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This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is American; and the pattern is *a.
gender
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Aalicia f American (Rare)
Variant of Alicia (See also Aalycia).
Aalivia f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alivia, likely influence by names like Aaliyah.
Aalyana f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aliana, possibly influenced by the spelling of Aaliyah.
Aalycia f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alicia (probably influenced by the name Aaliyah).
Aaria f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aria 1, the spelling is influenced by that of Aaron.
Aariana f English (Rare)
Variant of Ariana influenced by Aaron.
Aarica f American (Rare)
Variant of Erica influenced by the spelling of Aaron.
Aarona f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Aaron.
Abisha m English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Abishai. This was borne by Abisha Woodward (1752-1809), an early American lighthouse builder.
Abrama f & m English (Rare), Indonesian (Rare), Italian (Archaic)
Variant or feminine form of Abram 1 and Abramo.
Abreea f American
Possibly an elaboration of Bree, using a as both a prefix and a suffix.
Abriana f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aubriana or a combination of the prefix a and Briana.
Abriela f Brazilian, American (Modern, Rare)
Strictly the feminine form of Abriel and a variant of Aubriella.
Abriella f English
Variant of Aubriella or a combination of the prefix a and Briella.
Abyssinia f English (American, Rare)
Transferred used of the former name of Ethiopian Empire as a given name. Cited from Wiktionary, it is derived from New Latin Abissini, of Abissīnus (“Abyssinian, Ethiopian”), from Arabic الْحَبَشَة‎ (al-ḥabaša), and from حَبَش‎ (ḥabaš), means "to collect, to earn, to reap".
Acadia f American (Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
From the name of a colony in New France in North America, derived from Arcadia and coinciding with Mi'kmaq suffix -akadie, meaning "place of abundance"... [more]
Accalia f Roman Mythology (?), English (Rare)
According to questionable sources, such as baby name books and websites, this was another name for Acca, the human foster-mother of Romulus and Remus in Roman legend, also known as Acca Larentia (see Acca)... [more]
Achaia f Greek Mythology, English (Rare)
Of uncertain etymology, possibly derived from Greek ἄχος (achos) meaning "grief, pain, distress" (also see Achaios, Achilles)... [more]
Achsa f Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Achsah used in some versions of the Old Testament, including the Vulgate and the Douay-Rheims Bibles. It was borne by American spiritualist Achsa W. Sprague (1827-1862), a popular trance medium lecturer in the 1850s.
Achsia f English (American, Archaic)
Possibly an elaboration of Achsah.
Acquanetta f African American (Rare)
This name was brought to some public attention by the American actress Acquanetta (1921-2004), born Mildred Davenport. Though she claimed her stage name meant "laughing water" or "deep water" in Arapaho, it appears to be an invented name, possibly an elaboration of Italian acqua "water" using Netta 1.
Adacia f English (American, Rare)
Meaning uncertain. This name may possibly be a combination of the name Ada 1 with any feminine name ending in -cia, such as Acacia, Alicia, Felicia and Patricia.
Adahlia f English (Modern, Rare)
Either a variant of Adalia, or a combination of the prefix a with Dahlia.
Adaleia f English (Rare)
Possibly a combination of Ada 1 and Leia.
Adalivia f American (Rare)
Combination of the names Ada 1 and Livia 1
Adama f Hebrew (Rare), American
Means "Ground / Earth" in Hebrew. Also feminine form of Adam.
Adamia f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Adam.
Adamira f English
Combination of Ada 1 and the popular suffix -mira.
Adana f English (Modern, Rare)
Allegedly a feminine form of Adán.
Adanya f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Adanna used in the United States.
Adaria f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of the names Adara or Daria.
Adashia f African American
Combination of the prefix a and an elaborated form of Dasha.
Adastra f English (Rare)
From the Latin phrase ad astra "to the stars". It may have been inspired by the similar name Adrasta (see Adrasteia).
