This is a list of submitted names in which the pattern is *a; and the length is 5.
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Paata m GeorgianDerived from the Georgian adjective პატარა
(patara) meaning "little, small" as well as "young" (sometimes in reference to a child). Also compare the Georgian adjective პაწაწინა
(patsatsina) meaning "wee, tiny".... [
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Pačia f Medieval BalticRecorded in Lithuania in the 16th-century on a Muslim Tatar woman, most likely a diminutive form of
Fatima.
Padua m Spanish (Rare)From name of the Italian city of
Padua, after saint Anthony of Padua. This name is always given as the compound names
Antonio de Padua and
Francisco de Padua (after Francis of Paola), but never
Padua alone.
Pagna m & f KhmerMeans "knowledge, learning" in Khmer.
Panca m & f IndonesianMeans "five" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit पञ्चन्
(pañcan).
Panda f American (Rare)The origin of the word panda is the Nepalese word
nigalya ponya, which means 'eater of bamboo'.
Panha m & f KhmerMeans "knowledge, wisdom, intellect" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit प्रज्ञा
(prajna).
Pania f Maori, Polynesian MythologyMeans "water" in Māori. Pania, often styled 'Pania of the Reef', was the Māori goddess of water, and is a symbol of the New Zealand city of Napier. A known bearer is Pania Rose (1984-), an Australian model of partial Māori descent.
Panya m ThaiMeans "wisdom, knowledge" in Thai.
Parca f Roman MythologyOne of the three goddesses of fate in relation to birthing. See also
Nona and
Decima. Parca or Partula oversees
partus, birth as the initial separation from the mother's body (as in English '"postpartum")... [
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Parla f TurkishMeans "shine!" in Turkish (the imperative form of
parlamak meaning "to shine").
Pasca f Medieval Italian, Medieval CornishDerived from Latin
pascha "(feast of) Passover". The Jewish Passover holiday often coincided with the Christian Easter holiday; this name was given to children born or christened on or near that holiday... [
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Pasha m ArmenianFrom the Armenian word
փաշայ (pʿašay) meaning "pasha", the title of a high-ranking Ottoman military officer.
Păuna f Romanian (Archaic)Derived from Romanian
păun "peacock". The name was borne by Păuna Greceanu-Cantacuzino, a Princess consort of Wallachia.
Pavia f English (Rare), Medieval EnglishMedieval English name of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from Old French
pavie "peach" and a derivation from Old French
Pavie "woman from
Pavia", a historic city in Italy... [
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Peeta m LiteratureThis is the name of the male protagonist in Suzanne Collins' young adult novel "The Hunger Games" and its sequels. Collins has never stated how she came up with the name but it has been speculated that it is related to
pita bread, given that the character was born into a family of bakers, or that it could be a form of
Peter.
Pelda f KurdishThe meaning of 'Pelda' is beginning of spring. In Kurdish 'Pel' means tree leaf and 'da' means giving. After the winter ends, the leaves start to grow from the branches of the trees, you understand that spring has come, and this is what the name Pelda means.
Pemma f & m TibetanComes from Pema (and Padma), Tibetan for Lotus. Lotus is a sacred flower in Buddhism (as well as Hinduism), a symbol for the way to enlightenment.
Penda m History, Anglo-SaxonOld English name of unknown origin. Penda was a 7th-century king of Mercia, the Anglo-Saxon kingdom in what is today the English Midlands.
Penda m AfricanPenda is a shortend name of the Name Pendapala meaning "to be brave" or "be brave" in the ovomba language, indigeonous to the ovamo peolple of Namibia. ... [
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Penha f Portuguese (Brazilian)Derived from Portuguese
penha "cliff, rock", usually used in reference to the title of the Virgin Mary
Nossa Senhora da Penha.
Penia f Greek MythologyDerived from Greek
Πενία "deficiency; poverty", Penia was the personification of poverty and need. She married
Porus at
Aphrodite's birthday and was sometimes considered the mother of
Eros.
