Comments for the name Zia

'Zia' is the name of a female character in the 80's animated series 'The Mysterious Cities of Gold'. The series was aired on Nickelodeon for a short time in the late 80's (possibly early 90's).

Zia is one of my favourite names, but as a feminine name. It is beautiful and melodic without being complicated, and it has a great universal quality about it. It seems like it could come from a variety of cultures, not just Arabic.

Means "aunt" in Italian.

Zia is a name of a book by Scott O'Dell, in which the title character attempts to rescue her aunt Karana (from his book Island of the Blue Dolphins).

Female keyboardist Zia Mccabe, from the rock band the Dandy Warhols, has this name.

The Zia are an indigenous tribe located in New Mexico, U.S. that are known for their pottery and use of the Sun symbol.

Zia is the main character in the romantic comedy "Wristcutters: A Love Story", which looks really good. He is a man. This name is cooler for a boy than a girl, though it is pretty for a girl, as well. It's just a better name for a boy.

I don't really understand this current fascination with stealing every good boy name that has ever existed and using it for girls. Hint: just because a name ends with an 'A', it doesn't mean it's feminine. Parents, there are plenty of unique and beautiful names out there that are actually meant for girls, go use THOSE.

In most new Arabic books Zia is classified as a female and the meaning of the name means 'light and splendour' which explains why the tribe used the sun as their symbol.

Zia Rashid is a character in Rick Riordan's the Red Pyramid and the Throne of Fire. Except this Zia was a girl, not boy.

I have also thought that this is a girls name. It's very pretty.