This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is American; and the pattern is *a.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Lycia f English (Anglicized, Rare)From Latin
Lycia, from Ancient Greek
Λυκία (Lukia), possibly derived from the Ancient Greek
λύκος (lukos) "wolf". Lycia was an ancient region and Roman province in the southwest of Asia Minor, between Caria and Pamphylia.
Lyndia f English (American)Elaboration of
Lynda. Lyndia is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae, which contains only one species, Lyndia cannarum.
Lystra f English (Rare)From the name of an ancient town of Asia Minor, the origins of which are uncertain. In Acts in the New Testament, Lystra (then a Roman
colōnia) was "one chief scene of the preaching of Paul and Barnabas", as well as the likely hometown of Paul's "chosen companion and fellow missionary" Timothy... [
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Madinia f English (Rare, Archaic)Meaning uncertain. Dr John Dee gave it to his daughter in 1590, allegedly naming her for one of the Enochian angels ("the spiritual creature who on 28 May 1583 appeared to Dee and Sir Edward Kelley and entered into a mysterious conversation with them", according to Méric Casaubon in his 'True & Faithful Relation…' (1659)).... [
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Magdahlia f American (Rare)A seeming mix of Magdaline (from the bible) and the Dahlia flower. Also a variation of Migdalia.
Magenta f English, TheatreNamed for the mauvish-crimson colour. The dye to make the colour was discovered and named shortly after the Battle of Magenta in 1859 (the town is situated in northern Italy). The colour may have been inspired by the colour of the uniforms worn by the French troops, or by the colour of the land soaked in blood after the battle... [
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Magma f EnglishDerived with the English speaking word “magma”, which is another word for lava in a volcanic eruption. Would most likely mean “hot, smouldering”.
Maida f English, LiteratureThis name became popular after the Battle of Maida (1806), which took place near the Italian town of Maida and ended in a victory for Britain. In 18th- and 19th-century America it was used as a diminutive of both
Madeline and
Magdalena... [
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Makeba f African American, CaribbeanMeaning unknown, possibly a transferred usage of the African surname
Makeba in honor of the South African singer Miriam "Mama Africa" Makeba (1932-2008).
Malkia f African American (Rare)From the Swahili word
malkia meaning "queen", a derivative of Arabic مَلِكَة
(malika) "queen" (making it a cognate of
Malika). This name was borne by American painter Lucille Malkia Roberts (1917-2004).
Malucia f English (Rare)A possible play on words for the English word ‘malicious’. This name was used in the movie “Barbie and the Secret Door” as the name of the antagonist of the plot, Princess Malucia, a spoiled young girl who is the first of her bloodline to be born without any magic.
Malvolia f English (Rare, Archaic)Feminine version of the masculine name
Malvolio; derived from Italian, it means "ill will". This name has always been rare, but reached a peak in popularity in the mid-19th Century in Great Britain and America.
Manila f English (American, Rare)Derived from the place name
Manila, which refers to the capital city of the Philippines. It rose in popularity in the United States in 1898, when Spain lost the colony of the Philippines during the Spanish-American War.
Marlea f English (Rare)Diminutive of
Marlene, first appeared in the early 1900s, used most frequently during the 1940s in the U.S. Variants were
Marlee,
Marley,
Marlie, all used in roughly equal numbers, and all of which seem to have faded in the 1950s.
Marvella f EnglishProbably based on the word
marvellous (compare
Marvel). This is the name of a (now obscure) American jewelry brand (est. c.1911, specializing in imitation pearl jewelry).
Marvena f English, Old CelticIt might derive from the celtic, meaning "white sea", or from the Ancient English, meaning "great lady".
Mataya f Englishit is a cristian girls name meaning gift of god, often used in hindu speaking countries despite its english origin, its also associated with the number 7/