Penna f AmericanThe Latin word for "feather, wing". American actor Ian Ziering has a daughter named Penna, born 2013.
Penta f LiteraturePossibly derived from the Greek prefix
penta meaning "five". This is the name of the protagonist of the Italian fairy tale Penta of the Chopped-Off Hands (1634) by Giambattista Basile. In the story, Penta is a princess who has her hands cut off so she can escape the advances of her brother, who wants to marry her.
Peola f African AmericanUsed in Fannie Hurst's novel
Imitation of Life (1933) and its 1934 film adaptation, where it belongs to a young light-skinned African-American woman who decides to pass as white.
Perna f Judeo-Italian, Judeo-GreekDerived from Greek
pernas "to pass", this name was historically given to a girl with older sisters whose parents desperately hoped for a son. They "were literally praying for the curse of daughters to pass".
Pesha f YiddishRelated to Pesach (Passover). Alternately, a Yiddish diminutive of
Batya.
Pesta f BatakMeans "celebration, party, gathering" in Batak.
Phaia f Greek MythologyMeans "dusky" or "grey" in Greek, from φαιός
(phaios). This is the name of the Crommyonian Sow, a mythological pig slain by
Theseus. Some versions of the story say that this was the name of the old woman who owned the sow, which was named after her... [
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Phila f EnglishFrom Ancient Greek φιλος
(philos) meaning "lover, friend", or a shortened form of names beginning with
Phila.
Phira m ThaiFrom Thai พีร
(phira) meaning "brave, courageous, warrior", ultimately from Sanskrit वीर
(vira).
Phufa m & f ThaiFrom Thai ภู
(phu) meaning "mountain" and ฟ้า
(fa) meaning "sky, heaven".
Piala f History (Ecclesiastical)The name of an obsuce Irish saint. According to legend, Piala and her brother Fingar were children of an Irish king. They were converted by Saint Patrick, driven into exile by their father, and landed first in Brittany, where they were well received, before moving on to Cornwall where they died at the hand of Tewdrick, king of Dumnonia... [
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Piama f Coptic, Late GreekPiama often links to Pia, a name whose meaning is Lover, Beloved or from Latin origins meaning “pious” or “reverent” Breaking apart the last key phrase of Piama to -ama could also be in relation to Ama, a feminine name of mixed origins... [
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Pieta f Medieval ItalianDerived from Old Italian
pieta (
pietà in Modern Italian) "piety; pity, compassion, godliness".
Pigma m Popular CulturePossibly from pig. This was the name of Pigma Dengar, a character in Star Fox who betrayed James McCloud and Peppy Hare in Venom and then battled the Star Fox team as a member of Team Star Wolf.
Pinga f New World Mythology, Inuit MythologyMeans "the one who is up on high". Pinga was an Inuit goddess of the hunt, fertility and medicine. She was also the psychopomp, bringing souls of the newly-dead to Adlivun, the underworld.... [
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Pipsa f FinnishDiminutive of
Pirkko,
Pirjo and other feminine names beginning with p. This is also the Finnish name of Peppa Pig (Pipsa Possu) and Peppermint Patty from Peanuts (Piparminttu-Pipsa).
Plava f SerbianFrom Serbian
плав (plav) meaning "blue" but it is used to denote a "blonde haired" person such as in this case. This is because the word had an ancient meaning of "shining, bright" from which the sense of "blonde haired" comes from and later it came about to mean "blue".
Poema f & m TahitianMeans "pearl of the deep seas"; a combination of Tahitian
poe "pearl" and
mā "clean, pure, clear".
Posma m & f BatakFrom Toba Batak
pos meaning "fixed, firm, happy, trusting" and the suffix
-ma indicating emphasis.
Prada f & m VariousMeaning unknown. It is used in reference to the Italian luxury brand
Prada, which is named after its founder Mario Prada.
