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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.
Algeria f African American (Modern)
From the name of the African country.
Aliana f English (Modern)
Variant of Alyona or Eliana 1 or possibly a combination of Ali 2 and Ana.
Alianna f English
Variant of Aliana.
Aliciya f English
Variant of Alicia.
Alicya f English
Variant of Alicia.
Aliesha f English
Variant of Alicia.
Alika f English, Swedish (Archaic), Old Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Norwegian, Greenlandic
Low German variant of Aleka, as well as a Greenlandic name of unknown meaning.
Alinora f English (American, Rare), Sardinian
English variant of Eleanora and Sardinian variant of Elianora.
Aliora f English (Rare)
Contracted form of Alianora or variant of Eliora.
Aliscia f English
Variant of Alicia.
Alishya f English
Variant of Alicia.
Alithia f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alethea or of Alicia (Spanish pronunciation with English spelling)
Alixa f English
Variant of Alexa.
Aliysia f English
Variant of Alicia.
Allena f English
Variant of Alena.
Allencia f African American
Rhyming variant of Valencia.
Allexa f English, English (American)
Variant of Alexa. Allexa was given to 5 girls in 2014.
Allexia f English, English (American)
Variant of Alexia that was given to 7 girls in 2007.
Allia f English (Rare)
Meaning unknown. It may be derived from Latin allium meaning "garlic."
Allianna f English
Variant of Aliana.
Alliena f English (Rare)
Either a variant of Aliena or of Aliana.
Allora f American (Modern)
This is apparently either a variant of Alora or Allura or else an American combination of Alice and Lora.... [more]
Allyna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alina, possibly influenced by Allyn.
Allysha f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alisha and Alicia (See also Allycia).
Almeda f Spanish, English, Breton (Archaic)
Transferred use of the Spanish surname Almeda.... [more]
Almedia f English (American)
Elaboration of Almeda.... [more]
Almeta f English (Rare)
Probably a variant of Almeda.
Almina f English
Possibly a diminutive form of Alma 1 or a variant form of Elmina. This name was borne by the English aristocrat Almina, Countess of Carnarvon (1876-1969) - she was the wife of George Herbert, Earl of Carnarvon (1866-1923), who was involved in the discovery and excavation of the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun.
Almyra f English (Rare)
Variant of Almira 1, perhaps influenced by Myra.
Aloha f & m Hawaiian (Rare), American
Short form of Kealoha and other Hawaiian names containing aloha meaning "love" or otherwise derived directly from the word.
Alolita f Indic, American (Rare)
Of unknown meaning.
Aloma f English (Rare), Theatre, Popular Culture
A pseudo-Hawaiian name invented by LeRoy Clemens and John B. Hymer for the title character of their 1925 Broadway play Aloma of the South Seas, which was twice adapted to film, in 1926 and again in 1941... [more]
Alonda f African American (Rare)
An invented name which has been used consistently in America since the 1960s, possibly influenced by Yolanda, Alondra and Alejandra.
Alouetta f English (Rare)
Derived from French alouette meaning "lark".
Alozia f French (Quebec), Louisiana Creole
Creole form and Québécois variant of Aloysia.
Alphaea f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Alphaeus.
Alpharetta f English (American, Archaic)
Derived from the name of a suburb in the American city of Atlanta, which itself is derived from Alfarata, the name of a fictional Native American girl in the popular 19th-century parlor song "The Blue Juniata"... [more]
Alphia f English (Rare)
Contracted form of Adelphia, which itself is a short form of Philadelphia. However, in some cases, this name is a feminine form of the English masculine name Alfie... [more]
Altaira f English (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
The name of a character in the classic 1956 science fiction film, Forbidden Planet. Altaira Morbius was the daughter of the scientist and space voyager Dr. Edward Morbius. The name Altaira is derived from Altair, the brightest star in the constellation of the Eagle (Aquila).
Altha f American
Variant of Althea.
Altheda f American (Rare), Literature
Possibly a blend of Althea and Theda.... [more]
Althena f English (Rare)
An invented name. Possibly a combination of Althea and Athene.
Alura f English (Modern, Rare)
Adaptation of the word allure to resemble Alora.
Alverna f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Meaning unknown. Perhaps taken from Alvera or Alvena. It could have been inspired by the name Verna or Laverna.
