This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and a substring is a.
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Ellaline f English (Rare)Combination of the name
Ella 1 and the suffix
-line. This name was borne by popular British actress and singer Ellaline Terriss (born Mary Ellaline Lewin,1871 – 1971).
Ellaria f LiteratureThis name appears in G.R.R. Martin's "A song of ice and fire". Ellaria Sand is the name of the paramour of prince Oberyn Martell, the little brother of Doran, prince of Dorne. ... [
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Ellaug f Norwegian (Rare)Combination of any name starting with
El- or
Eld- with the Old Norse name element
laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman".
Elliadria f English (Modern)Name of former Bad Girl Elliadria Griffin (1988-). Or known as Persuasion! Persuasion is known for being in the show Bad Girls Club (2006-2017)!
Ellora f English, French (Modern)Of uncertain origin and meaning. It might be a variant of
Elora or an adoption of the name of the
Ellora Caves of India, an ancient network of caverns containing hieroglyphic writings archeologists still have not deciphered the meaning of.
Elmasia f Greek (Rare)Used to be shared among Greek women in Anatolia, the Greek version of the Turkish name
Elmas, ultimately of Persian origin.
Elmeskhan f Circassian (Rare)Meaning unknown. A known bearer was Elmeskhan Khagundokova (1898-1985), a Circassian legionary commander and brigadier general.
Elna f Catalan (Modern)Popularized Catalan name that refers to the northern Catalan city of Elna. At the end of the Spanish Civil War, a Maternity Hospital was set up in Elna, run by a Swiss nurse - Elisabeth Eidenbenz - who looked after pregnant women from the Republican refugee camps who were fleeing Franco's fascist troops... [
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Elnaz f Persian, AzerbaijaniFrom Turkic
el meaning "country, society" combined with Persian ناز
(nāz) meaning "delight, comfort, coquetry, affectation".
Eloghosa m & f EdoPossibly means "it's not hard for God" in Edo. It could be the older name of Benin City, the capital of Edo State in Nigeria.
Elorria f BasqueDerived from Basque
elorri "hawthorn". In Basque folklore, the hawthorn has been considered a sacred plant.
Elphaba f LiteratureCreated by author Gregory Maguire for the central character in his fantasy novel 'Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West' (1995). It was formed from
L-F-B, the initials of L. Frank Baum, author of 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' (1900).
Elselina f DutchDerived from the feminine
Else and the popular feminine name ending
-lina.
Elsinia f EnglishRare name of unknown origin but some historical usage
Elspat f Scottish (Archaic), FolkloreMedieval variant of
Elspeth. This name is notably borne by the protagonist of the Child ballad "Lady Elspat", about a lady who falls in love with a page named Sweet William, only for the two to be imprisoned by the former's mother.
Eltanin f & m AstronomyDerived from Arabic
Al Ras al Tinnin, meaning "the dragon's head". This is one of the traditional names of the star Gamma Draconis in the constellation
Draco.
Elvera f English, DutchVariant of
Elvira. It was most notably borne by American dancer Elvera Sanchez (1905-2000), the mother of actor Sammy Davis Jr.
Elyada m & f Hebrew (Rare)Means "God knows" in Hebrew, it's a combination of
El, reference to God, and the word
yada means "(he) knew". The name appears in Kings 1: 11, verse 23 And it belongs to Elyada, Razon's father.