roman and Etruscan mythology, Mania was a goddess of the dead. She, along with Mantus, ruled the underworld. She was said to be the mother of ghosts, the undead, and other spirits of the night, as well as the Lares and the Manes... [more]
Mania f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Manius.
Mania f Polish
Diminutive of Maria and Marianna.
Manica f Slovene
Originally a diminutive of Marija, used as a given name in its own right.
Manieka f American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an altered form of Monica.
Manila f English (American, Rare)
Derived from the place name Manila, which refers to the capital city of the Philippines. It rose in popularity in the United States in 1898, when Spain lost the colony of the Philippines during the Spanish-American War.
Maninidra m Guanche
Possibly means "splendor of the lineage" in Guanche. Maninidra was the name of a Guanche guayre (leader) from Gran Canaria and a close relative to the guanarteme (king) Tenesor Semidán... [more]
Manirambona m Rundi
Means "God watches over me" in Kirundi.
Manisa f Arabic, Persian
A girl’s name, possibly meaning “eternal life”. Alternatively derived from the name of the city Manisa in Turkey.
Maniusia f Polish
Diminutive of Maria via Mania.
Manja f Slovene
Originally a diminutive of Marija, used as a given name in its own right.
Manjaka m & f Malagasy
Means "reign" in Malagasy.
Manjana f Slovene (Rare)
Elaboration of Manja.
Manjaša f Slovene
Elaboration of Manja.
Manjima f Indian
Manjima stands for "beauty on earth", used to signify beauty.
Manjula f Slovene (Rare)
Diminutive of Marija.
Manka f Hungarian
Diminutive form of Manuéla, meaning "God is with us".
Mankica f Slovene
Diminutive of Marija.
Manlia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Manlius. This name was borne by a Vestal Virgin.
Manlika f Thai
Alternate transcription of Mallika.
Manmarra f Indigenous Australian
Means "moonshine" in Kaurna.
Manna f English
Short form of Manuela.
Manna f Dutch (Rare)
When the new born child was to be named after a male grandparent named Herman or Hermannus, the female baby was named Manna.
Manna f & m Finnish
Manna was originally a male name, coming from the names Immanuel and Mauno. Later, Manna has been used as a female name, because it ends in an "a".
Manna f Hungarian
Variant form of Mária, meaning "bitterness".
Mánóah m Biblical Hungarian
Hungarian form of Manoah.
Manoah m Biblical
Means "rest". This name is borne by the father of Samson in the Old Testament.
Manohisoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy manohy meaning "continue" and soa meaning "good".
Manoka m & f Kongo
Means "rain" in Kikongo.
Manoka f Japanese
From Japanese 舞 (ma) meaning "dance", 乃 (no), a possessive particle combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Manolita f Spanish
Diminutive of Manola. In other words, this is a double diminutive of Manuela.
Manolya f Turkish
Directly taken from Turkish manolya "magnolia".
Manorah f Jewish (Modern)
From the special candelabra that is lit at Hanukkah to celebrate the Festival of Light.
Manoucheca f Haitian Creole
A spelling variant of Manouchka.
Manouchka f Haitian Creole, French (African, Rare), French (Rare)
French form of Manushka. (Cf. Manouschka, Manoushka.) A known bearer is Gabonese filmmaker Manouchka Kelly Labouba.
Manouschka f Dutch (Rare)
Variant spelling of Manuschka.
Manoushka f Russian, Dutch (Rare)
Variant transcription of Manushka. Not to be confused with Polish mamoushka meaning "dear little mother".
Mansa m & f Manding, Akan
Title for "king" or "ruler", now also used as a name. Can also mean "third daughter" in Twi, which is in the Akan language family.
Mansha f Sanskrit
Means "wish" in Sanskrit.
Mansikka f Finnish
Means "strawberry" in Finnish.
Mansiya f Kazakh
Means "intelligent" or "knowledge (in writing)", derived from Kazakh мән (män) meaning "meaning, value, essence" and сия (siya) "ink".
Mənsurə f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Mənsur
Mansura f Arabic, Bengali
Feminine form of Mansur.
Mansurah f Hausa
Means "supporter, victorious" in Hausa.
Manta f Finnish
Finnish form of Manda.
Manta f Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish manto- / manti- "mouth; jaw".
Mantalena f Greek
A hellenized form of Maddalena.
Mantana f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai มัณฑนา (see Manthana).
Manthana f Thai
Means "decoration, jewelry" in Thai.
Manthia m Western African
Manthia Diawara (born December 19, 1953) is a Malian writer, filmmaker, scholar, cultural theorist, and art historian. Meaning unknown.
Mantotohpa m Cheyenne
Means "four bears" in Cheyenne.
Mantzia f Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque name, first recorded in Leire in 1064.
Manua m & f Polynesian, Tahitian
Polynesian name, meaning "bird" (from "manu").
Manuea f & m Polynesian
Polynesian name, meaning "bird of the air".
Manuéla f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Manuela.
Manuèla f Occitan
Feminine form of Manuèl.
Manuela m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Manuel.
Manuella f Sardinian, French
Sardinian form of Emanuela.
Manuia f Tahitian
Means "health" in Tahitian.
