Names Categorized "ends in -nia"

Agnia f Russian (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Russian Агния (see Agniya).

Aksinia f Bulgarian, Russian
Bulgarian form of Xenia, as well as an alternate transcription of Russian Аксинья (see Aksinya).

Ania f Polish, Russian
Polish diminutive of Anna, and an alternate transcription of Russian Аня (see Anya).

Antonia f Italian, Spanish, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Romanian, Greek, Croatian, Bulgarian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Antonius (see Anthony).

Apollonia f Ancient Greek, Italian
Feminine form of Apollonios. This was the name of a 3rd-century saint and martyr from Alexandria.

Apolónia f Portuguese (European, Rare)
European Portuguese form of Apollonia.

Apolônia f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Apollonia.

Apolonia f Spanish, Polish
Spanish and Polish form of Apollonia.

Betania f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Bethany.

Bethania f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish variant form of Bethany.

Britannia f English (Rare)
From the Latin name of the island of Britain, in occasional use as an English given name since the 18th century. This is also the name of the Roman female personification of Britain pictured on some British coins.

Brittania f English (Rare)
Variant of Britannia.

Caesonia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Caesonius. This name was borne by Milonia Caesonia, the last wife of the Roman emperor Caligula.

Calpurnia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Calpurnius. This was the name of Julius Caesar's last wife.

Dania 1 f Italian
Italian diminutive of Daniela.

Dania 2 f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic دانية (see Daniyah).

Davinia f English (Rare), Spanish (Modern)
Probably an elaboration of Davina. About 1980 this name jumped in popularity in Spain, possibly due to the main character on the British television series The Foundation (1977-1979), which was broadcast in Spain as La Fundación.

Efigénia f Portuguese (European, Rare)
European Portuguese form of Iphigeneia.

Efigênia f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Iphigeneia.

Erminia f Italian
Italian feminine form of Herminius.

Estefânia f Portuguese
Portuguese feminine form of Stephen.

Estefanía f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of Stephen.

Eugênia f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Eugenia.

Eugenia f Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Polish, English, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Feminine form of Eugenius (see Eugene). It was borne by a semi-legendary 3rd-century saint who escaped persecution by disguising herself as a man. The name was occasionally found in England during the Middle Ages, but it was not regularly used until the 19th century.

Evgenia f Greek, Russian, Bulgarian
Modern Greek form of Eugenia. It is also an alternate transcription of Russian Евгения (see Yevgeniya) or Bulgarian Евгения (see Evgeniya).

Febronia f Late Roman
Possibly from Februa, a Roman purification festival that was held during the month of February (and which gave the month its name). The festival was derived from Latin februum meaning "purging, purification". This name was borne by Saint Febronia of Nisibis, a 4th-century martyr.

Fevronia f Greek
Greek form of Febronia.

Flaminia f Ancient Roman, Italian
Feminine form of Flaminius.

Gardenia f English (Rare)
From the name of the tropical flower, which was named for the Scottish naturalist Alexander Garden (1730-1791).

Grania f Irish
Latinized form of Gráinne.

Hania 1 f Polish
Polish diminutive of Hanna 1.

Hania 2 f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic هنيّة (see Haniyya).

Harmonia f Greek Mythology
Means "harmony, agreement" in Greek. She was the daughter of Ares and Aphrodite, given by Zeus to Cadmus to be his wife.

Hermínia f Portuguese
Portuguese feminine form of Herminius.

Herminia f Spanish, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Herminius.

Ilenia f Italian
Meaning unknown, possibly an elaborated variant of Elena.

Iounia f Biblical Greek
Greek form of Junia. This name (probably) appears in the New Testament in the inflected form Ἰουνίαν (Iounian).

Iphigenia f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Iphigeneia.

Iunia f Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin
Latin form of Junia.

Jesenia f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Yesenia.

Jessenia f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Yesenia.

Junia f Biblical, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Junius. This was the name of an early Christian mentioned in the New Testament (there is some debate about whether the name belongs to a man or a woman).

Kekepania f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Stephanie.

Ksenia f Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Polish form of Xenia, as well as an alternate transcription of Russian Ксения or Ukrainian/Belarusian Ксенія (see Kseniya).

