Submitted Names Matching Pattern *i*a

This is a list of submitted names in which the pattern is *i*a.
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Prathia f African American
The Rev. Dr. Prathia Hall, a theologian and ethicist, was active in SNCC and a prominent civil rights movement speaker—she was said to have influenced Dr. King’s ‘I have a dream’ speech, having used the phrase repeatedly in a speech he heard in 1962.
Pratijya f Indian
MEANING - promise, swear, agreement , vow, assent, acknowledge, approve... [more]
Prawira m Indonesian
Means "heroic, brave" in Indonesian.
Praxilla f Ancient Greek
Possibly a derivative of Praxis. Praxilla of Sicyon was a Greek lyric poet of the 5th century BC.
Praxithea f Greek Mythology
The name of a number of Greek mythological figures derived from πραξις (praxis) meaning "action, exercise" and θεά (thea) meaning "goddess".
Preciosa f Filipino, Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Galician, Judeo-Catalan, Judeo-Anglo-Norman (?)
Means "precious" in Spanish, Portuguese and other languages of the Iberian peninsula, from Latin pretiōsa "precious, of great value".
Preciosísima f Obscure
From Spanish preciosísima meaning "most precious".
Preciosisima f Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Derived from Spanish preciosísima meaning "most precious".
Preetika f Indian, Hindi
From प्रीतिका (preetika) "sweetheart", ultimately from Sanskrit प्रीति (prīti) "affection, love, joy, gladness".
Presiana f Bulgarian (Rare)
Feminine form of Presian.
Pressedia f Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian variant of Prassedia, itself a Latinization of Prassede.
Prestina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Preston
Pretoria f English (Rare)
Pretoria is a city in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa.
Preziosa f Italian, Judeo-Spanish
Italian form of Precious, possibly via the Medieval Spanish name Preciosa.
Preziusa f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Preziosa.
Pría f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic adoption of Priya.
Pria f Indian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Priya.
Priama f Sardinian
Feminine form of Priamo.
Prianka f Indian
Variant of Priyanka.
Pricha m Thai
Alternate transcription of Preecha.
Prida m & f Thai
Means "delighted, glad, satisfied" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit प्रीत (prīta).
Priela f Hebrew
Feminine form of Priel.
Prija f Slavic Mythology
It was Slavic goddess of good wishes. The similar of Norse goddess Freya.
Prìma f Emilian-Romagnol
Emilian-Romagnol form of Prima.
Prima f Late Roman, Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Primus (see Primo).
Primarosa f Italian (Rare)
Italian adoption of Primrose.
Primavera f Italian (Rare), Medieval Italian, Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Derived from Vulgar Latin prīmavēra "spring". The descendant word primavera is used in Asturian, Catalan, Galician, Italian, Portuguese (and Old Portuguese), Sicilian, and Spanish.
Primetta f Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Prima.
Primigenia f Roman Mythology, Ancient Roman
Derived from Latin prīmigenia, the feminine form of the adjective prīmigenius "original, primitive; firstborn", ultimately derived from primus "first" and genus "birth, origin", this was an epithet of the Goddess Fortuna... [more]
Princessa f English
Elaboration of Princess.
Principia f History (Ecclesiastical)
Feminine form of Principius. This was the name of a 4th-century Roman virgin who was a follower of St. Marcella.
Prinia f Javanese
A noun-name. The prinias are a genus of small birds belonging to the passerine bird family Cisticolidae. They are often also alternatively classed in the Old World warbler family, Sylviidae. The name of the genus is derived from the Javanese prinya, the local name for the bar-winged prinia... [more]
Prinsessa f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Means "princess" in Swedish.
Priscià m Catalan
Catalan form of Priscian.
Priscilita f Spanish
Diminutive of Priscila.
Prisha f Indian
MEANING - "to sprinkle, weary, to give"... [more]
Prisila f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Priscilla.
Priska f Ukrainian
Ukrainian folk form of Euphrosyne.
Priskiana f Indonesian
Feminine form of Priskian.
Priskila f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Priscilla.
Prissianna f Obscure
Possibly Prissy combined with the -anna suffix.