Manuka m Maori
A New Zealand name for the flowering shrub/tree whose scientific name is Leptospermum scoparium, famous for the strong honey produced from its blossoms. The tree gets its name from Maori tradition, because Manuka was the name of one of the great ocean-going canoes which brought the Maoris to New Zealand... [more]
Manumina f & m Greenlandic
Means "small piece of fur under the chin" in Greenlandic.
Mănunta f Medieval Romanian
Derived from Romanian mănuntă, a regional variant of măruntă, itself the feminine form of the adjectiv mărunt "very small, tiny".
Manureva f Polynesian
Polynesian name, meaning "flying bird".
Manushka f Russian
Russian cognate of Maňuška.
Maňuška f Slovak
Slovak diminutive of Mária and perhaps also of Emanuela. Interestingly, maňuška is also a legitimate word in the Slovak language, where it means "puppet".
Manutea m Tahitian
Means "white bird"; a combination of Tahitian manu "bird" and tea "white".
Manuyla f Quechua
Quechua form of Manuela.
Månviva f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
From Swedish månviva meaning "moonlight primrose".
Manwela f Maltese
Maltese form of Manuela.
Manya f Yiddish (Russified)
A Jewish and Yiddish styled form of Miriam and names alike. It's similar to the Russian diminutive Manya, which is of the Russian name Mariya, which is in fact a translation of Miriam.
Manya f Sanskrit
An ancient Sanskrit word meaning "respected or the one who is respected by all"
Manzara f Uzbek
Means "view, scene" in Uzbek.
Manzela f Sardinian
Sardinian form of Mariangela.
Manzuma f Uzbek
Means "poem, poetry" in Uzbek.
Manzura f Uzbek
Derived from manzur meaning "admired".
Maodana f Breton
Feminine form of Maodan.
Maōka f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" combined with 桜 (ō) meaning "cherry blossom" and 花 (ka, hana) meaning "flower, blossom", 華 (ka, hana) meaning "flower, petal", 霞 (ka, kasumi) meaning "mist", 夏 (ka, natsu) meaning "summer", or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance, incense"... [more]
Maolmhóna m Irish
Comprised of the elements máel "tonsured one, devotee" and an element assumed to be móin (genitive móna) "moorland"
Maoziyah m Hebrew
Means "God is my stronghold, whom I shall fear." This is similar to a verse from Psalm 27:1 "The LORD is my light and my salvation-- whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life-- of whom shall I be afraid?"
'Mapaseka m & f Sotho
Means "Easter" in Sotho.
Mapiya f Sioux
Variant of Mahpiya.
Māpuana f Hawaiian
From Hawaiian māpuana meaning "wafted fragrance".
Maquia f Popular Culture
The name of the main character, a young, orphaned Iorph girl, in the 2018 Japanese animated high fantasy drama film 'Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms'.
Ma'qula f Uzbek
Derived from ma'qul meaning "acceptable, reasonable, good".
Mářa f Czech
Diminutive of Marie, not used as a given name in its own right.
Mara f Tupi, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from Tupi marã "war".
Mara f Russian, Ukrainian
Diminutive of Maria.
Mara m Buddhism
Means "slaying, killing" in Sanskrit. In Buddhist tradition this is the name of a demon who personifies temptation, desire and the forces that prevent one from attaining enlightenment. He acted as the Buddha's tempter during his meditations, challenging the Buddha's claim of enlightenment and sending armies of monsters and various temptations to sway him from his path.
Maradona m & f Various
Transferred use of the surname Maradona, honouring Argentine professional football player and manager Diego Maradona (1960-2020), widely regarded as one of the greatest players in football.
Maraea f Maori
Maori form of Maria.
Maragarita f Haya
Ruhaya form of Margaret.
Maragda f Catalan
Directly taken from Catalan maragda "emerald", this name is a cognate of Esmeralda.
Marah f English (Rare)
Variant of Mara 1, in reference to one of the locations which the Torah identifies as having been travelled through by the Israelites during the Exodus.
Marah m Indonesian
Derived from Arabic مرح (marah) meaning "joyful, cheerful, merry".
Marajka f Slovene
Diminutive of Marija.
Maralda f Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian cognate of Maralde.
Maralina f Portuguese (Brazilian), South American
Variant of Mara with diminutive -lina.
Marama m Tahitian
Means "bright, clear" in Tahitian.
Marana f History (Ecclesiastical)
Meaning unknown. This was the name of a 5th-century Christian saint, a hermit from Beroea in Syria who was martyred with her companion Cyra.
Maranatha f Various (Rare), Haitian Creole
From an Aramaic phrase in the New Testament, translated as "O Lord, come".
Maranda f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), English
Possibly a variant of Miranda influenced by names such as Mara 1 and Mary.
Maranita f Spanish
Of unknown meaning, probably a variant of Marianita
Maraura f & m Polynesian
Polynesian origin name, meaning "bright garden", "splendid garden".
Maraya f Aymara
Means "raft, boat" in Aymara.
Marbella f Spanish (Mexican), English (Rare)
Possibly from the name of a resort town in southern Spain, which likely derives from Arabic مربلة (Marbal·la) and resembles Spanish mar bella "beautiful sea" (also compare Mar)... [more]
Marča f Slovak
Diminutive of Maria.
Marc'Andria m Corsican
Combination of Marcu and Andria.
Marčela f Slovene
Variant of Marcela.