Submitted Names Matching Pattern *a

This is a list of submitted names in which the pattern is *a.
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Ariitea m Tahitian
Means "white king"; a combination of Tahitian ari'i "king" and tea "white, light, pale".
Arijela f Croatian
Croatian feminine form of Ariel.
Arika f Japanese
From 有 (ari) meaning "to exist, to have, possess" with 嘉 (ka) meaning "praise, auspicious" or 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good, lovely". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Arika f Indigenous Australian, Wakka Wakka
Means "blue water lily" in Wakka Wakka, spoken in south-east Queensland, Australia.
Arika f Hungarian
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Arikán and a diminutive of Aranka.
Arikhva f Chuvash
Chuvash form of Arifa.
Arikia f Greek Mythology
Original Greek form of Aricia.
Arilda f History (Ecclesiastical), French (Quebec, Rare), French (Acadian, Archaic)
Saint Arilda is an obscure female saint from Oldbury-on-Severn in the English county of Gloucestershire who probably lived in the 5th or 6th century. She may have been of either Anglo-Saxon or Welsh origin.
Arilda f Norwegian (Archaic), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Norwegian feminine form of Arild and Brazilian Portuguese feminine form of Arildo.
Arima f Indian (Rare)
Meaning unknown.
Arima m Japanese
From Japanese 存 (ari) meaning "exist, suppose, be aware of, believe, feel" or 有 (ari) meaning "exist" combined with 摩 (ma) meaning "chafe, rub, polish, grind, scrape", 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 磨 (ma) meaning "grind, polish, scour, improve, brush (teeth)", 馬 (ma) meaning "horse", 麻 (ma) meaning "flax, linen, hemp" or 舞 (ma) meaning "dance"... [more]
Arimateia m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Biblical Portuguese
Portuguese form of the biblical place name Arimathea, given in reference to Joseph of Arimathea (José de Arimateia in Portuguese), a disciple of Jesus.
Ariminda f Guanche
Variant of Arminda.
Arína f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Arina.
Arina f Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "sub-, second, Asia", 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine" or 璃 (ri) meaning "glassy, lapis lazuli" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens"... [more]
Arina f Hungarian, Dutch, Afrikaans
Hungarian contracted form of Adriána and Dutch and Afrikaans contracted form of Adriana.
Arinka f Hungarian
Hungarian adaption of Russian Arina.
Arinola f & m Yoruba
Means "one amongst honour" or "in the midst of wealth" in Yoruba, from àárín "centre, middle" combined with either ọlá "honour, respect" or ọlà "wealth"... [more]
Arinya f Thai
Derived from Thai ปริญญา (parinya) meaning "knowledge, awareness, understanding".
Ariona f Albanian
Feminine form of Arion.
Arionna f American
Variant of Arianna.
Arisa f Japanese
From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "to possess, exist" and 沙 (sa) meaning "sand" or 紗 (sa) meaning "silk, gauze". Other kanji combinations are possible. This name is often spelled in hiragana.
Arisa f Albanian
Feminine form of Aris.
Arisara f Thai
Alternate transcription of Aritsara.
Arisha m Hebrew
Probably a form of the Hebrew name אֲרִי (‘Ari’) or אַרְיֵה (‘Arieh’) meaning “lion”.
Arishia f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear", 志 (shi) meaning "purpose, will, determination, aspiration, ambition" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection"... [more]
Arissara f Thai
Alternate transcription of Aritsara.
Aristagora f Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek elements ἄριστος (aristos) "best, noblest" and ἀγορά (agora) "assembly, gathering place, marketplace"... [more]
Aristaineta f Ancient Greek (Archaic)
Woman from Aetolia, who dedicated a monument at the sanctuary of Apollo in Delphi in the third century BCE.
Aristéa f French, Theatre
Feminine form of Aristaeus. This is the name of a character in Vivaldi's opera L'Olimpiade (1734).
Aristea f Greek, Spanish (Mexican), English (American, Modern, Rare, ?)
Feminine form of Aristeo (Spanish). As a Greek name, it is a feminine form of names beginning with the element ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best"... [more]
Aristeia f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἄριστος (aristos) "best".
Aristia f Obscure
Feminine form of Aristides or delivered from Arista
Aristița f Romanian
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a feminine form of Aristide.
