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This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is American; and the pattern is *a.
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Kelanna f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Kelan.
Kelinda f English (Rare)
Combination of the prefix Ke- and Linda.
Kella f English (Rare)
Possibly a Latinization of Kelly.
Kelliana f American (Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Either a variant of Keliana, an elaboration of Kellia or an elaboration of Kelly.
Kellina f English
Either an elaboration of Kelly or a variant of Kelina.
Kelsa f English (Rare)
Possibly a form of Kelsey.
Kemma f Medieval English, English
Variation of Cymme, used as a diminutive form of Cyneburga. In modern times, it is most likely influenced by Gemma and Kenna.
Kendalia f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Kendal(l)
Kendrea f English (American)
Perhaps an elaborated form of Kendra influenced by Andrea 2
Kendrica f American (Rare)
Feminization of Kendrick in the style of Henrica (See also Kendra and Kenna).
Kenella f African American
Feminine form of Ken 1 using the suffix -ella
Kenia f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Kenya or a feminine form of Ken 1 (see also Kenna).
Kenisha f African American (Modern), Caribbean
Combination of Ken 1 and the popular phonetic elements nee and sha... [more]
Kenitra f African American
Probably from Arabic القُنَيْطَرَة, al-qunayṭara, "the little bridge", or a blend of Kenyatta with Anitra... [more]
Kenndra f English
Variant of Kendra.
Kennesha f African American
Likely an invented name, a combination of Ken 1 and the popular name suffix -esha.
Kenneta f & m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Kenneta.
Kennetha f American (Rare)
Feminine form of Kenneth.
Kennita f American (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Kenna using the feminine dimunitive suffix -nita.
Kenra f English
Variant of Kennra.
Kenyetta f Eastern African, English
Possibly a feminine form of Kenyatta. Asante (1991) gives it the meaning "she is beautiful music".
Keona m & f Hawaiian, African American
Means "the attractive" in Hawaiian. Also a short form of other names beginning with Keona, such as Keonaona.
Keosha f African American
Possibly a combination of the phonetic elements ke and asha.
Kera f English
A spelling variant of either Kiera or Cara.
Keriana f English
Combination of Keri and Ana.
Kerita f English (Rare)
Alternative spelling of Carita.
Kerma f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Likely a feminine form of Kermit.
Kerria f English (American, Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a Latinization of Kerri, a feminine form of Kerr and a direct adoption of the plant name kerria which was named after Scottish gardener and plant hunter William Kerr, the first Western professional full-time plant collector (d... [more]
Kesha f English, African American
Variant of Keisha. A famous bearer is American singer-songwriter Kesha Sebert (1987-), who is simply known as Kesha.
Keshawna f African American (Rare)
Variant of Kashawna and a feminine form of Keshawn.
Kessia f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Likely a variant of Keziah (compare Kesiah and Kesia).... [more]
Keundtra f African American (Rare)
Female name of unknown origin, occasionally used in the USA.
Keva f English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Caoimhe.
Kevisha f African American
Possibly a variant of Keisha.
Keyana f African American
Variant of Kiana 2. A known bearer is Lauren Keyana 'Keke' Palmer (1993-), an American actress and television personality.
Keyera f English (Modern)
Variant of Kierra. This spelling was given to 10 girls born in the United States in 2011.
Keyla f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian), English (American)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Kayla reflecting the English pronunciation, as well as an English variant.
Keyola f African American
An invented name, likely based on the popular phonetic element key and the common name suffix ola.
Keyondra f African American
Feminine form of Keyon.
Keyshia f African American
Variant of Keisha; also compare Kecia. Known bearers of this name include Keyshia Cole (1981-), an American R&B singer, and Keyshia Ka'oir Davis (1985-), a Jamaican entrepreneur and the wife of rapper Gucci Mane.
Khabira f African American (?)
Possibly derived from Arabic الخبير (al-Khabīr) "the all-aware", one of the names of Allah in the Quran.
Khelsea f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kelsey influenced by the spelling of Chelsea.
