This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is Swiss; and the ending sequence is a or ah.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Teutonia f GermanFrom the name for the land of the Teutons. The Teutons (Latin: Teutones, Teutoni) were a Germanic tribe or Celtic people. According to a map by Ptolemy, they originally lived in Jutland. Rather than relating directly to this tribe, the broad term, Teutonic peoples or Teuton in particular, is used now to identify members of a people speaking languages of the Germanic branch of the language family generally, and especially, of people speaking German.
Thusnelda f Old Norse (Latinized), Germanic, History, German (Rare)From the name
Tussinhilda, originally an Old Norse name of which the second element is derived from Old Norse
hildr "battle". The etymology of the first element has two possibilities. The first is that it is derived from Old Norse
Þurs "giant" (as in, a giant, not an adjective illustrating something big), which would mean that the entire name's meaning is roughly "battle with a giant"... [
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Tilla f German, Romansh, Medieval English, Hungarian, Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)Medieval English, Dutch and German short form of
Mechtilda or
Mathilda as well as a German short form of
Ottilie and
Ottilia, Romansh short form of
Matilda,
Ottilia,
Domitilla,
Bertilla and
Cecilia and Hungarian short form of
Matild,
Otília and
Klotild.... [
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Tindara f ItalianFrom
Tindari, the name of a city in Sicily where there is a famous statue of the Virgin Mary. Our Lady of Tindari is a Black Madonna. The Italian place name derives from Greek Τυνδαρίς
(Tyndaris), the name of the preexisting Greek colony which honours the legendary Spartan king
Tyndareus.
Trofimena f Italian (Rare)This given name is best known for being the name of the 7th-century saint Trofimena, who was born and raised on the island of Sicily. During her lifetime, Sicily was a province of the Byzantine Empire, where Greek was the primary language... [
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Una f German, History (Ecclesiastical)Variant of
Hunna. Saint Una or Hunna (died ca. 679) is a French saint who devoted herself to serving the poor women of Strasbourg, France. Because she undertook to do the washing for her needy neighbors, she was nicknamed by her contemporaries "The Holy Washerwoman".
Uorschla f RomanshRomansh form of
Ursula, traditionally found in the Engadine valley in southeast Switzerland.
Urschla f RomanshRomansh form of
Ursula, traditionally found in central Grisons and in the Surselva region.
Veronia f ItalianElaboration of Verona, a a city on the Adige River in Veneto, Italy. Rarely used as a given name.
Vezia f Italian (Rare)Of debated origin and meaning. Some scholars consider this name a short form of
Elvezia, while other see a connection to the Ancient Roman masculine
Vetius... [
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Vijessna f GermanIjekavian form of
Vesna. Borne by Vijessna Ferkic (b. 1987), a German actress of Croatian descent.
Vinolia f ItalianMeans “peace” in Old English. This name increased in popularity in Italy in the 2000s.
Volodia m French (Rare)Variant of
Volodya used in the Western world. It was borne by Chilean writer and activist Volodia Teitelboim (1916-2008).
Whilhelmina f Dutch (Archaic), German (Archaic)This particular spelling of the given name
Wilhelmina originated in older times, when people had varying degrees of literacy and when the Dutch and German languages were not yet standardized to the degree that they are today... [
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Witta f Frisian (Rare), German (Rare)Frisian hypocorism of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from Old Saxon
widu and Old High German
witu "forest; wood". Folk etymology, however, likes to derive this name from Low German
witt "white".
Yunalesca f Popular Culture, German (Modern, Rare)Lady Yunalesca is a non-player character and antagonist from Final Fantasy X, who also appears in Final Fantasy X-2. She was the first summoner to defeat Sin and bring forth the Calm. According to the game's lore, Summoner
Yuna was named after Yunalesca.... [
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