Aristobia f Ancient Greek
Possibly means "the best life" from the Greek elements ἄριστος (aristos) "best" and βίος (bios) "life" (compare Aristobios); alternatively, the second element may be Greek βία (bia) meaning "bodily strength, force; act of violence".
Aristodama f Ancient Greek
Derived from ἄριστος (aristos) "best". The second element is uncertain, but may be derived δᾶμος (damos) which is a Doric Greek variant of δῆμος (demos) meaning "the people".
Aristokleia f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Aristokles (see Aristocles).
Aristomeda f Ancient Greek
Derived from ἄριστος (aristos) "best" and μέδομαι (medomai) "to be mindful of". She was a woman that offered her tithe to the goddess Demeter.
Arita f Hungarian
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Greek ἀρετή (arete) "virtue" and a feminine form of Arétász.
Aritaka m Japanese
From 有 (ari) meaning "exist, have, possess" and 敬 (taka) meaning "respect". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Aritsara f Thai
Means "lord of enemies" from Thai อริ (ari) meaning "adversary, enemy" and อิศร (itsara) meaning "great, sovereign, lord".
Aritza m Basque
From Basque haritza meaning "the oak". This is the name of various toponyms across the Basque Country.
Ariuka f Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balkar ариу (ariw) meaning "beautiful, good" and the diminutive suffix -ка (-ka).
Ariunaa f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian ариун (ariun) meaning "pure, clear, clean".
Ariungua f Mongolian
Means "pure and beautiful" in Mongolian, from ариун (ariun) meaning "pure, clean, hygienic" or "sacred, divine, holy" and гуа (gua) meaning "beautiful, alluring, gorgeous".
Ariunsanaa f & m Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian ариун (ariun) meaning "pure, clean, hygienic" or "sacred, divine, holy" and санаа (sanaa) meaning "thought, idea, plan".
Ariuntuya f Mongolian
Derived from ариун (ariun) meaning "pure, clean, hygienic" or "sacred, divine, holy" and туяа (tuyaa) meaning "ray, beam (of light)".
Ariunzayaa f Mongolian
From Mongolian ариун (ariun) meaning "pure, clear, clean" and заяа (zayaa) meaning "fate, destiny".
Ariya f English
Variant of Aria 1 or Arya 2.
Ariya f & m Thai, Indonesian
Thai and Indonesian form of Arya 1. It is more commonly feminine in Thailand while is it more often used as a masculine name in Indonesia.
Ariyana f English
Variant of Ariana.
Ariyāramna m Old Persian
Means "peace of the Arya" or "he who creates peace for the Aryans", derived from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎡𐎹 (aryā) "Aryan, Iranian" and 𐎼𐎶𐎴 (rāman) "peace".
Ariyona f English
Variation of Arianna.
Ariza f Spanish, Hebrew
Either transferred use of the surname Ariza or from a Hebrew word meaning "cedar panels".
Arizia f Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque name of uncertain origin and meaning, even though it might be a feminine form of Ariz. It was first recorded in Navarre in 1274.
Arizona f English (American)
From the name of the state in the Southwestern region of the United States. Its etymology is uncertain; it may be derived from O'odham alĭ ṣonak meaning "small spring", via the Spanish intermediary form Arizonac... [more]
Arja f Dutch
Short form of Adriana.
Arjana f Albanian
Feminine form of Arjan.
Arjeta f Albanian
Derived from Albanian ar "gold" and jetë "life".
Arjola f Albanian
Variant of Ariola.
Arjona f Albanian
Feminine form of Arjon.
Arĸa m Greenlandic
Short form of Arĸalo.
Arka f Croatian (Rare)
Short form of Arkadija.
Arka m Armenian
King of kings
Arkadia f Ancient Greek, Polish (Rare)
Greek feminine form of Arkadios and Polish feminine form of Arkadiusz and Arkady... [more]
Arkadija f Lithuanian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Lithuanian and Croatian feminine form of Arcadius.
Arkadina f Obscure
Derived from a Russian surname, the feminine form of the surname Arkadin, which is probably derived from the given name Arkadiy... [more]
Arkadiya f Russian
Russian form of Arcadia.
Arkadya f Armenian
Armenian form of Arcadia.