Khiara f African American
Spelling variant of Kiara or Chiara.
Khissa f American (Rare)
Could be a rare variant of Kissa.
Khoryna f English (American)
Khoryna is the name of my best friend i dont know the roots of this name for short it is Kori
Kianya f African American (Modern, Rare)
Rare variant of Kiana 2 possibly influenced by Anya. This is borne by Kianya 'Kiki' Haynes (1976-), an American actress.
Kiaria f African American (Rare)
Likely to be a variant of Kiara.
Kidada f African American
Derived from Swahili kidada meaning "little sister".... [more]
Kiela f English
Variant of Kyla.
Kienna f English (Rare)
Variant of Kiana 1 influenced by Sienna.
Kierna f English (Rare)
Possibly coined as a feminine form of Kiernan.
Kiersa f American
Variant of Kiersten
Kijana m & f Swahili, African American (Modern)
Means "young person" in Swahili. This is the nickname of American football player Kenneth Leonard 'Ki-Jana' Carter (1973-), given to him by his mother, who was inspired by a minor character in the movie Shaft in Africa (1973).
Kilda f English
Probably derived from the name of the island St. Kilda.... [more]
Kimana f English, Eastern African
Possibly an invented name, an elaboration of Kim 1 with the name suffix -ana, or a feminine form of Kimani, or from the name of the town in Kenya.... [more]
Kimashia f African American
Name of African origin, meaning "caring".
Kimba f English
Diminutive of Kimberly.
Kimbella f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Kim 1 and Italian bella meaning "beautiful", inspired by Kimberly... [more]
Kimberla f English (American, Rare)
A variant of Kimberley. A notable bearer is the author Kimberla Lawson Roby (1965-).
Kimberlina f English (Rare)
The name Kimberlina means "from the meadow of the royal fortress".
Kimela f English (American, Rare)
Perhaps a contraction of Kim 1 and Pamela. It has been used since the mid-1950s.
Kimila f English (Rare)
Probably an elaboration of Kim 1 influenced by Camilla. This is the given name of American actress Kim Basinger (1953-).
Kimla f English (American, Rare)
Feminine name with the combination of Kim 1 and the suffix la.
Kimona f & m African American
Blend of Kim 1 and Mona 1.
Kimora f African American (Modern)
Popularized by American model Kimora Lee Simmons (1975-), in whose case it possibly derives from the common Japanese surname Kimura, reflecting Simmons's Japanese ancestry (she is African-American on her father's side and Japanese-Korean on her mother's)... [more]
Kimyata f African American (Rare)
Variant of Kimyatta, which may be a blend of Kimya and Kenyatta.
Kindra f English (Rare)
Variant of Kendra inspired by the word kindred.
Kindrea f English (Modern, Rare)
Most likely an elaboration of Kindra.
Kinna f English
Variant of Kendra.
Kinshasa f African American
From the name of the capital city of the African country, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The city was named after a village (which is also named Kinshasa) that once existed there, which now has become a commune... [more]
Kinya f English (Rare), Western African (?)
May be a variant of Kenya or a name of Ghanaian origin (uncertain as to which language the name belongs to) in which the meaning is unknown.
Kiola f English
May have originated from the names Kiara (meaning light) and Koala (meaning no water)
Kiresha f African American (Modern, Rare)
From the Tamil language
Kiria f English (Rare), South American (Rare)
Variant of Cyria (via its other variant forms Ciria and Kyria).
Kiriana f English (American, Modern, Rare), English (Australian), English (New Zealand)
Elaboration of Kiria by way of adding the name suffix -ana.
Kirsha f English (American)
Kirsha Kaechele is an American artist
Kissa f English (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a diminutive of names such as Christina, Charissa or, more likely, Keziah (compare Keziah's diminutive Kizzie), influenced by the word kiss (or perhaps Finnish kissa "cat").... [more]
Kitra f American (Modern, Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]
Kitza f English (American, Rare), Greek
Hypochoristic form of Kyriaki.... [more]
Kjuana f African American
Name of African-American tradition, composed by the name Juana, (Spanish form of Joanna), with the prefix -k; Juana means "God is merciful".