Alvetta f African American (Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Alva 2 using the suffix -etta.
Alvia m American
Possible variant of the second sense of Alva 2 stemming from Alvah.
Alvira f English, Urdu
Variant of Alvera.
Alyda f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Aleida and Alida (depending on the pronunciation used). A known bearer of this name is the Dutch racing cyclist Alyda Norbruis (b... [more]
Alyha f English
Variant of Aaliyah.
Alyla f English
Alyla, pronounced 'AH-LIE-LAH' means sophisticated, unique and mysterious.
Alyna f English (American, Modern), Russian (Ukrainianized, Rare)
Variant of Alina. As a Russian name, it is mostly used by Russian speaking Ukrainians who want to spell their name the same in Russian and Ukrainian Cyrillic.
Alysandra f English (American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Alexandra, probably influenced by the name Alysa.
Alyshia f English
Variant of Alicia.
Alyssya f English
Variant of Alicia.
Amabella f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Amabel or variant of Amabilia, used by Neil Gaiman for a character (one of the ghosts) in his children's novel 'The Graveyard Book' (2010).
Amaira f Indian, Hindi, Arabic, American (Hispanic)
Variant transcription Amirah.
Amantha f English (Rare)
Possibly a truncated from of Samantha.
Amaria f English (Modern)
Elaborated from of Amara
Amarilla f Hungarian (Rare), English (American, Archaic)
English and Hungarian Latinate form of Amaryllis, in the case of the Hungarian name, derived from Hungarian amarillisz "amaryllis". This name was also used throughout the United States in the 1800s.
Amarina f English, Spanish
Elaboration of Marina with the prefix a-
Amarisa f English (Modern)
Variant of Marisa, influenced by the name Amara.
Amarna f English (Rare)
The use of Amarna as a name is likely derived from the Egyptian archeological site of Amarna (also known as el-Amarna or Tell el-Amarna, لعمارنة). The city is located on the east bank of Nile River in the Egyptian province of Minya... [more]
Amaura f English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Amora, possibly influenced by Laura and similar names.
Amberlea f English (Modern)
Elaborated form of Amberly, influenced by Leah.
Ambrea f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Ambria, or in some cases possibly a blending of Ambre and Andrea 2.
Ambrosina f English, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Elaboration of Ambrosia. May be an elaboration of French Ambrosine, a feminization of Ambrose.
Amea f English
Possibly a short form of Amadea, or a variation of Amy or Amaia.
Ameilia f English
Variant of Amelia.
Ameliora f English
From the word ameliorate, which means "to make something better."
Amerika f American
Variant of America.
Amia f English (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Amaya, a diminutive of any name beginning with Am-, or derived from the Latin amor meaning "love" or a feminine form of Amias.
Amincia f Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Spanish form of Amynthe.
Ammonia f American (Rare, Archaic), Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Ammon. In Greek mythology, Ammonia is an epithet of the goddess Hera.
Amoretta f American (Rare), Theatre, Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Latinate form of Amoret, from Edmund Spenser's epic poem The Faerie Queene (1590).
Amoria f English
an elaboration of Amora
Ana f Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Bulgarian, English, South Slavic, Latvian, Estonian, Lithuanian, Slovak, Georgian, Polish
Diminutive of Anastasiya (and any other spelling of the name).
Anaia f English
Variant of Aniya.
Anaja f Slovene, English
Possibly a variant of Anaya or Anaia.
Analena f English, Spanish
Combination of Ana and Lena.
Analía f Spanish, American (Hispanic), South American
Contraction of Analucía. It was used for the title character, Ana Lucía 'Analía' Moncada, in the 2008-2009 telenovela El Rostro de Analía, which caused the popularity of this name to spike in the United States.
Analia f English, Swedish (Rare)
Either a variant of Analía or a combination of Ana and the popular name suffix -lia.
Analisa f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic), Spanish (Rare), Romansh (Rare)
Spanish contraction of Ana and Lisa and Romansh variant of Annalisa.
Analiza f English
A combination of Anna and Liza or variant of Annalisa.
Anasia f English (American, Modern, Rare), African American (Modern)
Likely a combination of the phonetic elements a and nay and Asia 1, also possibly influenced by Anaya.
Anastasha f American (Rare)
Variant of Anastasia. This name was given to 16 girls born in the USA in 1987.
Anastasiana f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Anastasia.
