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.
Nozima f UzbekDerived from Arabic نَظَمَ
(naẓama) meaning "to organise, to arrange, to put in order".
Nsimba m & f Congolese, Kongo, Ngombe, MbomaMeans "first-born twin" in Kongo and other Congolese languages. It is referred to the first-born child in a set of twins.
Nsofwa f & m BembaNsofwa is a Bemba name originating from a landlocked /landlinked country Zambia, located in the southern end of the African Continent. The name comes from a Bemba name for 'Elephant,' 'Nsofu' one of the largest land mammals known to man... [
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Nsuka f KongoMeans "last born; youngest child" in Kongo.
Nüba f Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern MythologyFrom a combination of the characters 女 (nü, meaning “female, woman”) and 魃 (ba, meaning “drought spirit”). This is the name of a mythological figure mentioned in the Shanhaijing (山海经), or Classic of Mountains and Seas... [
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Nuela f ObscureUnclear origin. In the case of Nuela Charles, it is short for her real name
Manuela.
Nufuza f UzbekDerived from
nufuz meaning "personal power or influence".
Nugesha f GeorgianDerived from the Georgian noun ნუგეში
(nugeshi) meaning "solace".
Nuiana f GreenlandicGreenlandic name of uncertain origin, possibly from
nuiaq "cloud" or from the stem
nui- "sewing, basket-making", combined with the name suffix
na.
Nukartâva f & m GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning "his/her new little brother/sister". Combination of
Nukartâĸ and suffix
-a, possessive-genitive marker.
Nükhetseza f Ottoman TurkishFrom Ottoman Turkish
nükhet meaning "scent, fragrance" (of Arabic origin) and
seza meaning "worthy, fitting" (of Persian origin).
Numeria f Roman MythologyDerived from Latin
numerus meaning "number". In Roman mythology, Numeria is the goddess who grants young children the ability to count.
Nundina f Roman MythologyNundina presides over the dies lustricus, the purification day when the child was given a name (praenomen). This occurred on the eighth day for girls and the ninth day for boys, a difference
Plutarch explains by noting that 'it is a fact that the female grows up, and attains maturity and perfection before the male.' Until the umbilical cord fell off, typically on the seventh day, the baby was regarded as 'more like a plant than an animal,' as Plutarch expresses it... [
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Nuowa f ChineseFrom the Chinese
诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and
娃 (wá) meaning "doll, pretty girl".
Nur al-Huda f & m ArabicMeans "light of the guidance" in Arabic, from نور
(nūr) meaning "light" combined with هدى
(hudā) meaning "right guidance, right path".
Nurbika f ChechenFrom Arabic نُور
(nūr) meaning "light, illumination" combined with Turkic
bika meaning "lady, girl, mistress".
Nuria f JapaneseFrom Japanese 野 (nu) meaning "area, field", 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Nuridə f AzerbaijaniMeans "light of the eyes", from Arabic نور
(nur) meaning "light" and Persian دیده
(dideh) meaning "eye".
Nuridiyda f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
diyda meaning "eye".
Nurlana f AzerbaijaniA half-calque of the name
Svetlana, with Russian свет
(svet) meaning "light, world" replaced with Azerbaijani
nur meaning "light" (ultimately from Arabic).
Nuroniya f UzbekDerived from
nuroniy meaning "shining with light".
Nurposhsha f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
poshsha, an endearing term for a girl or woman.
Nurshoda f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
shoda meaning "necklace" or
shod meaning "joyful".
Nurta f AssyrianMeans "buttercup (flower)" in Assyrian (genus Ranunculus).
Nurtoza f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
nur meaning "divine light" and
toza meaning "clean, pure".
Nurzada f KyrgyzFrom Arabic نور
(nūr) meaning "light" combined with Persian زاده
(zādeh) meaning "offspring".
Nusaba f BengaliIt means fighter/strong-willed/courageous/warrior
Nushaba f Literature, Urdu, Azerbaijani (Anglicized)Means "water of life", possibly from Persian نوش
(nush) meaning "ambrosia, nectar, elixir" and آب
(ab) meaning "water". This is the name of a queen of Barda in Nizami Ganjavi's
Iskandarnameh... [
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Ñusta f SpanishMeans "princess" in Quechua. It was used as a title in the Inca Empire, not as a personal name.