Addalina f English (Rare)
Variant of Adalina
Adeleia f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly an American variant of Adelaide.
Adelila f English
Variant of Adelaila.
Adelisa f English (Archaic)
Variant of Adeliza, recorded in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Adelphia f Late Roman, English
Feminine form of Adelphus.
Adeya f American (Modern, Rare), Nigerian (?)
Perhaps in part from Yoruba adé meaning "crown". This name was used by the American singer Kehlani for her daughter born 2019.
Adiella f English
a feminine variant of Adiella
Adilena f English
Variant of Adelina.
Adnisa f African American
Feminine form of Adnis.
Adolina f English
Variant of Adalina.
Adonia f English (Modern)
Feminine form of Adonis
Adonica f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Adonia.
Adonna f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Adonis, influenced by Donna.
Adorabella f English (American, Modern, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
This name can be a derivation of the Latin adjective adorabilis meaning "adorable, worthy of adoration" as well as be a combination of the names Adora and Bella.
Adoria f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Adora.
Adorina f English
Elaboration of Adore.
Adreana f English
Variant of Adriana.
Adreanna f English
Variant of Adriana.
Adreena f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Adriana.
Adreona f English
Variant of Adriana.
Adreya f English (American, Rare)
An elaboration of the feminine name Adrey.
Adwena f English
Latinate form of Adwen.
Aemelia f English
Alternate spelling of Aemilia. Some versions of Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors spell Aemelia this way.
Aeriana f English (Modern)
Variant of Ariana, influenced by Greek aer "air".
Aerianna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arianna influenced by the Greek aer meaning "air"
Aerica f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (American, Rare), Greek Mythology
Variant of Erica. Alternatively, one of the seven Hesperides (nymphs of the evening) from Greek mythology according to Hyginus' Fabulae.
Aglaía f Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Spanish form of Aglaia.
Agueda f American (Hispanic)
Unaccented form of Águeda that is used mainly in America.
Ahkia f English (Rare)
Female version of Ahki which means Brother
Ahlana f English
Variant of Alana.
Ahna f English
Variant of Anna.
Ahnna f English
Variant of Anna.
Aicia f American (Rare)
Variant of Aisha possibly modelled on Alicia.
Aida f English
Variant of Ada 1 or feminine form of Aidan.
Ailea f English (Modern)
Name of former Bad Girl, Ailea Carr. Carr featured in the show Bad Girls Club (2006-2017).
Aileena f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Aileen.
Ailisa f English (American)
Probably a combination of the prefix ai- and Lisa.
Ailla f English (?)
Variant of Isla.
Airianna f English (Modern)
Variant of Arianna. It was given to 23 girls born in the United States in 2011 (Aireanna: 20; Airiana: 19; Airyana: 15; Aireona: 13; Aireonna, Airyanna: 10 (each); Airyonna: 5).
Ajaysia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Likely a combination of the phonetic elements a and jay and Asia 1, similarly to Anasia.
Akashia f African American (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Acacia.
Akayla f English (American)
Variant of Kayla. It has been used since 1980.
Akaysha f African American (Rare)
Possibly a phonetic spelling of Acacia.
Akeira f English (Modern, Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Akira. In some cases it can be a combination of the phonetic prefix a with the name Keira.
Akeisha f African American
Combination of the prefix a and Keisha.
Akeria f African American, Jamaican Patois
Unknown meaning. Possibly derived from Akira
Akia f African American
Truncated form of Nakia.
Akiana f English, African American
Elaboration of Kiana 2 with the prefix a-
Akisha f African American
Combination of the prefix a and Kisha.
Akyra f African American
Combination of the prefix a- with Kyra.
Alabama f English (American, Rare)
From the name of the American state (see Alabama). It was borne by a short-lived daughter of the novelist William Faulkner (11 January 1931-20 January 1931), who was named after his great-aunt Alabama 'Bama' McLean (1874-1968)... [more]
Alaetra f African American
Perhaps an Anglicized variant of Elettra.
