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.
Lehava f Hebrew"Flame, tongue of fire." The name is commonly given symbolically to girls born on Hanukkah or Lag b'Omer.
Leialoha m & f HawaiianMeans "beloved child" from Hawaiian
lei "wreath" (by extension "child", carried on the shoulders like a lei) and
aloha "love". This name was popular in Hawaii from 1900-1939.
Leihana f MicronesianThe name Leihana is unknown where it originated, but has been used in many islands in the Pacific Ocean, especially in Micronesia. The first recorded use of the name Leihana was for the name of Princess Leihana of an unamed island in the Pacific... [
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Leihua f ChineseFrom the Chinese
蕾 (lěi) meaning "buds, unopened flowers" and
华 (huá) meaning "prosperous, splendid, flowery, illustrious".
Leila f HawaiianCombination of
lei and
la. Lei meaning "flowers, lei, child" and La meaning "day".
Leilaila f ChineseFrom Chinese 雷 léi (Thunder) + 来了 lái le (is coming). So basically = thunder is coming, thunder is looming over.
Leimelia f Hawaiian, PolynesianName of Hawaiian origin, composed by "lei", meaning "garland" and "Melia", which is the Hawaiian name of the flower Plumeria (or Flor De Mayo). Hence the meaning is "garland of Melia", "garland of Plumerias".
Leināʻala f HawaiianMeans "the fragrances are wafted", from
lei meaning "garland, crown of flowers" (with the additional meaning of "a child" as well as "to leap" in verb form),
nā which means "the" and
ʻala meaning "fragrance".
Leiya f ChineseFrom the Chinese 蕾 (lěi) meaning "buds, unopened flowers" (typically feminine) and 雅 (yǎ) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined".
Lekha f SanskritWriting, Mark, Horizon the crescent Moon, Line, Record, Lightening
Leliana f Popular CulturePossibly based on the Italian name
Lelia, in turn modeling itself on the elaboration
Liliana. In the award-winning video game franchise "Dragon Age," the character Leliana is a respected, and feared, spymaster who aids the protagonist(s).
Lelija f CroatianCroatian form of
Laelia. There is a poem from the famous Croatian poet Dragutin Tadijanović (1905.-2007.) named "Lelija".
Lella f English (Rare), American (South), Italian, Medieval ItalianMedieval Italian diminutive of names ending in
ella. It can also be used as a diminutive of
Elena and other names beginning with or containing
el. This was borne by Italian opera singer Adelaide 'Lella' Ricci (1850-1871) as well as Italian actress Elena 'Lella' Fabrizi (1915-1993), Italian designer Elena 'Lella' Vignelli (1934-2016) and Italian racing driver Maria Grazia 'Lella' Lombardi (1941-1992).... [
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Lelosa f NigerianMeans "Follow God." in Benin; an ethnic group in Nigeria.
Lemira f Soviet, RussianFeminine form of
Lemir. This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.
Lemira f Soviet, Russian (Rare)Most likely an acronym of the surnames of Ленин (
Lenin), Энгельс (
Engels) and Маркс (
Marx) combined with the Russian words интернационал революция
(internatsional revolyutsiya) meaning "international revolution".
Lemma f English (Rare, Archaic)Perhaps a feminine form of
Lemuel. Notable namesake is Lemma Barkaloo (1840–1870), the first American woman to attend law school. She studied at Washington University in St... [
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Lemta f BerberEtymology unknown. This is the name of the mythological mother of the Tuaregs.
Lenara f SovietDerived as a contracted form of Ленинская армия (
Leninskaya armya), meaning "Lenin's army". This name was used by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.
Lenera f SovietMeans "Lenin's era", dervived from "Ленинская эра (leninskaya era)". This name was used by communists in the Soviet Union who wanted to use non-traditional names for their children.
Lenina f Literature, Spanish (Latin American)This name was invented by the British author Aldous Huxley (1894-1963), who apparently intended it to be a feminine form of the surname
Lenin, Lenin being the founder of the former Soviet state... [
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Leniza f Russian, Tatar, ArabicAcronym based on Ленинские заветы, meaning "Lenin's testaments" which coincides with an Arabic name.
Lenmana f HopiMeans "flute girl" in Hopi. From the Hopi
lena 'flute' and
mána 'girl, maiden'.
Lenna f Danish (Rare), EnglishOf uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a Danish and English variant of
Lena (in the case of the English name the spelling mimicks the pronunciation of
Lena in various European languages), a Danish diminutive of
Leonharda and a modern English feminine form of
Lennon.
Lepha f American (Rare)Possibly a feminine form of
Leo. Notable bearer is Lepha
Eliza Bailey (1845-1924), an American author who supported prohibition and women's legal right to vote.
Lerna f AstronomyA star in the constellation Hydra. Named after the lake Lerna where the mythological Hydra lived.
Leshachikha f Slavic MythologyThe wife of
Leshy. Her name is derived from the same root,
ле́ший (leshiy) meaning "one from the forest", ultimately from
лес (les) meaning "forest".
Lethaea f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Roman Mythology (?)Latinized form of Greek Ληθαία
(Lethaia), the etymology of which is uncertain, perhaps from the same root as
Lethe. In
Ovid's
Metamorphoses, this was the name of a woman who was changed with her husband Olenus into a stone (Greek λίθος
(lithos) meant "stone") because she claimed she was more beautiful than any goddess.