This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the ending sequence is a.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Aabira f ArabicMeans "fleeting, transient, passing by" or "interpreting" in Arabic.
Aadhya f HindiMeans "original power" or "first creator" in Sanskrit.
Aaila f ArabicDerived from the Arabic word عَائِلَة (
ʿāʾila) meaning "family".
Aaina f Urdu, Indian, HindiDerived from Urdu آئینہ
(ā'īnā) or Hindi आईना
(āīnā) both meaning "mirror", ultimately from Persian آئینه
(â’ine).
Aaja f GreenlandicFrom Greenlandic
-aaja, an affix used for and by children used as a name.
Aanakwadmeskwa m & f OjibweDerived from the Ojibwe word
aanakwad meaning "cloud" and
meskwa meaning "red".
Aanya f IndianFrom a Sanskrit word meaning "inexhaustible"
Aanya f HebrewMeans “Grace” in Hebrew but in Persia/Iran it means “precious”.
Aara f & m ArabicMeans "one who adorns, beautifier" in Arabic.
Aara f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Marathi, Nepali, Gujarati, Bengali, Tamil, TeluguMeans "saw, awl, shoemaker's knife" in Sanskrit.
Aaradhya f IndianVariant of
Aradhya. This name was used by Indian actress Aishwarya Rai for her daughter born 2011.
Aarsheya m & f Indian (Rare)Derived from Sanskrit आर्षेय
(arśeya) meaning "of sacred descent" or "respectable, venerable".
Aasa f EstonianCommonly derived from Estonian
aas "meadow", this name might have originally been a variant of
Aase.
Aasta f NorwegianVariant of
Åsta. A notable bearer is Aasta Hansteen (1824-1908), Norwegian painter, writer and early feminist.
Aba f AkanMeans "born on Thursday" in Fante, a dialect of Akan.
Abadia f Portuguese (Brazilian)Derived from Portuguese
abadia "abbey", this name is usually used in reference to the title of the Virgin Mary
Nossa Senhora da Abadia "Our Lady of the Abbey". The title itself goes back to a Marian apparition near the Abadia do Bouro in Braga, Portugal... [
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Abaia m & f GilberteseMeans 'east' or dawn' and comes from the Gilbertese language (the language of Kiribati)
Abarhilda f Old Frisian (?)This name is mentioned in the
Vita Lebuini antiqua as belonging to a widow in Frisia, who hosted Saint
Lebuinus and his companion Marchelmus.
Abasa f BosnianBosnian female form of
Abbas. It is also the name of the 80th sura of the Qur'an.
Abasiama m & f Ibibio, EfikMeans "it is God that loves" or "God's love" in Ibibio and Efik.
Abbatissa f Medieval English (Latinized, Rare)From Latin
abbatissa meaning "abbess". While this was more usually found as a title, there are a handful of English occurrences of it used as a given name. Also compare the Old English masculine name
Abbud.
Abeira f ArabicFrom the Arabic
عَبِير (ʕabīr) meaning "scent, perfume".
Abelia f Spanish (Rare), Catalan (Rare)Feminine form of
Abel. Abelia is also a type of flowering shrub in the honeysuckle family, named after British surgeon and naturalist Clarke Abel (1780-1826).
Abella f SpanishFrom the Spanish surname, which originated in the region of Galicia. The name was originally a Catalan nickname for a bee-keeper or person with bee-like behaviors. It is derived from the Spanish word ‘abeja,’ meaning "bee," which itself is derived from Latin apicula.
Abenanka f AinuProbably from
アベ (abe) meaning "fire" and
ナンカ (nanka), combined from
ナン (nan) meaning "face" and
カ (ka) meaning "top."
Abenchara f Spanish (Canarian, Rare)Of Guanche origin, possibly from *
abănăšar(a) meaning "great tear" or "great separation". This was the name of the wife of
Tenesor, the last
guanarteme or king of Gáldar on the island of Gran Canaria, during the European conquest of the Canary Islands in the late 15th century... [
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Aberfa f WelshMeans "from the mouth of the river" in Welsh.
Aberria f Basque (Archaic)Coined in the 19th century by Sabino Arana Goiri who based it on Basque
aberri "fatherland; homeland" (ultimately derived from Basque
aba "father" and
herri "country; village; people, nation")... [
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Aberuagba m & f YorubaMeans "the one who respects elders" in Yoruba, derived from
a meaning "one person",
bẹrù meaning "fear, be afraid" and
àgbà meaning "elder".
Abiba f Northern AfricanHas its origins in the Moroccan language and means "first child born after the grandmother has died."