Anastatia f English (Rare), South African
Variant of Anastasia. Apparently, this name is most prevalent in South Africa and Ireland.
Anastazia f Danish (Modern, Rare), Swedish (Modern, Rare), Sicilian, English (Modern, Rare), Czech
Danish, Swedish, Sicilian and English modern variant of Anastasia as well as a traditional Czech variant of Anastázie.
Anathusa f American (Archaic)
Perhaps an 18th- and 19th-century American alteration of Arethusa, possibly arising from a typographical error.
Anazia f African American (Modern), Nigerian
Transferred use of the surname Anazia.
Anda f English
Diminutive of Andrea, Yolanda.
Andetria f African American (Rare)
Possibly an invented name, using the same sounds found in names such as Andrea, Deitra and Demetria.
Andria f English
Variant of Andrea 2.
Anealia f American (Modern, Rare)
Modern American feminized form of Neal, likely influenced by Amelia
Angaleena f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Angelina. A famous bearer is Angaleena Presley (1976-), an American country singer and member of the Pistol Annies.
Angeliqua f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Angelique and a variant of Angelica.
Angelisa f English, Italian (Rare)
Combination of Angela and Lisa.
Angella f Hungarian, English
English variant of Angela and Hungarin variant of Angéla.
Angelonia f English (Rare)
From the genus of about 30 species of herbaceous plants.
Anglia f English (Rare)
From place name Anglia.
Anicia f Ancient Roman, Spanish (Latin American, Rare), English (Rare), French (Rare)
Feminine form of Anicius. The most well-known bearer of this name was Anicia Juliana, the daughter of Western Roman Emperor Olybrius.
Anistasia f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Anastasia. Anistasia was given to 5 girls in 2014 according to the SSA.
Anitra f Theatre, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Hungarian (Rare), English (American)
Coined by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen for a Bedouin princess in his play Peer Gynt (1867). The popularity of this name spiked in the United States in the 1970s when the model Anitra Ford (1942-) appeared on the game show The Price Is Right from 1972 to 1976.
Anjelina f Ukrainian, English (Rare)
English variant of Angelina and Ukrainian variant transcription of Anzhelina.
Anjilia f American (Rare)
Apparently a variant of Angelia, perhaps influenced by Jill.
Annalea f English
Combination of Anna and Lea.
Annaleya f English (American, Americanized, Modern, Rare)
Meaning “graceful beauty”. Combination of the names Anna and Leya.
Annalia f English, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Anna and the popular name suffix -lia.
Annalouisa f English
Combination of Anna and Louisa.
Annasofia f English (Modern)
A combination of Anna and Sofia.
Annasophia f English (Modern)
Combination of Anna and Sophia. A famous bearer of this name is American actress Annasophia Robb.
Annastacia f English (Rare)
Variation of Anastasia or a blend of Anna and Stacia.
Annastasia f English (Rare), Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Romansh (Rare)
Variant of Anastasia. As a Romansh name, it is also a contraction of Anna and Stasia.
Annazella f English (American, Rare)
Probably a combination of Anna with Izabella or a given name that ends in -sella (but then variantly spelled as -zella), such as Gisella and Rosella... [more]
Anniqua f African American (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Anna, formed from the popular name suffix qua- (see also Annika, Anika 1, Shaniqua and Janiqua).
Annya f English
Variant of Anya.
Anorella f American (Rare, Archaic)
Extremely rare elaboration of Annora.
Antarctica f English
The name Antarctica is the romanised version of the Greek compound word ἀνταρκτική (antarktiké), feminine of ἀνταρκτικός (antarktikós), meaning "opposite to the Arctic ", "opposite to the north".
Antha f English (Rare)
Diminutive of any name ending in -antha.
Antissa f English
Antissa (Ancient Greek: Ἄντισσα) was a city of the island Lesbos (Lesvos).
Antwanetta f African American (Modern, Rare)
Latinization of Antwanette. This is borne by a young female basketball player Antwanetta Boswell. Also, see Antoinetta.
Anyka f English
Variant of Annika.
Anyssa f English
Variant of Anisa.
Aqua f English
Derived from Latin aqua meaning "water". It is also used in English in reference to a bluish-green colour.
Aqualina f English (Modern)
Means "tender water". A notable bearer was the female sea serpent from the Disney Junior show "Sofia the First".