This is a list of submitted names in which the pattern is *a.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
AngsanafThai From the name of a type of flowering tree that produces yellow blooms (scientific name Cassia fistula), ultimately from Sanskrit असन (asana).
AngutamInuit Mythology Allegedly means "man with something to cut" (compare Inuktitut ᐊᖑᑦ (angut) meaning "man"). In Inuit mythology this is the name of a god, sometimes considered a psychopomp responsible for conveying the souls of the dead to the underworld, Adlivun, where they must sleep for a year... [more]
AniamGreenlandic Greenlandic form of Ane. It also means "her older brother" in Greenlandic, derived from Ane with -a, the Greenlandic possessive-genitive marker.
AniafBasque (Modern) After the name of the hermitage of Ania in Araba, Basque Country.
AniarafSwedish (Modern, Rare), Literature, Astronomy From Greek ἀνιαρός (aniarós) meaning "sad, despairing". The name was invented by Swedish author Harry Martinson for the space ship in his poem of science fiction 'Aniara: en revy om människan i tid och rum' published in 1956... [more]
AnikafJapanese From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 新 (ni) meaning "new" combined with 歌 (ka) meaning "song". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]
Aninditaf & mBengali, Indonesian From Sanskrit अनिन्दित (anindita) meaning "irreproachable, virtuous, blameless", derived from the negative prefix अ (a) and निन्दित (nindita) meaning "blamed, reproached"... [more]
Anindyam & fBengali, Indonesian From Sanskrit अनिन्द्य (anindya) meaning "faultless, blameless, immaculate", derived from the negative prefix अ (a) and निन्द्य (nindya) meaning "blameworthy, reprehensible, reproachable"... [more]
AnissafArabic (Maghrebi), Indonesian Alternate transcription of Arabic أنيسة (see Anisa) chiefly used in North Africa, as well as an Indonesian variant of the name.
AnitrafTheatre, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Hungarian (Rare), English (American) Coined by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen for a Bedouin princess in his play Peer Gynt (1867). The popularity of this name spiked in the United States in the 1970s when the model Anitra Ford (1942-) appeared on the game show The Price Is Right from 1972 to 1976.
AnivafObscure Possibly derived from Samoan aniva referring to "the Milky Way", or from Sanskrit aniva meaning "restraint", or derived from Aniva, a coastal town in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia.
Anivaf & mPolynesian, Samoan Means "bright" and refers to "the Milky Way" in Samoan.
AnkafNivkh Derived from the Nivkh word for "year".
AnkafJapanese From Japanese 安 (an) meaning "peace, quiet", 杏 (an) meaning "apricot" or 晏 (an) meaning "peaceful, quiet" combined with 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Additionally, other kanji combinations can form this name.
AnnafJapanese From Japanese 杏 (an) meaning "apricot" or 安 (an) meaning "quiet, peaceful" combined with Japanese 奈 (na) a phonetic character. Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
AnnapurnafHinduism, Bengali, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu Means "filled with food" from Sanskrit अन्न (anna) meaning "food, grains" combined with पूर्ण (pūrṇa) meaning "filled with, full of". This is the name of the Hindu goddess of food and nourishment, considered a manifestation of Parvati or Durga.
AnnashafSanskrit An-n-asha means "hopeful" in Sanskrit. N-Asha means "no-hope", but An-N-Asha, double negative makes it positive and emphasizes Asha/hope.
AnneafCeltic Mythology Annea was a goddess worshipped in the province of Cuneo in the southwest of the Piedmont region of Italy. The origin and meaning of her name are uncertain, it has, however, been suggested that it might be related to Celtic ann- "mother" (compare the name of the Irish goddess Anu).
AnniafAncient Roman Feminine form of Annius. Annia Aurelia Faustina (c. 201 AD – c. 222 AD) was an Anatolian Roman noblewoman. She was an Empress of Rome and third wife of the Roman emperor Elagabalus briefly in 221.
AnnonafRoman Mythology In Roman Mythology, Annona is the divine personification of the grain supply to the city of Rome. The name itself is derived from Latin annona "yearly produce; corn, grain".
AnnonariafRoman Mythology Means "she who supplies corn" in Latin, derived from annona "yearly produce", "crop, harvest" or "corn, grain" (also the name of a Roman goddess who personified the year), which was ultimately from annus "year"... [more]
AnoafJapanese From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 乃 (no), a possessive particle combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible.
AnriyafChinese "王" means king. "安" means peace. 睿 means astute. 雅 means lovely. 王 is the last name, because in Chinese they put the last name first. So, according it English tradition, it should be 安睿雅王.
An-samKorean, History Meaning unknown. This was the name of I (also transliterated Yi, Lee and Ri) An-sa (d. 1274), an ancestor of the Joseon dynasty. Over a hundred years after his death his great-great-grandson King Taejo granted him a royal title and posthumously declared him King Mokjo of Joseon.
AnsamHinduism In Hindu myth, one of the Adityas, the guardian deities of the months. A minor sun god.
AnsafJapanese From Japanese 杏 (an) meaning "apricot" combined with 沙 (sa) meaning "sand" or 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze, thin silk". Other kanji combinations are possible.