Alandria f English
Contracted form of Alexandria.
Alania f Portuguese (Brazilian), English (Modern)
As a Brazilian Portuguese name, the origin and meaning are unknown. As an English name, it is likely a feminine form of Alan.... [more]
Alaska f English
From Aleut alaxsxaq "object to which the action of the sea is directed" or "mainland". It is the name of a US state.
Alastrina f English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Alastríona.
Alaula f Hawaiian (Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Means "light of the early dawn" or "sunset glow" in Hawaiian, literally "flaming road" from Hawaiian ala "path, road" and ula "flame".
Alaura f English
Elaborated form of Laura or a variant of Elora.
Alawisha f English
Variation of Aloysia.
Alayla f African American (Modern, Rare)
Most likely a combination of the prefix a- and the prefix Layla.... [more]
Alaynna f American
Variant of Alaina.
Alaysia f African American (Modern)
Likely an invented name using the same sounds found in names such as Alicia (or Alysia, Alesia), Alayah, Asia and Malaysia.
Albania f English
From the name of the country in the Balkans, as well as various other places, perhaps ultimately from a pre-Indo-European word *alb meaning "hill" or from the Indo-European root *alb "white" (see Albus).... [more]
Albertha f English
Variant of Alberta.
Albinia f Ancient Roman, English
Feminine form of Albinius and Albin. It was introduced to Britain in the 17th century, and was frequently used by members of the aristocratic Cecil family.
Alcena f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Alcina.
Aldonia f American (South, Rare)
Either a truncated form of Caledonia or, more likely, an elaboration of Aldona.
Aldornia f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Perhaps derived from the Old English aldor, a form of ealdor meaning "elder, parent, head of family, chief, lord; author, source; age, old age" with the name suffix -nia to feminize the name.... [more]
Aleca f American
Diminutive of Alexandra.
Alectra f English (Modern)
Possibly a modern combination of the male name Alec and the female name Electra.
Aleda f English (Rare)
Likely a variant of Alida.
Aledra f English
Possibly a variant of Aludra or a diminutive of Alexandra
Aleecia f English
Variant of Alicia.
Aleesia f English
Variant of Alicia.
Aleesya f English (Modern)
Preppy variant of the name Alicia.
Alegna f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Angela (English) or Ángela (Spanish) spelled backwards (compare Spanish Legna).
Aleicia f English
Variant of Alicia.
Aleishia f English
Variant of Alicia.
Alekona f Hawaiian (?), American (Modern, Rare)
Hypothetical Hawaiian form of Alison.
A'lelia f African American (Rare)
Probably a variant of Lelia.
Alemania f American, American (Hispanic)
Alemania is an alternate Latin name for Germany (and the Spanish name of the country).... [more]
Alesa f English (Rare)
Variation of Alisa.
Alethia f English
Variant of Alethea.
Alexanderia f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alexandria. According to the USA Social Security Administration, 49 girls were recorded with the name Alexanderia in 1993.
Alexandrella f American (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Alexandra. Also a modern combination of Alexandra and Ella.
Alexandrya f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alexandria. According to the USA Social Security Administration, 20 girls were recorded with the name Alexandrya in 2005.
Alexavia f English
Potential feminization of Alexavier.
Alexianna f English (Rare), Greek (Rare)
Variant of Alexiana. As a modern Greek name, it is a combination of Alexia and Anna.
Aleysha f English
Variant of Alicia.
Aleysia f English
Variant of Alicia.
Alfalfa m English (American)
A type of flowering plant. A notable fictional bearer of this name is Alfalfa Switzer from the series of early short films "The Little Rascals" also known as "Our Gang". There was a movie adaptation in 1994... [more]
Alfonsia f Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Spanish form of Alphonsine.
Alfredia f American
variant of Alfreda, a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family
Alfreida f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Alfreda based on the spelling of Freida.