Prema f Roman MythologyDerived from the Latin verb
premo meaning "to press into, to press upon", referring to the insistent sex act. Although the verb usually describes the masculine role,
Augustine calls Prema
dea Mater, a mother goddess... [
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Preta f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)Means "black" in portuguese. This name is borne by the Brazilian actress and singer Preta Maria Gadelha Gil Moreira, mostly known as Preta Gil.
Prida m & f ThaiMeans "delighted, glad, satisfied" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit प्रीत
(prīta).
Priva f YiddishYiddish form of פְּרִי (
peri) meaning "fruit" in Hebrew.
Prova f BengaliThe name Prova is from the Indian origin. This name has various meanings. It means lights, radiance, sheen, brilliance, splendor and so on. It is used to indicate the glow of the sun. Again, this name is widely used in Indian literature... [
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Punga m Polynesian MythologyMeans "anchor stone" in Maori. In Maori mythology, Punga is a supernatural being who is the father of all ugly things.
Punya m & f Indian, NepaliMeans "merit," "virtue" or "good karma" in Hinduism and Buddhism.
Purva f MarathiIn Sanskrit, "Purva" means "eastern" or "first. It is a common name in India and is often given to girls.
Puspa f & m Hindi, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali, IndonesianAlternate transcription of Hindi पुष्पा, Kannada ಪುಷ್ಪಾ, Tamil புஷ்பா, Telugu పుష్ప or Nepali पुष्पा or पुष्प (see
Pushpa), as well as the Bengali, Odia, Assamese and Indonesian form.
Püstə f AzerbaijaniMeans "pistachio" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Persian پسته
(peste).
Putta m Anglo-SaxonOld English byname meaning "hawk, kite (bird of prey)", originally a nickname given to a fierce or rapacious person.
Pyhia f Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
pꜣ-jḥjꜣ, of uncertain etymology. The first element could be
pꜣ "the aforementioned; the; he of, this of". This was the name a daughter of
Thutmose IV.
Qhawa f QuechuaMeans "one who watches, one who monitors" in Quechua.
Quena f Spanish (Latin American)Its usage in Mexico and South America is likely due to the
quena, or
qina in Quechua, the traditional flute of the Andes.
Raama m JapaneseFrom Japanese 羅 (
ra) meaning "gauze, thin silk" combined with 天 (
ama) meaning "heavens, sky". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Rabea f GermanMeaning unknown. This name became popular in Germany in the early 1970s, due to Rabea Hartmann (born in 1947), a German TV personality.
Radna m & f BuryatMeans "precious, valuable" in Buryat, ultimately from Sanskrit रत्न
(ratna).
Rafaa f ArabicMeans "kindness" or "compassion". It is derived from the Quran and is the root for one of the 99 Names of Allah: Ar-Raoof (The Compassionate).
Rahaa f PersianMeans "free, liberated, unchained" in Persian.
Raika f JapaneseFrom Japanese 雷 (rai) meaning "thunder" combined with 華 (ka) or 花 (ka) both meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [
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Raika m PersianIn old persian language and Zoroastrian culture and Gilaki dialects, Raika was the title of boys who assisted the persian prince (the kings sons) throughout the day, during parades and other daily occasions... [
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Raita f FinnishMeans both "goat willow" and "stripe, streak" in Finnish.
Ramaa f IndianRamaa is one of the names of Goddess Lakshmi
Ramia f JapaneseFrom Japanese 羅 (ra) meaning "lightweight fabric", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Rampa f Sanskrit, Hinduism, Hindi, Indian, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Gujarati, Bengali, MarathiName : Rampa रम्पा... [
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Ramya f Tamil, IndianDerived from Sanskrit
ramya (रम्य) "lovely; pleasing; delightful; beautiful; charming". ... [
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Ramza m South SlavicThe name Ramza is rarely given in the south slavic languages (Mostly in Dalmatia). The name is very likely a corruption of the name "Erasmus", the patron saint of sailors.
Ranga m IndianFrom Sanskrit रङ्ग (raṅga) "hue, colour, dye".