Pristina f American (Modern, Rare)
Female form of the Latin word pristinus "pristine" or derived from Pristina, largest city of the Kosovo.
Priszcilla f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Priscilla.
Priszila f Basque
Basque form of Priscilla.
Pritilata f Odia
Means "love's vine" in Odia.
Priva f Yiddish
Yiddish form of פְּרִי (peri) meaning "fruit" in Hebrew.
Priyabrata f Odia
Means "devoted pleaser" in Odia.
Priyankara m Sinhalese
Means "pleasant, attractive" in Sinhala, derived from Sanskrit प्रियंकर (priyankara) meaning "agreeable, amiable".
Priyantha m Sinhalese
From Sinhalese ප්‍රිය (priya) meaning "dear, beloved, pleasant, nice", ultimately from Sanskrit प्रिय (priya).
Profira f Romanian
Romanian feminine derivative of Porphyrios.
Profirița f Romanian
Diminutive of Profira, not generally used as a given name in its own right.
Prokopia f Late Greek, History
Feminine form of Prokopios. This name was most notably borne by the empress consort of the Byzantine emperor Michael I Rangabe (9th century AD).
Properzia f Italian
Italian feminine form of Propertius. Properzia de' Rossi was a female marble sculptor of the Italian Renaissance.
Prosperina f English (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Prosper and Prospero and diminutive form of Prospera.
Protásia f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Protasia.
Protogeneia f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek πρωτογενής (prôtogenês) meaning "firstborn, primeval" (see Protogenes). This was the name of several figures in Greek mythology, as well as an epithet of the goddess Tyche (equivalent to Latin Primigenia, an epithet of Fortuna).
Providència f Catalan
Catalan form of Providence.
Providencia f Spanish
Spanish form of Providence.
Providentia f Roman Mythology
Means "precaution, providence" in Latin. In ancient Roman religion, Providentia is a divine personification of the ability to foresee and make provision. She was among the embodiments of virtues that were part of the Imperial cult of ancient Rome.
Provina f Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Provino.
Provvidenza f Italian
Italian cognate of Providence.
Proxima f Medieval English (Rare)
From Latin proximus "nearest; closest."
Prozerpina f Bosnian, Croatian, Lithuanian, Polish
Bosnian, Croatian, Lithuanian and Polish form of Proserpina.
Prudéncia f Occitan
Occitan form of Prudentia.
Prudència f Catalan
Catalan form of Prudencia.
Prudência f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Prudentia.
Prudençia f Ligurian
Ligurian form of Prudentia.
Prudencià m Catalan
Catalan form of Prudentius.
Prudentzia f Basque (Rare)
One of the Basque forms of Prudentia.
Prudenzia f Medieval Italian, Corsican
Italian and Corsican form of Prudentia.
Prunaprismia f Literature
Used by C.S. Lewis in 'Prince Caspian' as the name of Caspian's aunt and Miraz's wife. He apparently based it on the phrase "prunes and prisms".
Prussia f American
From the name of the state Prussia.
Ptolemocratia f Ancient Roman
Roman feminine given name derived from the Greek πολεμηιος (polemeios) meaning "aggressive" or "warlike" and κρατος (kratos) meaning "power". This was the name of a character in the play Rudens of Plautus.
Publia f Late Roman
Feminine form of Publius.
Publicia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Publicius. This name was borne by a Vestal Virgin.
Pudenciana f Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Archaic)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Pudentiana.
Pudentia f Late Roman
Feminine form of Pudentius.
Pudentiana f Late Roman
Feminine form of Pudentianus. This was the name of a saint from the 2nd century AD.
Pudentila f Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Pudentilla.
Pudentilla f Late Roman
Diminutive form of Pudentia. This was the name of the wife of the Latin-language prose writer Apuleius (2nd century AD).
Pudicitia f Roman Mythology
Means "chastity" in Latin. In Roman mythology, this was the name of the goddess and personification of chastity, one of the Roman virtues.
Pueblita f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Strictly feminine form of Pueblito.
Puhiza f Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian puhizë "light breeze".
