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.
Ilsia f TatarDerived from
ил (il) meaning "motherland" and
cиярга (siyarga) meaning "to love".
Iluna f Basque (Rare)Ancient Basque name that was first found on inscriptions in Aquitaine dating back to the 1st to 3rd centuries.... [
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Iluta f LatvianOf unknown origin and meaning. A purely phonetic coinage has been suggested.
Ilüzä f BashkirFrom Bashkir
ил (il) meaning "country" and
үзә, үҫә (üzä, üθä) meaning "growing".
Ilva f LatvianOf uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a feminine form of
Ilvars and a purely phonetic coinage.
Ilva f Italian, German (Modern)Adoption of
Ilva, the Latin name of the island of
Elba. The island's name has been speculated to be of Etruscan origin and as such to be derived from a word meaning "iron".
Ilyana f Arabic, Bulgarian, SerbianFeminine form of
Ilya. Ilyana is an indirect Quranic name and a non-standard formation that originates from
Ilana. It means "sun", "sun ray", "kindness", "softness", "leniency", and "gentleness".
Ima f Japanese (Rare, Archaic)今 (Ima) literally means "Now, Present Time" in Japanese. This was a common name in the Edo Period, but since then has scarcely happened.
Imama f AssyrianFrom the Aramaic
איממא (imama), meaning "daytime".
Imisława f PolishDerived from the Slavic name element
imi meaning "seize, take" or "begin" and
sława meaning "fame, glory".
Imma f Ancient Aramaic, Early JewishMeans "mother" in Aramaic and Modern Hebrew. This was the 9th or 10th most common name for Jewish women living in Palestine in late antiquity.
Imoinda f Literature, TheatreUsed by Aphra Behn for a character in her novel
Oroonoko, or The Royal Slave (1688).
Imoinda or She Who Will Lose Her Name (2008), a re-writing of Behn's novel, is the first libretto to be written by an African-Caribbean woman, Dr Joan Anim-Addo.
Imola f Hungarian, LiteratureDirectly taken from Hungarian
imola "centaury, knapweed, starthistle". This name was first used by Hungarian writer Mór Jókai in his novel 'Bálványosi vár'.
Imona f InuitMeaning unknown at this point in time. A known bearer of this name is the Inuit artist Imona Natsiapik (b. 1966).
Ina f JapaneseThis name may have been used as 稲 (te, tou, ina-, ine) meaning "rice plant." Since it is mainly written in hiragana before and in the early stages of modernisation of Japan, it's not clear if the name is derived from that particular kanji.... [
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Ina f Chinese (Modern)Combination of Chinese Characters "一" meaning "One", and "娜" meaning "Graceful", "Elegant". Other Combinations possible.
Inaara f English (Modern, Rare)Derived from Arabic ﺇِﻧَﺎﺭَﺓ
(ʔināra), which is the verbal noun form of أنار
(ʔanāra) meaning "to light, to illuminate". It was popularized in the United States by the socialite Inaara Aga Khan (born Gabriele Renate Homey, 1963-) when she married Prince Karim Aga Khan in 1998... [
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Inachia f LiteratureUsed by the 1st-century BC Roman poet Horace. It was possibly intended to be a reference to the Greek mythological figure Io, whose father was named
Inachus.
Inala f Indigenous Australian (Rare)A suburb of Brisbane which literally means "rest time, night time" in a local language, but is often glossed as "place of peace".
İnarə f AzerbaijaniDerived from Arabic إِنَارَة
(ʾināra) meaning "illumination, light".
Inara f Hittite MythologyIn Hittite–Hurrian mythology, Inara was the goddess of the wild animals of the steppe and daughter of the Storm-god
Teshub.
Inara f English (Modern, Rare)Variant of
Inaara. This name was popularized in the United States by character Inara Serra on the space Western TV show
Firefly (2002).
Inazuma f Popular CultureNotably borne by the character Inazuma (稲妻) from the 'Usagi Yojimbo' comic book series, this name refers to (a flash of) lightning. It combines 稲
(ina), the ancient bound form of
ine meaning "rice plant," and 妻/夫
(tsuma), originally referring to a spouse (nowadays, only referring to a wife, written as 妻), based on an ancient belief that rice plants would mate with or otherwise be fertilised by lightning, which frequently occurs in late summer and autumn.... [
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İncə f Azerbaijani (Rare)Means "artful, high quality; slim, slender; delicate, gentle, fine, soft" in Azerbaijani.
Incoronata f ItalianMeans "crowned" in Italian. This name is given in reference to the Virgin Mary in her role as queen of heaven.
Inda f EstonianOf uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Estonian
ind "enthusiasm, zeal" and a truncated form of
Linda.
Indaiá f Brazilian, TupiDerived from Tupi
ini'yá "thread fruit", itself derived from Tupi
inĩ "hammock" and Old Tupi
'ybá "fruit", referring to the use of fruit fibers for the production of (sleeping) hammocks.