Nuvua f InuitAn Inuit name. This is the name of an Inuit woman in the movie: "The Journey Home".
Nuya f MordvinDerived from Erzya
нуема (nuema) meaning "harvest".
Nwakanma f IgboThis feminine name means "Child is better" in Igbo.
Nwakauba m & f IgboMeans "a child is more valuable than wealth" in Igbo.
Nya f SwahiliDerived from the Swahili word "
Nia," meaning "
purpose."
Nyemera f AfricanBantu names by the Bagwere a tribe found in Uganda East Africa.
Nyima m & f TibetanFrom Tibetan ཉི་མ
(nyi-ma) meaning "sun, day".
Nyimenka f NigerianNyimenka is used in Nigeria, particularly in Eleme, and means 'good mother.'
Nyina f AkanFrom the Akan
onyina meaning "kapok tree".
Nymbulda f Indigenous Australian, NgarrindjeriOf Australian Aboriginal origin (Ngarrindjeri, to be precise), the meaning of this name is not yet known to me at the moment. This was the name of the mother of David Unaipon (1872-1967), an Australian Aboriginal preacher, inventor and writer.
Nymphadora f LiteratureVariant of
Nymphodora used by J. K. Rowling in her 'Harry Potter' series of books, where it belongs to a minor character, a Metamorphmagus who despises her name.
Nymphidia f Late Greek, LiteratureFeminine form of
Nymphidios (see
Nymphidius). A bearer of this name was the mother of Gaius Nymphidius Sabinus, a Prefect of the Roman Praetorian Guard from the 1st century AD... [
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Nyoka f Popular Culture, African American, Jamaican PatoisThe name of a character from two 15-part movie serials in the early 1940s:
Jungle Girl (1941) and
Perils of Nyoka (1942). The serials were based on the novel
Jungle Girl (1932) by Edgar Rice Burroughs, in which the titular character was named
Fou-tan... [
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Nyrcia f Etruscan MythologyThe Etruscan goddess of fate and chance, who changes the inevitable and rewrites the past and future.
Nysa f Greek MythologyPossibly from an archaic Greek word meaning "tree". In Greek mythology Nysa was a daughter of Aristaeus, who was believed to have brought up the infant god
Dionysus, and from whom one of the many towns of the name of Nysa was believed to have derived its name.
Nyszka f SilesianSilesian diminutive of
Agnys, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Nyurapayia 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 is Nyurapayia Nampitjinpa (b. circa 1935), an Australian Aboriginal painter.
Nyurguyana f YakutMeans "Pulsatilla" in Yakut. A Pulsatilla, or Pasqueflower, is a type of flower that can be found in cold areas.
Oba m & f Yoruba, Yoruba MythologyMeans "king, ruler" in Yoruba. It can refer to
Obaluaye, a spirit associated with infectious disease and healing.
Obarra f AragoneseTaken from the name of a monastery ubicated in Huesca, Aragon. It is composed of Basque
obis "well, fountain" and
arri "rock, stone".
Occia f Ancient RomanFeminine form of
Occius. Occia achieved the position of Virgo Vestalis Maxima when she became the oldest living priestess of the goddess Vesta, perhaps 57 years before she passed away in 19 CE.
Ocha m & f PetFrom Japanese
ocha, a type of Japanese green tea.
Ochila f UzbekDerived from
ochil- meaning "to relax, cheer up", "flower, blossom", "light up" or "to get bright, lighten".
Ochmaa f MongolianMeans "flame woman, sparkling lady" in Mongolian, from оч
(och) meaning "sparkle, flame" and the feminine suffix маа
(maa).
Od Ana f MythologyTurkic and Mongolian goddess of fire and marriage, derived from
od meaning "fire" and
ana meaning "mother".
Odera m & f NigerianNigerian name meaning "fate, fortune, destiny".
Odeya f HebrewDerived from a Hebrew phrase meaning "I will thank God", which is said to consist of Hebrew
ode "I will thank, praise" (compare the Hebrew name
Odelia 2) combined with Hebrew
ya,
yah "Yahweh"... [
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