Pulcheria f Late Greek, History (Ecclesiastical), German (Bessarabian), Italian (Rare)
Derived from Latin pulcher meaning "beautiful, noble". This name was borne by Saint Pulcheria, elder sister of the Byzantine emperor Theodosius II. It was also the name of a character in 'Crime and Punishment' by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
Pulcinella m Theatre
Possibly derived from a diminutive of Italian pulcino "chick". This is the name of a character (male, despite the name form) that appeared in the commedia dell'arte in the 17th century.
Pulheria f Romanian (Archaic), Russian (Archaic), Ukrainian (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian form of Pulcheria and Russian and Ukrainian variant transliteration of Пульхерия (see Pulkheriya).
Pullonia f Corsican
Corsican form of Apollonia.
Pullunia f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Apollonia.
Pultzelina f Medieval Jewish, Jewish (Archaic)
Derived from Old French pulcella, pucelle "maid, young woman".
Puniša m Serbian (Rare)
Derived from the adjective pun, literally meaning "full", denoting chubby and plump child.
Punisa f Indonesian, Indian (Muslim)
Meaning unknown. Probably a variant of Punita. Seems to be used more often in Muslim communities.
Punshiba m Manipuri
Means "long-lived" in Meitei.
Punsiba f & m Manipuri
Means "long life" in Meitei.
Puria m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian پوریا (see Pouria).
Purísima f Spanish (European, Rare)
From Spanish purísima meaning "most pure", in reference to the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary (see Inmaculada). It is used in the Catholic recitation 'ave María purísima'.
Purisima f Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from Spanish purísima meaning "most pure."
Puriya m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian پوریا (see Pouria).
Pushpika f Sinhalese
Means "flower" in Sinhalese. A notable bearer is Sri Lankan beauty pageant winner Pushpika De Silva.
Pushpita f Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali পুষ্পিতা (see Puspita).
Puspita f Indonesian, Bengali
Derived from Sanskrit पुष्पित (puṣpita) meaning "flowery, blooming".
Pyhia f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian pꜣ-jḥjꜣ, of uncertain etymology. The first element could be pꜣ "the aforementioned; the; he of, this of". This was the name a daughter of Thutmose IV.
Pyronia f Greek Mythology
Epithet of the goddess Artemis derived from Greek πυρ (pyr) meaning "fire". It is also the name of a genus of butterfly.
Pysia f Polish
Diminutive of Patrycja via Patrysia.
Pythia f Ancient Greek
From the name of Apollo's master priestess at Delphi, who was also known as the Oracle of Delphi. The name is derived from Πυθώ (Pytho), which is the old name of the city of Delphi... [more]
Pythodorida f Ancient Greek, History
Feminine form of the Greek masculine name Πυθοδωρίδης (Pythodorides), which means "son of Pythodoros", as it consists of the name Pythodoros combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]
Qaammatip-inua m Greenlandic, Inuit Mythology
Means "man in the moon". This is the name of a character in Greenlandic mythology.
Qadira f Arabic, Muslim
Feminine form of Qadir.
Qahira f Muslim
Means "overpowering, victorious"
Qaifa f Bengali
Meaning "Estimator".
Qaisara f Arabic (?)
Possibly a feminine variant of Qaisar.
Qalina f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Galina.
Qalisha f Malay (Rare)
Meaning uncertain, possibly a variant of Kalisha.
Qamariyya f Arabic
From masculine قَمَرِيّ (qamariyy) or feminine قَمَرِيَّة (qamariyya), both meaning "lunar, related to the moon" in Arabic. It may therefore be seen as a strictly feminine variant of Qamar.
Qamarunnisa f Indian (Muslim), Urdu
Means "moon among women" from Arabic قمر (qamar) meaning "moon" (figuratively "something or someone beautiful, especially a face") and نساء (nisa) meaning "women"... [more]
Qandila f Uzbek
Derived from qandil which can mean "chandelier" or a kind of apple.
Qənirə f Azerbaijani
From Azerbaijani qənir meaning "similar".
Qanita f Arabic (Rare), Indonesian
Derived from Arabic قانت (qānit) meaning "obedient, submissive, devout, pious".
