I am a Pia. I was born in North America and my parents have Danish and German heritage. I was the only Pia in school growing up and although I have heard of Pias throughout my adulthood, I still haven't actually met another Pia. I lived in Sweden for a few years and my husband knew at least two Pias at his work. I was able to find tons of merchandise with the name Pia on it in Denmark and Sweden. In the UK there is a jewelry shop named Pia.I occasionally get Pie-ah instead of the correct Pee-ah and I was teased a bit in school but so were my siblings and they have very common names. Overall though I have had little trouble with the name and hope more babies are given the name in the future.
My full name is Olympia but my nickname is "Pia". Olympia is a Greek name which means mountains but more specifically "home of the Gods" or Heaven. I think it's a cute name. If I wasn't a Pia, I would think that anyone who was named Pia is one who is cute, peppy and outgoing, just from the mere sound of it.
― Anonymous User 5/15/2014
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The name Pia was given to 94 baby girls born in the US in 2012. Im not so sure about this one.
Source: "Vornamen in der Schweiz. Prénoms en Suisse. I nomi in Svizzera. Prenoms in Svizra" (1993) published by the Association of Swiss registrars
https://sursassiala.ch/2015/01/15/familienforschung/
https://nossaistorgia.ch/entries/j4gVkbL2ZYA
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https://www.portraitarchiv.ch/portrait?page=86