This is a list of submitted names in which the pattern is *a; and the length is 5.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Diksa m & f AfricanMEANING "PLAY", USED BY THE YUNGUR PEOPLE OF THE ADAMAWA HIGHLANDS IN NORTH EASTERN NIGERIA.NIGERIA.
Dilva f KurdishMeans "from the heart" in Kurdish, derived from
dil meaning "heart".
Diora f EnglishFeminine form of
Dior. A known bearer of this name is American actress Diora Baird.
Djina f Haitian CreoleA Haitian Creole variant of Gina reflecting an echo of W. and central African phonetic patterns and French linguistic influences.
Djoja f Bosnian (Archaic)Possibly a cognate of
Gaya. Alternatively, it could be derived from the Spanish word
joya, meaning "jewel".
Dokka m ChechenFrom Chechen доккха
(dokqa) meaning "big, large".
Dolma f Tibetan, Bhutanese, BuddhismFrom Tibetan སྒྲོལ་མ
(sgrol-ma) meaning "saviouress" (referring to enlightenment), derived from སྒྲོལ
(sgrol) meaning "to liberate, to save" and the feminine particle མ
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Dolya f Bulgarian, Slavic MythologyGoddess of fate in East Slavic Mythology, personification of the fate bestowed upon a man at birth. She is described as a plainly dressed woman able to turn herself into various shapes. When she is positive she is named Dolya, when negative she turns into Nedolya.
Doona f ManxDerived from Manx
doo "black; black-haired, black headed".
Dosma f BatakFrom Toba Batak
dos meaning "same, similar, in kind" and the suffix
-ma indicating emphasis.
Dótta f Old DanishPossibly an Old Danish form of
Dóttir. The name appears in the epic work 'Heimskringla' written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson.
Douja f ArabicSometimes used as a nickname for “Khadija”. Meaning: “the darkness of night”
Doula f Greek (Rare)Perhaps originally a short form of
Spyridoula,
Theodoula or another name ending in
doula. This was borne by Doula Mouriki (1934-1991), a Greek art historian and Byzantinologist.
Draca m Anglo-SaxonOld English byname (and, less frequently, given name) meaning "snake" or "dragon", derived from Latin
draco "snake, monster" (see
Draco), applied to someone with a fierce or fiery temperament.
Drema f EnglishEither a variant of
Dreama, or from the Slavic surname derived from Proto-Slavic
*drěmati "to sleep, nap, doze".
Drina f Serbian (Rare)The name of the river that flows between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, whose name is derived from the Latin name of the river (Latin: Drinus) which in turn is derived from Greek (Ancient Greek: Dreinos), used as a feminine name.
Dubra f Galician (Modern, Rare)Transferred use of the name of the river
Dubra in the province of A Coruña in Galicia, itself from Proto-Celtic
dubros "water".
Dubya m EnglishNickname given to the former U.S. president George W. Bush (1946-) after the colloquial pronunciation of his middle initial.
Dukpa m & f Tibetan, BhutaneseFrom Tibetan འབྲུག་པ
('brug-pa) meaning "Bhutanese (person)", also referring to a school of Tibetan Buddhism (the Drukpa Kagyu).
Dumka m Santali, HoPossibly derived from
Dumka: a city in Bihar, India.
Durna f AzerbaijaniDerived from Azerbaijani
durna "crane (bird)", ultimately from Proto-Turkic
*durunja. The crane is sometimes seen as a symbol of peace.
Durza m LiteratureUsed by author Christopher Paolini (1983-) as the name of an antagonist in his Inheritance trilogy. The character Durza is a Shade, i.e., a sorcerer possessed by demonic spirits; born
Carsaib, he was transformed into a Shade when he summoned spirits too powerful to control, which then took possession of his mind and body... [
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Dusca f Medieval CzechOf unknown meaning. The
-ca ending indicates that this may be a Slavic diminutive of some unidentified name.
Duttá m SamiPossibly derived from Sami
duttat "to be content, satisfied".
Dyela f Haitian CreoleDerived from Haitian Creole
dye "god" and
la "there; here" with the intended meaning of "God is here".
Dyzma m Polish (Rare)Polish form of Δυσμάς
(Dysmas) (see
Dismas). Known bearers of this name include the Polish poet, writer and playwright Dyzma Bończa-Tomaszewski (1749-1825) and the Polish sociologist and politician Dyzma Gałaj (1915-2000).
Ealga f Irish (Rare)Means "noble, brave", taken from the Irish
Inis Ealga "Noble Isle", which was a poetic name for Ireland.
Ecija f Croatian, SloveneCroatian and Slovene female form of
Ezio. Notable bearer is Croatian actress Ecija Ojdanić (born 1974).
Edusa f Roman MythologyA goddess who enables the taking of nourishment. The variations of her name may indicate that while her functional focus was narrow, her name had not stabilized; she was mainly a divine force to be invoked ad hoc for a specific purpose... [
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Eesha f SanskritEesha is a feminine name of Sanskrit origin that means "wish, desire, divine, regal, supreme, pure, life, alive".
Efosa m Yorubameaning "God's Well" and is of Beninese origin
Egica m GothicEgica (c. 610 – 701x703), was the Visigoth King of Hispania and Septimania from 687 until his death. He was the son of Ariberga and the brother-in-law of Wamba.
Egija f LatvianOf uncertain origin and meaning, although a derivation from masculine
Aegidius has been suggested.
Ehana f JapaneseFrom Japanese 愛 (
e) meaning "love, affection" combined with 花 (
hana) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Eigra f Welsh (Rare)Probably a variant of
Eigr. This is borne by the Welsh writer Eigra Lewis Roberts (1939-).
Eisia m & f ScottishThis name was found etched onto a silver vessel in East Lothian, Scotland. It was accompanied by the names Bri, Camulogeni, Con and Frymiacus. Its meaning is unknown and whether the name was Eisia alone or Eisia with something else following it is also unknown as it was barley legible.
Ejiga m AfricanEjiga is an igala name from kogi state of in the central region of nigeria
Elika f EstonianDiminutive of
Eli, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Elína f Old NorseOld Norse form of the Christian name
Helen. Elína occurs in 'Landnámabók' (in ch. 63) belonging to a daughter of king Burisláv.
Elira f AlbanianPopularly derived from Albanian
i lirë /
e lirë "to be free", this is more likely a variant of
Ilira. This name goes back to the tribal name of the Illyrians, who are believed to be the forefathers of modern-day Albanians.
Emika f JapaneseFrom Japanese 恵
(e) meaning "favour, benefit" or 絵
(e) meaning "picture, painting" combined with 美
(mi) meaning "beautiful" and 加
(ka) meaning "add, increase"... [
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Emina f JapaneseFrom Japanese 絵 (e) meaning "picture, painting, drawing, sketch" or 恵 (
e) meaning "favour, blessing", 美 (
mi) meaning "beautiful" or 未 (
mi) meaning "sign of the Sheep in the Chinese zodiac" combined with 菜 (
na) meaning "vegetables, greens" or 奈 (
na) meaning "Nara, what?, apple tree"... [
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