Arkadziya f Belarusian
Feminine form of Arkadzi.
Arkasha m Russian
Diminutive of Arkadiy.
Arkinya f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix ar with Kinya.
Arkona f Uzbek
Derived from arkon meaning "high" but also historically "pillars, support" and in reference to the pillars of Islam.
Arla f English (American)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. It might be a direct adoption of the Scandinavian name Arla; however, it is also possible that Arla arose as an elaboration or quasi-Latinization of Arlie.
Arla f Finnish, Swedish, Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Short form of Arnlaug. Also associated with Swedish arla meaning "early (in the morning)".
Arlana f Celtic
Means "An Oath"
Arlanda f English
Smart, pretty, quiet,strong, steadfast,helpful,faithful
Arlandria f African American (Rare), English (British, Modern, Rare)
Either from the place name Arlandria or a combination of names beginning with Arl- and Andrea 2.... [more]
Arlena f English (Rare), Polish (Rare)
English variant and Polish borrowing of Arlene.
Arleta f Polish, Czech (Rare), Provençal
Polish, Czech and Provençal form of Arlette.
Arletha f English (Rare)
Perhaps a blend of Arletta and Aletha.
Arletta f English (Rare), Polish
English variant of Arlette and Polish variant of Arleta.
Arlicia f African American
Combination of Arletha and Alicia.
Arlinda f Albanian
Derived from Albanian ar "gold; treasure, gem; golden; precious" and lindje "east; birth" (compare lind) and thus commonly interpreted as "golden birth".
Arlinda f Galician
Feminine form of Arlindo.
Arlissa f English
Strickly feminine form of Arlis.
Arloa f English
Feminine form of the name Arlo, which possibly originates as an alternate spelling of the real Irish place name Aherlow, meaning "between two highlands".
Arlotta f American (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Arlotta.
Arma f Estonian (Rare)
Feminine form of Armas and Armo as well as a variant of Armi.
Armana f Tigrinya
Neans "our flag" in Tigrinya.
Armanda f Italian, Slovene, Hungarian, Gascon, Provençal
Italian feminine form of Armando and Slovene, Hungarian, Gascon and Provençal feminine form of Armand.
Armanda f Medieval Occitan
Occitan cognate of Armande.
Armandina f Hungarian
Feminine form of Armand.
Armanna f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Ermanna.
Armaria f African American (Rare, ?)
Perhaps an invented name based on similar-sounding names such as Armani and Amari.
Armatha f English
Variation of Ramatha, an ancient name of Palestine.
Armeanca f Medieval Romanian
Derived from Romanian armeancă "woman from Armenia".
Armèla f Occitan
Occitan form of Armelle.
Armela f Breton
Feminine form of Armel.
Armelda f American (Hispanic, Americanized, Rare, ?)
Armelda means "battle" or "warrior"
Armenda f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Armend.
Armenia f English (Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Arminius, the name of a 1st-century Cheruscan chief, which may be related to Herman. Also compare Arminia and Erminia... [more]
Armia f & m Finnish (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a variant form of Armias or Armi.
Armiida f Finnish, Estonian (Archaic)
Finnish and Estonian form of Armida.
Armilda f Estonian
Estonian form of Armhilde.
Ármina f Hungarian
Feminine form of Ármin.
Arminda f Georgian (Rare)
Basically means "I don't want you", derived from the Georgian particle არ (ar) meaning "not, no" combined with Georgian მინდა (minda) meaning "I want".... [more]
Arminda f Albanian
Variant of Armenda.
Arminda f Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)
Alteration of Guayarmina. This name was borne by a Guanche princess who was baptized and married as Catalina de Guzmán right after the end of the Castilian conquest of the island of Gran Canaria.
Armira f Albanian
Feminine form of Armir.
Armista f English (Rare)
From the word, armistice, meaning "an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time; a truce." See also the name Armistice.
Armonda f English
Feminine form of Armond.
Armonía f Spanish (Rare)
Means "harmony" in Spanish. This name was brought to public attention by the novel 'Sembrando Flores' (1906) by Catalan anarchist Juan Montseny Carret, whose main characters are named Floreal and Armonía, and thus it came to be used by anarchist parents who were eager to reject traditional names during the Second Spanish Republic (1931-1939).
