I've known a few people with them as well, and in my own language -a endings aren't strictly feminine. But most English speakers who I talk with seem to think that any name that ends in A sounds like a girls' name, which can make things kind of difficult.
Alyosha and
Yura are both new to me, and I really like them.
Dara,
Derya, and
Sasha are favourites of mine.
Thankyou!
This message was edited 9/7/2015, 8:31 PM