-a is a suffix for female names.
In Old Norse names it is a female form of -i.
In German names it is a female form of -o
In Latin names it is a female form of -us.
In the Nordic countries it is also used to Latinise a name which is not originally Latin and to create a female form of male names.
Variant forms include:
For extended forms see also
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