Indiasa f AmericanSpanish and Indonesian meaning-waters of healing or blessings of salvation
Indra f LatvianOf uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include an adoption of the Indian (male) deity's name
Indra (compare
Indraja), a transferred use of the name of the Latvian river
Indra (also known as
Indrica), and a feminine form of
Indriķis.
Indraja f Lithuanian (Rare), Baltic MythologyBorrowed from the name of a lake and river in the Utena district municipality of north-eastern Lithuania, derived from Eastern Aukštaitian Lithuanian
indrė (standard Lithuanian
nendrė) meaning "reed."... [
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Induja f HindiInduja is Hindi for daughter of the moon, and I've heard it is also another name for the river Narmada.
Industrializatsiya f Soviet, Russian (Archaic)Derived from the Russian noun индустриализация
(industrializatsiya) meaning "industrialization". This name was used by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names, in reference to the rapid industrialization of the Soviet Union, which at the beginning was predominantly agricultural.
Inela f BosnianMeaning unknown at this time. A famous bearer of this name is Inela Nogić (b. 1976), a Bosnian woman who won a beauty pageant contest during the Siege of Sarajevo (1992-1996). The story behind the contest as well as amateur footage of it led to the making of a documentary titled
Miss Sarajevo, which added to the international pressure to end the siege... [
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Ineta f LatvianLatvian name which has only been used since the middle or latter part of the 20th century (first recorded during 1950-1975), possibly a variant of
Inta (feminine form of
Ints, itself from
Indriķis),
Inita (which is either from Latin
initus "a beginning, an entrance" or a diminutive of
Ina) or
Inese (variant of
Agnesa,
Agneta).
Ingalrada f Medieval FrenchAn elongation of Old Icelandic
ing(i), of uncertain origin but perhaps identical with the god name
Ing or
Yngvi, also of uncertain origin + Old Saxon
rād, Old High German
rāt "counsel, advice".
Ingoberga f FrankishIngoberga (c. 520 - 589) was a Queen of Paris and the first wife of Charibert I. She was the mother of Bertha of Kent, who was married to king Æthelberht of Kent, the initiator of the Gregorian mission... [
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In-ha f & m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean
仁 In "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and
夏... [
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Inha f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 仁(In) meaning "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 夏(Ha) meaning "summer, great, grand". Other many combinations can exist.
In-hwa f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 人 (
in) meaning "human, person" and 和 (
hwa) meaning "harmony, peace".
Inita f LatvianOf uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include an elaboration of
Ina and a variant of
Ineta.
Inja f KoreanFrom 仁 "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 子 "child"
Injilia f MinahasanFrom the Indonesian word
injil, ultimately derived from Arabic الإنجيل (
al-Īnjil) meaning "gospel".
Inkasisa f QuechuaMeans "royal flower" in Quechua from
inka meaning "royal, king", and
sisa meaning "flower".
In-na f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 仁 "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 娜 "elegant, graceful, delicate". A famous bearer is South Korean actress Yoo In-na (1982-).
Inna f East FrisianShort form of names containing the Germanic name elements
agin and
ein.
Inti Qhana f AymaraFrom the Aymara
inti meaning "sun" and
qhana meaning "clear, evident".
Inyuwa f Indigenous Australian, PintupiOf Australian Aboriginal origin (Pintupi, to be precise), the meaning of this name is not yet known to me at the moment. A known bearer of this name was Inyuwa Nampitjinpa (b. between circa 1920 to 1922, d. 1999), an Australian Aboriginal painter who was also the mother of fellow painters Walangkura Napanangka (b... [
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Inza f Popular CultureThe name of a DC Comics' character. She is the wife of Kent Nelson, who is also Doctor Fate.
Iombonantsoa m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
iombona meaning "object of joint ownership or joint effort" and
soa meaning "good".
Iona f JapaneseFrom Japanese 一 (i) meaning "one", 零 (o) meaning "zero" combined with 七 (na) meaning "seven". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Iostha f MohawkName of Allyson Pratt's character on Mohawk Girls.
Ioveta f HistoryIoveta (c. 1120 - after 1161, before 1178) was a princess of Jerusalem and an abbess of the Sisters of Bethany. She was the fourth and youngest daughter of King Baldwin II of Jerusalem and Morphia of Melitene.
Iowa f American (Modern)By way of French
Aiouez, from the Dakota word
ayúxba/
ayuxwe and named after the Iowa tribe. The name seems to have no further known etymology though some give it the meaning "sleepy ones".
Iphianassa f Greek MythologyMeans "powerful queen" or "rule strongly", derived from Greek ἶφι
(iphi) meaning "by force, mightily" (compare ἴφιος
(iphios) "strong, stout") and ἄνασσα
(anassa) meaning "queen" (feminine form of ἄναξ
(anax) "lord, master")... [
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Iphianeira f Greek MythologyDerived from Ancient Greek wirds
ιφιος (iphios) meaning "strong, stout" and possibly
ανηρ (aner) meaning "man".