Qaragilə f Azerbaijani
Means "black grape, berry" in Azerbaijani.
Qasida f Arabic
Feminine form of Qasid. Means “poem”
Qhana Qinaya f Aymara
From the Aymara qhana meaning "clear; light, clarity" and qinaya meaning "cloud".
Qhispiyaña f & m Aymara
Means "save, rescue, liberate" in Aymara.
Qia m & f Chinese
From Chinese 洽 (qià) meaning "just, exactly, precisely; proper", 恰 (qiā) meaning "to blend with, be in harmony; to penetrate; to cover; a river in Shenxi" or other characters that are pronounced similarly.
Qianghua f Chinese
From the Chinese 蔷 (qiáng) meaning "rose" and 华 (huá) meaning "prosperous, splendid".
Qiangjia f Chinese
From the Chinese 嫱 (qiáng) meaning "lady" and 嘉 (jiā) meaning "fine, good, excellent, auspicious".
Qianhua f Chinese
From the Chinese 千 (qiān) meaning "thousand, many, very" and 花 (huā) meaning "flower".
Qianxia f Chinese
From Chinese 千 (qiān) meaning "thousand", 茜 (qiān) meaning "rubia plant, madder plant", or 骞 (qiān) meaning "soar, fly, rise" combined with 夏 (xià) meaning "summer, great, grand" or 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds, mist"... [more]
Qianya f Chinese
千 qian is the number thousand, 雅 ya means graceful.
Qiaohua f Chinese
From the Chinese 巧 (qiǎo) meaning "artful, skillful, clever" or 俏 (qiào) meaning "like, similar, resemble" and 花 (huā) meaning "flower" or 华 (huá) meaning "flashy, prosperous, splendid, illustrious".
Qiaoxia f Chinese
From the Chinese 俏 (qiào) meaning "like, similar, resemble" and 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".
Qila f Greenlandic
Means "she, who is asking the spirits" in Greenlandic.
Qillaya m Aymara
Means "iron" in Aymara.
Qinaya f & m Aymara
Means "cloud" in Aymara.
Qinghua m & f Chinese
From Chinese 清 (qīng) meaning "clear, pure, clean", 庆 (qìng) meaning "congratulate, celebrate" or 青 (qīng) meaning "blue, green, young" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese" or 骅 (huá) meaning "chesnut horse, fine horse"... [more]
Qingna f Chinese
From the Chinese 庆 (qìng) meaning "celebrate, congratulate" and 娜 (nà) meaning "elegant, graceful".
Qinta f Mandaean
Means "song, hymn" in Mandaic.
Qira f New World Mythology (Modern, Rare)
Varient of Ciara, and possibly from "奇拉", meaning "Odd Pull".
Qistina f Malay
Derived from Arabic قسط (qisṭ) meaning "portion, share, amount" or "equity, justice".
Qittoora f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of K'ítôra.
Qittuula f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of K'ítûla.
Qitura f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Gertrud.
Qiuxia f Chinese
From the Chinese 秋 (qiū) meaning "autumn" and 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".
Qiyana f Obscure (Rare)
After the League of Legends character Qiyana. This name was given to 5 girls in the US in 2020.
Qiyara f Indian
Meaning "very pretty"
Qobila f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek qobil meaning "able, gifted" or "obedient".
Qodira f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek qodir meaning "capable".
Qofiya f Uzbek
Means "rhyme" or "rhyming letter" in Uzbek.
Qolbikä f Bashkir
From Bashkir ҡол (qol) meaning "obedient, docile" and feminine name element бикә (bikä).
Qomaria f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Qamariyya.
Qonita f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Qanita.
Q'orianka f Quechua
Quechua feminine name derived from the words qori meaning "gold" and anka which means "eagle".
Qoyašbikä f Bashkir
From Bashkir ҡояш (qoyaš) meaning "sun" and feminine name element бикә (bikä).
Qristina f Georgian
Alternate transcription of Georgian ქრისტინა (see Kristina).
Qsenia f Georgian
Variant transcription of Ksenia.
