Comments for the name Gaia

In Portugal, there is a city called "Vila Nove de Gaia" (New Village of Gaia), which people usually call Gaia for short.

Actress Emma Thompson has a daughter named Gaia.

On the show "Captain Planet," it was Gaia, the spirit of the Earth, who recruited the Planeteers and gave them their powers.

I think this is a lovely name, definitely one of my favorites.

Gaia Moore is the main character in the book series "Fearless".

It sounds nice and isn't overused! I would consider it for a middle name.

Also an unusual feminine name in Slovenia.

Usually spelled Gaja in Slovenia.

There is a website called GaiaOnline.com, usually shortened to Gaia. It has been described as the MySpace for anime nerds.

I've always heard it pronounced as GUY-uh.

In Italy Gaia is a fashionable name. It ranks 14th of the most popular names in Italy in 2004 and in 2006.

The Italian pronunciation is GAH-yah. [noted -ed]

Gaia is the name of a character in Ayn Rand's Anthem.

“Our world is in peril! Gaia, the spirit of the Earth, can no longer send the destruction plaguing our planet.”
I will never, ever shake the association.

Also an unusual feminine name in Czechia and Slovakia.

The Gaia that is used in Italy probably comes from the Latin Gaius (Gaio in Italian), rather than the Greek mythological Gaia. In Italian the Greek Gaia is known as Gea (from the Latinised form Gaea).

I disagree. I think that the name Gaia in our country, Italy, is referred to the literal sense of the name. In fact, Gaia means "happy person, person with a joyful temper".

I stand corrected. As you say, Gaia means "happy" in Italian and that is the main reason behind the name's use in Italy.
But it is also a Latin name. It was used as part of the Roman wedding ceremony: "Ubi tu Gaius, ego Gaia" (as you are Gaius, I am Gaia).

Gaia Bawden is a character in JK Rowling's new novel, The Casual Vacancy. She is sixteen years old.

GAIA is a Greek name coming from the Greek mythology and is a collateral form of "γη" ("ΓΗ" in capital letters).
In Greek both: "Γαια" and "Γη" mean: Earth.
The pronunciation of "Γαια" in Greek is: Yea.
From Γαια-Γη derive the words and names: George, Geography, Geology etc.
The Greek letter "η" (eta) in Greek pronunsiation is "i" (as the word: is)and in Latin is "e".