Árna f Faroese, Icelandic
Icelandic and Faroese form of Arna.
Arna f Medieval German, Medieval Scandinavian, Old Swedish, German (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Icelandic, Faroese (Rare)
Originally a medieval feminine form of Germanic masculine names beginning with the Old High German element arn, Old Norse ǫrn meaning "eagle" (Proto-Germanic *arnuz)... [more]
Arna m Louisiana Creole, American (South)
A notable bearer of this name was the American writer Arna Bontemps (1902-1973), who was born into a Louisiana Creole family. By some accounts, his birth name was Arnaud.
Arnabya m & f Sanskrit
It means "The Honored One" or "The Foremost One" or "The Highest One" in Hinduism and Buddhism
Arnaĸa f Greenlandic
Short form of Arnaĸat.
Arnalda f Sicilian, Gascon
Sicilian feminine form of Arnaldu and Gascon variant of Arnauda.
Arnaqa f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Arnaĸa.
Arnarda f Sicilian
Variant of Arnalda.
Arnela f Bosnian, Slovene
Feminine form of Arnel.
Arnemetia f Celtic Mythology
Arnemetia's name contains Celtic elements are, meaning "against, beside," and nemeton, meaning "sacred grove." Her name is thus interpreted as "she who dwells in the sacred grove," suggesting Arnemetia may be a divine epithet rather than a name in its own right.
Arnesa f Bosnian
Feminine form of Arne.
Arnetta f English (Rare)
Perhaps intended to be a feminine form of Arnold, using the Italian feminine diminutive suffix etta (compare Annetta, Netta 1).
Ärngunna f Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Ärngun.
Arngunna f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Arngunn (see Æringunnr).
Arnica f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Arnika, though this name can also be directly derived from the name of the plant genus Arnica, which is ultimately of Greek origin.... [more]
Arnida f Faroese
Of unknown origin and meaning. Current theories include a variant of Armida and a combination of the Old Norse name elements ǫrn "eagle" and ið "industrious; work; activity".
Árnika f Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Arnika. The name coincides with Hungarian árnika "arnica, leopard's bane".
Arnika f Dutch (Rare), German (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Originally a Latinized diminutive form of names beginning with the element arn-, such as Arnhild, this name is used as a given name in its own right... [more]
Árnína f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Arnina.
Arnina f Faroese
Elaboration of Arna.
Arnita f Latvian
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a feminine form of Arnis.
Arnoldina f Dutch
Dutch elaboration of Arnolda.
Arnoštka f Czech (Rare)
Feminine form of Arnošt.
Arnulfa f Spanish (Mexican)
Feminine form of Arnulfo.
Arnya f English (Australian, Rare), English (New Zealand, Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Anya. Arnya Duchevnic was a character on the Australian 2001 situation comedy 'Flat Chat'.
Arnza m Etruscan
Diminutive of Arruns.
Aroa f Japanese
From Japanese 彩 (a) meaning "colour", 路 (ro) meaning "a road, a street" combined with 歩 (a) meaning "walk". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Aroha f Japanese
From Japanese 有 (aro) meaning "exist" combined with 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Aroia f Basque
Regional variant of Basque aukera "opportunity, occasion; choice".
Årolilja f Literature, Norwegian (Rare)
Occurs in the medieval Norwegian ballad 'Bendik og Årolilja', where it belongs to a princess who dies of heartache when her lover is hanged under her father's orders.
Ārona m Maori
Māori form of Aaron.
Aronia f Norwegian
Variant of Arona. This is also the name of a genus of deciduous shrubs, producing aronia berries, commonly known as chokeberry.
Áróra f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Aurora.
Arosha m Russian
Russian diminutive of Aaron.
Arouna m Western African, Kwa
Form of Harun. Possibly a name from the Kwa languages.
Árpádina f Hungarian
Feminine form of Árpád.
Arpina f Armenian
It means “rising of sun”.
Arpita f Bengali, Hindi
Feminine form of Arpit.
Arpitha f Telugu, Kannada
Telugu and Kannada form of Arpita.
Árrajuoksa m Sami
Sami combination of an unknown first element and Juoksa.
Arria f Ancient Roman, History
Feminine form of Arrius. Bearers of this name include Arria Major (wife of Caecina Paetus) and her daughter Arria Minor.
