Knifflig

ABIAH m & f Biblical
Variant of ABIJAH which also appears in the English Bible.

ADELA f English, Spanish, Romanian, Polish, Ancient Germanic
Originally a short form of names beginning with the Germanic element adal meaning "noble". Saint Adela was a 7th-century Frankish princess who founded a monastery at Pfazel in France. This name was also borne by a daughter of William the Conqueror.

ADORA f Spanish

AGATA f Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Polish, Slovene, Russian, Croatian, Serbian
Cognate of AGATHA.

ÁGOTA f Hungarian
Hungarian form of AGATHA.

AINOA f Spanish
Spanish form of AINHOA.

AKIRA m & f Japanese
From Japanese (akira) meaning "bright", (akira) meaning "bright" or (akira) meaning "clear". Other kanji with the same pronunciation can also form this name.

ALEAH f English (Modern)
Variant of AALIYAH.

ALEXA f English, German, Hungarian
Short form of ALEXANDRA.

ALIDA f Dutch, German, Hungarian
Diminutive of ADELAIDE.

ALISA f Russian, Ukrainian, Bosnian, Finnish
Russian, Ukrainian, Bosnian and Finnish form of ALICE.

ALIZA f Hebrew
Means "joyful" in Hebrew.

ALYSA f English (Modern)
Variant of ALICIA.

AMADA f Spanish
Feminine form of AMADO.

AMIKA f Esperanto
Means "friendly" in Esperanto.

AMIRA (2) f Hebrew
Feminine form of AMIR (2).

ANETA f Polish, Czech
Polish and Czech diminutive of ANNA.

ANIKA (1) f German, Dutch, Danish, Slovene
German, Dutch, Danish and Slovene diminutive of ANNA or ANA.

ANIMA (2) f English (Rare)
Means "soul, spirit" in Latin. In Jungian psychology the anima is an individual's true inner self, or soul.

ANITA (1) f Spanish, Portuguese, Croatian, Slovene, English, Dutch, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Polish, Latvian
Spanish, Portuguese, Croatian and Slovene diminutive of ANA.

ASUKA f & m Japanese
From Japanese (asu) meaning "tomorrow" and (ka) meaning "fragrance", or from (asu) meaning "to fly" and (ka) meaning "bird". Other kanji combinations can be possible as well.

AVIVA f Hebrew
Feminine variant of AVIV.

AYAKA f Japanese
From Japanese (aya) meaning "colour" combined with (ka) or (ka) which both mean "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.

AYALA f Hebrew
Means "doe, female deer" in Hebrew.

AZURA f English (Rare)
Elaboration of AZURE.

BEÁTA f Hungarian, Czech, Slovak
Hungarian, Czech and Slovak form of BEATA.

BEATA f Polish, German, Swedish, Danish, Late Roman
Derived from Latin beatus meaning "blessed". This was the name of a few minor saints.

CIARA (2) f English (Modern)
Variant of SIERRA. Use of the name has perhaps been influenced by the brand of perfume called Ciara, which was introduced by Revlon in 1973.

CIELA f Esperanto
Means "heavenly, from the sky" in Esperanto.

CIERA f English (Modern)
Variant of SIERRA.

EDYTA f Polish
Polish form of EDITH.

ELISA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Finnish, English
Short form of ELISABETH.

ELIZA f English, Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Short form of ELIZABETH. It was borne by the character Eliza Doolittle in George Bernard Shaw's play 'Pygmalion' (1913) and the subsequent musical adaptation 'My Fair Lady' (1956).

ENOLA f English
Meaning unknown. This name first appeared in the late 19th century. It is the name of the main character in the novel 'Enola; or, her Fatal Mistake' (1886) by Mary Young Ridenbaugh. The aircraft that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima was named 'Enola Gay' after the mother of the pilot, who was herself named for the book character.

ERICA f English, Swedish, Italian
Feminine form of ERIC. It was first used in the 18th century. It also coincides with the Latin word for "heather".

ERIKA f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Czech, Slovene, Croatian, English, Italian
Feminine form of ERIK. It also coincides with the word for "heather" in some languages.

FIERA f Esperanto
Means "proud" in Esperanto.

IDOYA f Spanish
From the Spanish place name Idoia, possibly meaning "pond" in Basque, an important place of worship of the Virgin Mary.

KAPUA f & m Hawaiian
Means "the flower" or "the child" from Hawaiian ka, a definite article, and pua "flower, offspring".

KIARA f English (Modern)
Variant of CIARA (1) or CHIARA. This name was brought to public attention in 1988 after the singing duo Kiara released their song 'This Time'. It was further popularized by a character in the animated movie 'The Lion King II' (1998).

LEHUA f & m Hawaiian
Means "ohia flower" in Hawaiian.

LILYA f Russian, Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Russian or Ukrainian (see LILIYA).

LUÍSA f Portuguese
Feminine form of LUÍS.

LUIZA f Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Romanian
Polish, Portuguese and Romanian feminine form of LOUIS.

MAEVA f Tahitian, French
Means "welcome" in Tahitian. It gained popularity in France during the 1980s.

MEDEA f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Georgian
From Greek (Medeia), possibly derived from (medomai) "to think, to plan". In Greek mythology Medea was a sorceress from Colchis (modern Georgia) who helped Jason gain the Golden Fleece. They were married, but eventually Jason left her for another woman. For revenge Medea slew Jason's new lover and also had her own children by Jason killed.

MIELA f Esperanto
Means "honey-sweet" in Esperanto.

MINEA f Finnish
Created by the Finnish writer Mika Waltari for a character in his historical novel 'The Egyptian' (1945). He may have based it on the name MINOS, as the character is herself of Cretan origin.

NAAMA f Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of NAAMAH.

NUALA f Irish
Short form of FIONNUALA.

OMEGA m & f Various
From the name of the last letter in the Greek alphabet, . It is often seen as a symbol of completion.

PAOLA f Italian, Spanish
Italian feminine form of PAUL.

RAISA (1) f Russian
Possibly from the Greek name HERAIS. This was the name of a saint and martyr killed in Alexandria during the early 4th-century persecutions of the Roman emperor Diocletian.

TABEA f German
German short form of TABITHA. This form was used in earlier editions of the Luther Bible.

TAIKA f Finnish (Rare)
Means "magic, spell" in Finnish.

TIARA f English (Modern)
From the English word for a semicircle crown, ultimately of Greek origin.

TÍMEA f Hungarian
Created by the Hungarian author Mór Jókai for a character in his novel 'The Golden Man' (1873). The name is apparently based on the Greek word (euthymia) meaning "good spirits, cheerfulness".

VIOLA f English, Italian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Hungarian, Czech
Means "violet" in Latin. This was the name of the heroine in Shakespeare's play 'Twelfth Night' (1602).