Abiha f PakistaniMeans "her father" in Arabic, from the kunya (nickname or byname) of
Fatimah bint Muhammad أمّ أبیها
(Umm Abiha), literally "the mother of her father"... [
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Abileyza f Popular Culture, Spanish (Rare, ?)The name of a character (played by actress Geraldine Chaplin) in the 2011 movie
There Be Dragons, a period drama set during the Spanish Civil War of the 1930s.
Abiona f & m YorubaMeans "born during a journey" or "born into the arts" in Yoruba, from
bí "to give birth, be born" and
sí "to, on" combined with either
ọ̀nà "way, road, journey" or
ọ̀nà "art, artistry, craftsmanship"... [
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Abnoba f Celtic MythologyThe name of an obscure Gaulish goddess, thought to be connected to Celtic
abona "river" (source of
Avon). The second element may be derived from either Proto-Indo-European
nogʷo-, meaning "naked, nude" or "tree", or the verbal root *
nebh- "burst out, be damp".
Abra f EweMeans "Tuesday-born girl" in Ewe.
Abra f History, LiteraturePossibly a feminine form of
Abraham. It coincides with a Latin word meaning "maid". A known bearer was Saint Abra of Poitiers, a Gallo-Roman nun of the 4th century.
Abruna f GaulishDerived from Gaulish
*bronnio- /
*brunnio- "breast, bosom".
Abyssinia f English (American, Rare)Transferred used of the former name of Ethiopian Empire as a given name. Cited from Wiktionary, it is derived from New Latin
Abissini, of
Abissīnus (“Abyssinian, Ethiopian”), from Arabic الْحَبَشَة (al-ḥabaša), and from حَبَش (ḥabaš), means "to collect, to earn, to reap".
Abyzbikä f BashkirFrom the Bashkir
абыз (abyz) meaning "educated" and feminine name element
бикә (bikä). Accalia f Roman Mythology (?), English (Rare)According to questionable sources, such as baby name books and websites, this was another name for Acca, the human foster-mother of Romulus and Remus in Roman legend, also known as Acca Larentia (see
Acca)... [
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Acerina f Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)Derived from
Aceró, which is the name of a territorial demarcation in the island of La Palma, meaning "strong place". This name was borne by the wife of the Guanche
mencey (leader)
Tanausú.
Achillea f ItalianFeminine form of
Achille. It is also the botanical name of the genus of flowering plants (Yarrow).
Achindra f & m SanskritAchindra name is 8 characters long and commonly given to both Boys and Girls. Achindra is originated from Sanskrit language and means "Flawless, Uninterrupted, Perfect, Without Faults."
Achiropita f Italian (Rare)Taken from the title of the Virgin Mary
Maria Santissima Achiropita, this name is typically and predominantly found in the province of Cosenza, in the Calabria region in Southern Italy.
Achitzayaa f & m MongolianMeans "benevolent fate" in Mongolian, from ачит
(achit) meaning "gracious, benevolent" and заяа
(zayaa) meaning "future, destiny, fate".
Achva f HebrewMeans "fraternity, comradeship, brotherhood" in Hebrew.
Acidusa f Greek MythologyDerived from Greek ἀκίς
(akis) meaning "pointed object; barb, arrow". This was the name of the wife of
Scamander, whom he named the well of Boeotia after.
Acquanetta f African American (Rare)This name was brought to some public attention by the American actress Acquanetta (1921-2004), born Mildred Davenport. Though she claimed her stage name meant "laughing water" or "deep water" in Arapaho, it appears to be an invented name, possibly an elaboration of Italian
acqua "water" using
Netta 1.
Acracia f Spanish (European, Rare, Archaic)From Spanish
acracia, which stands for the doctrine that advocates the suppression of all authority, ultimately from the Ancient Greek words ἀκράτεια (
akráteia, "no power") or ᾰ̓κρᾱσῐ́ᾱ (
akrāsíā, "intemperance")... [
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Acraea f Greek Mythology (Latinized)Latinized form of Greek Ἀκραία
(Akraia), an epithet of numerous goddesses whose temples were situated on hills or mountains, including Athena and Hera, which meant "of the heights" or "dwelling on the heights"... [
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Ada f German, Biblical German, Croatian (Rare), Galician, Slovene, Polish, Kashubian, Hungarian, Spanish, Biblical SpanishGerman, Croatian, Galician, Slovene, Hungarian, Polish, Kashubian and Spanish form of
Adah.
Ada f FilipinoFrom the Tagalog word
ada "fairy", borrowed from Spanish
hada with the same meaning.