Arriga f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Arrigo.
Arrita f Sardinian
Variant of Rita.
Arritokieta f Basque (Rare)
From the name of a sanctuary dedicated to the Virgin Mary in the Spanish province of Gipuzkoa, meaning "the place of the protruding stones". It has been used as a nom de plume by the Basque writer Julene Azpeitia (1888-1980).
Arrosa f Basque (Rare)
Derived from Basque arrosa "rose", this name is considered the Basque equivalent of Rosa 1 and Rose.
Arruntia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Arruntius. This name was borne by one of the Vestal Virgins.
Arsajla m Belarusian
Diminutive of Arsienij.
Aršāma m Old Persian
Means "a hero's strength", derived from Old Persian aršan meaning "male, hero" and ama meaning "strength".
Arsema f Amharic
Amharic form of Hripsime.
Arsena f Lithuanian (Rare)
Shortened form of Arsenija.
Arsena f Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Spanish feminine form of Arsenios.
Arsénia f Portuguese
Portuguese feminine form of Arsenios.
Arseniia f Russian
Variant transcription of Арсения (see Arseniya).
Arsenija f Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian feminine form of Arsenios.
Arsenija m & f Serbian
Feminine form and male variant of Arsenius.
Arseniya f Russian
Russian form of Arsenia.
Arshaya f & m Sanskrit
Means “desire, wish”.
Arshida f Persian
Sunrise of east.
Arta f Albanian
Possibly derived from the name of the city of Arta in southwestern Greece. A city with connections to Albania and Albanians. The name of the city is popularly held to be derived from Albanian artë "golden" (compare ar "gold")
Arta f Latvian
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a feminine form of Artis.
Arta f Romansh (Archaic)
Short form of Agata.
Arta f English (American)
Feminine form of Art.
Arta m Scythian (Hellenized)
Greek form of the Scythian name *Arθya, meaning "pious".
Artä m Veps
Veps form of Artemiy.
Artakama f Old Persian
Derived from Old Persian arta "truth, right, righteous" combined with Old Persian kāma "desire, wish". A well-known bearer of this name was Artakama, the second wife of Ptolemy I Soter I; her husband was the founder of the Ptolemaic Kingdom in ancient Egypt.
Artana f Mordvin
Means "decorative" in Erzya.
Artana f Albanian
Feminine form of Artan.
Artastūnā f Old Persian
The name of a daughter of Cyrus the Great, meaning "pillar of Arta, the deified true".
Artavardiya m Old Persian
Means "doer of truth, justice" in Old Persian, derived from 𐎠𐎼𐎫 (arta) meaning "truth, righteousness" and *vard- "to do, work".
Artea f Basque (Rare)
Basque name derived from arte.... [more]
Arteena f Persian (Rare)
Means "pure, virtuous, holy" in Persian.
Artelia f American (South, Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning; theories include a variant of Adelia, reflecting the Appalachian pronunciation.
Artema m Italian
Italian form of Artemas.
Artémia f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Artemia.
Artemia f Spanish (Mexican), Italian (Tuscan, Rare), Sicilian, Polish
Italian and Spanish feminine form of Artemio, Sicilian feminine form of Artemiu and Polish feminine form of Artemiusz.
Artemija f Croatian
Croatian form of Artemis.
Artemisa f Spanish, Albanian, Galician
Spanish, Albanian and Galician form of Artemis.
Artemiya f Russian
Russian form of Artemia.
Artemiziya f Ukrainian (Rare)
Ukrainian form of Artemisia. Artemiziya Halytska (1912-1985) was an Ukrainian nationalist.
Artesia f Theatre, Arthurian Cycle
Likely from Artois, the name of a region in France (for which "artesian wells" are named), itself derived from Atrebates, a Belgic tribe that inhabited the region of Gaul and Britain during Julius Caesar's time; Atrebates is cognate with Irish aittrebaid meaning "inhabitant".... [more]
Artha f & m Hinduism, Indian, Sanskrit
Means “riches, wealth” in Hindi aboriginal language.
Arthenia f African American
Possibly a variant of Parthenia.
Arthitaya f Thai
Alternate transcription of Athittaya.
Arthittaya f Thai
Alternate transcription of Athittaya.
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