Lavinia f Roman Mythology, Romanian, Italian
Meaning unknown, probably of Etruscan origin. In Roman legend Lavinia was the daughter of King Latinus, the wife of Aeneas, and the ancestor of the Roman people. According to the legend Aeneas named the town of Lavinium in honour of his wife.

Leonia f Late Roman
Feminine form of Leonius.

Luvenia f English
Possibly a form of Lavinia. It has been used in America since the 19th century.

Luvinia f English
Variant of Luvenia.

Melania f Italian, Spanish, Polish, Romanian, Late Roman
Italian, Spanish, Polish and Romanian form of Melanie.

Naenia f Roman Mythology
Means "incantation, dirge" in Latin. This was the name of the Roman goddess of funerals.

Ourania f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek οὐράνιος (ouranios) meaning "heavenly". In Greek mythology she was the goddess of astronomy and astrology, one of the nine Muses.

Parthenia f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek παρθένος (parthenos) meaning "maiden, virgin". This was the name of one of the mares of Marmax in Greek mythology.

Patrocinia f Spanish (Latin American)
Strictly feminine variant of Patrocinio.

Petronia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Petronius.

Petunia f English (Rare)
From the name of the flower, derived ultimately from a Tupi (South American) word.

Polyhymnia f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Polymnia.

Polymnia f Greek Mythology
Means "abounding in song", derived from Greek πολύς (polys) meaning "much" and ὕμνος (hymnos) meaning "song, hymn". In Greek mythology she was the goddess of dance and sacred songs, one of the nine Muses.

Pomponia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Pomponius.

Renia f Polish
Polish diminutive of Renata.

Shania f English (Modern)
In the case of singer Shania Twain (1965-), who chose it as her stage name, it was apparently based on an Ojibwe phrase meaning "on my way".

Sidonia f Late Roman, Georgian
Feminine form of Sidonius. This is the name of a legendary saint from Georgia. She and her father Abiathar were supposedly converted by Saint Nino from Judaism to Christianity.

Sollemnia f Late Roman
Latin form of Solange.

Sonia f English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish
Variant of Sonya.

Sophronia f Literature, Late Greek
Feminine form of Sophronius. Torquato Tasso used it in his epic poem Jerusalem Delivered (1580), in which it is borne by the lover of Olindo.

Štefánia f Slovak
Slovak feminine form of Štefan (see Stephen).

Ștefania f Romanian
Romanian feminine form of Ștefan (see Stephen).

Stefánia f Hungarian
Hungarian feminine form of Stephen.

Stefania f Italian, Polish, Greek
Italian, Polish and Greek feminine form of Stephen.

Stephania f English
Latinate feminine form of Stephen.

Tânia f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Tanya.

Tania f English, Italian, Spanish
Variant of Tanya.

Theofania f Greek
Modern Greek form of Theophania.

Theophania f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Theophanes.

Titania f Literature
Perhaps based on Latin Titanius meaning "of the Titans". This name was (first?) used by William Shakespeare in his comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream (1595) where it belongs to the queen of the fairies, the wife of Oberon. This is also a moon of Uranus, named after the Shakespearean character.

Tonia f English
Variant of Tonya.

Urania f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Ourania.

Varinia f Ancient Roman, Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Varinius.

Verginia f Ancient Roman
Variant of Virginia.

Virginia f English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Greek, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of the Roman family name Verginius or Virginius, which is of unknown meaning, but long associated with Latin virgo "maid, virgin". According to a legend, it was the name of a Roman woman killed by her father so as to save her from the clutches of a crooked official.... [more]

Xènia f Catalan
Catalan form of Xenia.

Xenia f Greek, Spanish, Ancient Greek
Means "hospitality" in Greek, a derivative of ξένος (xenos) meaning "foreigner, guest". This was the name of a 5th-century saint who is venerated in the Eastern Church.

Yesenia f Spanish (Latin American)
From Jessenia, the genus name of a variety of palm trees found in South America. As a given name, it was popularized by the writer Yolanda Vargas Dulché in the 1970 Mexican telenovela Yesenia and the 1971 film adaptation.

Yessenia f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Yesenia.

Ylenia f Italian, Spanish (Modern)
Variant of Ilenia.

Zenia f English (Rare)
Variant of Xenia.

Zinnia f English (Rare)
From the name of the flower, which was itself named for the German botanist Johann Zinn.