Kloea f English
Variant of Chloe
Koala f American
The word koala comes from the Dharug gula. Although the vowel 'u' was originally written in the English orthography as "oo" (in spellings such as coola or koolah), it was changed to "oa", possibly in error... [more]
Kohda m Persian, American (Rare), Kurdish, Arabic
Khuda (alternatively Kohda) is the Persian word for "god." In Arabic cultures, it is a loan-word for "god" as well, but is quickly becoming replaced by the more common/popular "Allah."
Korea f English (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the Asian country.
Koretta f English (Modern)
Alternative spelling to Coretta
Korva f African American (Rare)
Korva Coleman, NPR broadcaster
Kota m & f English
Diminutive of Dakota
Kova m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Either transferred use of the surname Kova or a variant of Cove or Cova.
Koya f English
Diminutive of Sequoia.
Krina f English (Rare)
Contracted form of Karina.
Krisandra f American (Modern)
Modern combination of Kristine and Cassandra.
Krisha f African American (Rare)
Invented name, likely based on Keisha and Kris.
Kristana f English
Elaborated form of Kristan.
Kristanna f American
Combined with the names Kristen 2 and Anna.... [more]
Krystella f English
Krystella name meaning Crystal, Gem, Ice
Kunta m Literature, African American (Rare)
This name was popularized in the USA in the late 1970s by the character Kunta Kinte in Alex Haley's historical novel 'Roots' (1976) and the subsequent television miniseries based on the book (1977).
Kyana f Dutch, African American, English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Qiana as well as a feminine form of Kyan.
Kyanna f English (Modern), African American (Modern)
Possibly a combination of the popular phonetic elements ky, ya and na based on names such as Kianna, Kaya 2 and Ayanna.
Kyasia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name prefix ky and Asia 1.
Kyeisha f English
Variant of "Keisha".
Kyesha f African American (Rare)
Combination of the element ky and Iesha (Compare Tyesha). It can also sometimes be a variant of Keisha.
Kylea f English (American)
Probably a feminine form of Kyle.
Kyleena f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Kyleen.
Kylia f English
Either an elaboration of Kylie or a feminine form of Kyle.
Kyliana f English (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), French (Rare)
In the English-speaking world, this name is usually a combination of the names Kyle and Ana or Anna or Liana.... [more]
Kylina f English (American, Modern, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Perhaps a feminine form of Kyle or elaboration of Kylie using Lina 2.
Kymberlea f American (Modern, Rare, ?)
Extremely rare variant of Kimberly.
Kynara f African American
Possibly an invented name, related to Kiara or Kinneret
Kyndra f English (American)
Variant of Kendra. Also compare Kindra.
Kyrra f English
Variant spelling of Kira 2.
Kysha f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Keisha.
La f & m African American
Shortening of African American names that start with la, such as Latasha and Latanya for females and LaShawn and Lashay for males... [more]
Laafrica f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name Africa 1.
Laava f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La combined with the name Ava 1.
Labeena f English
Not available
Laberta f English
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Berta, possibly modelled on Alberta... [more]
Labertha f African American, English
Combination of the prefix La and the name Bertha.
LaBonna f English (American, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Bonnie. Also compare Bonna, LaDonna.
Labrenda f African American
Combination of the popular name suffix La- and the name Brenda, typically stylized as LaBrenda in the vein of other, similar names.
Laca f American (Modern, Rare)
Likely a transferred use of the surname Laca.
LaCara f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix la and Cara, probably modelled on Toccara.
Lacelia f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name Celia.
Lacharla f African American
Combination of the popular name prefix La and diminutive Charla.
Lachrisha f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lucretia, influenced by Chris.
Lacina f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Laci 2.
Laconia f African American
Variant of Laconya, which may be an invented name modelled after LaTonya and LaSonya. It also coincides with ancient Greek place name (see Laconia).