Quadequina m Wampanoag
Brother of Massasoit who may have introduced popcorn to the Pilgrims.
Quadratilla f Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen, meaning "quartered" and used as a feminine form of Quadratus. ... [more]
Quaneisha f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Of unknown origin, possibly using the popular feminine suffix -eisha.
Quanisha f African American
Combination of the phonetic elements qua, nee and sha.
Quanita f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements qua, nee and ta... [more]
Quantavia f African American (Rare)
Invented name, probably based on the element quan and Octavia.
Quanxia f Chinese
From the Chinese 泉 (quán) meaning "spring, fountain, wealth" and 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".
Quartilla f Ancient Roman
Diminutive of Quarta. In Roman times it was usually given to the fourth-born child (from Latin quartus "fourth"). This was the name of a character in Petronius' 1st-century novel 'The Satyricon'.
Quartosilla m History (Ecclesiastical)
This was borne by an obscure saint who was martyred by beheading in 259 at Carthage, with Saint Montanus and others.
Quasia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Quasha or a combination of the phonetic element qua and the name Asia 1.
Quatisha f African American (Rare)
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic element qua with names like Latisha and Natisha.
Queenisha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Perhaps either a variant of Quanisha (via Quenisha) or a combination of Queen and the suffix -isha.
Quendrida f Anglo-Saxon (Latinized), Medieval English
Latinized form of Cynethryth and Cwenthryth (see Cwenþryð).
Quênia f Portuguese (Brazilian)
From Quênia, the Brazilian Portuguese name for the African country of Kenya.
Quenilda f Medieval English
Medieval form of Cwenhild, documented in 1332.
Queria f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly derived from Latin quercu meaning "oak tree".
Querida f African American (Rare), English (Rare), Various (Rare)
From the Spanish word querida which is both a noun meaning "darling" and an adjective meaning "dear, beloved".
Quia f English (Rare)
Shortened version of Laquia.
Quiara f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form (phonetic rendering) of Chiara.
Quicemitoa m Nahuatl
Means "he speaks with determination" or "he resolved to do something" in Nahuatl.
Quiéta f French
French form of Quieta.
Quieta f Ancient Roman, Italian (Rare), Romanian (Rare), English (Rare), German (Swiss, Rare), Caribbean (Rare)
Derived from Latin quietus, -a, -um "quiet". This was the name of a saint.
Quilina f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Spanish form of Chilina or Kilina (finally going back to Aquilina).
Quilla f Inca Mythology (Hispanicized)
Hispanicized form of Killa. In Inca mythology Mama Quilla or Mama Killa was the goddess of the moon, worshipped in particular by women and often represented by a disc made of either gold or silver... [more]
Quillasisa f Quechua
Means "moon flower" in Quechua.
Quima f Catalan
Short form of Joaquima.
Quimburga f Anglo-Saxon (Latinized), Popular Culture
Quimburga is a latinisation of the Anglo-saxon name Cyneburga. Quimburga is the name of a notable cyclone in northern Germany in 1972.
Quincetta f American (Rare), Italian (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly Italian diminutive of Quinzia. This name is also used as English feminine form of Quincy.
Quincia f Spanish (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Spanish form of Quintia and (American) English feminization of Quincy.
Quincià m Catalan
Catalan form of Quintianus.
Quinella f English (Rare)
A combination of the name ‘Quinn’ with the common suffix -ella.
Quinesha f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Quin in the style of names such as Quanisha.
Quìnta f Emilian-Romagnol
Feminine form of Quint.
Quintana f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Perhaps from Latin quintanus "fifth-ranking", from quintus "fifth" (see Quintus) or a transferred use of the surname. In today's English-speaking world it is sometimes perceived as a feminine form of Quintin or Quentin.... [more]
Quintara f Spanish (Latin American)
Meaning unknown, but a street in San Francisco bears the name.
Quintavia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Quantavia, maybe influenced by Quinn or Quintella.
Quintessa f African American (Rare)
Variant of Quintella inspired by the word quintessence, meaning "the fifth element", "aether". According to Medieval science, the quintessence was the material that filled the region of the universe beyond the terrestrial sphere... [more]