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This is a list of submitted names in which the pattern is *i*a; and the length is 7.
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Breigha f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Bria or an elaboration of Breigh.
Brescia f English (Rare)
From the place name Brescia.
Brettia f Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Brettia was the eponymous nymph of Abrettene, Mysia.
Breysia f Medieval Swiss
Derived from the place name Brixia, the Latin name of an ancient city situated in Gallia Cisalpina, now Brescia in Lombardy, Italy.
Bríanna f Icelandic (Modern)
Icelandic adoption of Brianna.
Briauna f English
Variant of Briana.
Bricida f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Brigida.
Bricita f Sicilian
Variant of Bricida.
Brigyta f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Bridget.
Brijana f Serbian (Modern)
Serbian form of Briana.
Brikena f Albanian
Feminine form of Briken.
Brisida f Medieval Portuguese
Possibly a medieval Portuguese form of Brígida.
Britina f English (Modern, Rare)
Allegedly a combination of Britney and Christina.
Bríxida f Galician
Galician form of Bridget.
Brixida f Aragonese (Archaic)
Aragonese form of Bridget.
Brunita f American (Hispanic)
Spanish diminutive of Bruna.
Bruttia f Ancient Roman
Bruttia Crispina was Roman empress from 178 to 191 as the consort of Roman emperor Commodus. Her marriage to Commodus did not produce an heir, and her husband was instead succeeded by Pertinax.
Bryhida f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Bridget.
Bryonia f English (Rare)
From the Latin name for bryony, the wild twining plant (see Bryony).
Buddika m Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala බුද්ධික (see Buddhika).
Budiasa m Indonesian
Connected to the name Budi, which is ultimately derived from Sanskrit बुद्धि (buddhi) meaning "intellect."
Buendía m Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Spanish buen día, meaning "good day" and making it a cognate of Bonjour.
Bulissa f Jewish, Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Greek
From the Hebrew baalat bayit ("mistress of the house"), which became baalas bayis / balabuste in Yiddish, and then was transformed into a Judeo-Spanish and Judeo-Greek name.
Buntzia f Yiddish
Yiddish form of Bona
Buriana f History (Ecclesiastical, Latinized)
This was the name of an Irish saint who lived during the 6th-century, a hermit in St Buryan, near Penzance, Cornwall. She is identified with the Irish Saint Bruinsech.
Burnita f American
Variant of Bernita. Notable namesake is Judge Burnita Shelton Matthews (1894-1988), the first woman appointed to serve on a US district court.
Bushika f Indigenous American, Yanomami
Means "little one" in Yanomami.
Caa'isha f Somali (Rare)
Somali variant of Aisha.
Cabiria f Italian (Rare), Popular Culture
Perhaps a Latinized form of Greek Καβειρία (Kabeiria), an epithet of the goddess Demeter, possibly derived from the name of Mount Kabeiros in Asia Minor; see also Kabeiro... [more]
Cacilda f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Casilda.
Cadidia f Filipino, Maranao
Maranao form of Khadija.
Cafiera f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Cafiero.
Caillea f English
Variant of Kaylee.
Caitafa m Guanche
Borne by a guaire (adviser) from the island of Tamarán (modern-day Gran Canaria).
Caitana f Sicilian
Feminine form of Caitanu.
Caleria f History (Ecclesiastical), Moldovan (Rare)
Latinized form of Kaleria as well as the Romanian form of this name.
Caliana f English
Variant of Kaliana. This name was given to 20 girls born in the USA in 2010.
Calissa f American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an alteration of Calista, formed using the popular name suffix issa.
Callina f Sardinian
Nuorese contracted form of Caterina.
Calvina f English (Rare)
Feminization of Calvin.
Camaria f African American (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Kamaria or simply a combination of the prefix Ca- and the name Maria.
Cambina f Arthurian Cycle
Cambina is Triamond's sister and Cambell's wife in Book 4, Cantos 2–3 of "The Faerie Queene". She is well-versed in magic and able to soothe conflict.
Cameria f Ottoman Turkish, History
Variant of Qamariya. Sultana Cameria was the name Europeans used to refer to Mihrimah Sultan (1522 – 25 January 1578), an Ottoman princess, the daughter of Ottoman Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent and his wife, Hürrem Sultan... [more]
Camilia f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Possibly derived from Arabic كامل (kāmil) meaning "complete, full, whole".
Camilia f Sicilian
Variant of Camelia.
Camilia f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Camilla.
Camil·la f Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Camilla.
Camisha f African American
A West African tribe name.
Candita f English
Variant of Candace and Candida.... [more]
Canidia f Ancient Roman
From the latin adjective canus, meaning "white" or "grey", to describe an older woman with white hair. Canidia is the name of a witch in Ancient Rome, appearing several times in Horace's writing.
Canisia f Obscure
Feminine form of Canisius, occasionally adopted as a monastic name. In the case of Canisia Lubrin (1984-), a Saint Lucian-born Canadian poet, it is more likely a variant of Canisha (see Kanisha, Kenisha).
Capilla f Spanish (European)
Means "chapel" in Spanish, taken from the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary La Santísima Virgen de la Capilla and Nuestra Señora de la Capilla (meaning "The Most Holy Virgin of the Chapel" and "Our Lady of the Chapel" respectively)... [more]
Caprica f American (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
This name may be derived from Capricornus (see Capricorn). This is the name of a planet from the Battlestar Galactica franchise.
Carelia f Afrikaans, Spanish (Mexican), Spanish (Latin American), Danish (Archaic)
Afrikaans feminine form of Carel and Spanish and Danish variant of Karelia.
Carlina f German, English, Dutch, Flemish, Sicilian, Romansh
German and Dutch variant of Karlina and Sicilian, Romansh and English feminine diminutive of Carl.
Carmila f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Carmela.
Càrmina f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Carmina.
Carmiña f Galician
Diminutive of Carme 1.
Carmita f Spanish
Diminutive of Carmen.
Carmiya f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Possibly means "vineyard of God" (or "God is my vineyard") from Hebrew כֶּרֶם (kérem) "vineyard of" and יָהּ (yah) "Yahweh". Alternatively it may be from the surname of Adolphe Crémieux (1796-1880), a French-Jewish statesman, or from the name of Crémieu, an historic Jewish community in France.
Carrina f Sicilian
Variant of Carlina.
Casiana f Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare), Romanian (Rare)
Spanish, Galician and Romanian form of Cassiana.
Casipha f English
Shortening of Casiphia, a biblical place name.
Casmira f Obscure
Possibly a variant of Casimira or Kashmira.
Cassima f Popular Culture
This name was created for a character in King's Quest, a computer-based adventure game series developed by Sierra Entertainment.... [more]
Catania f Popular Culture
Derived from the Italian city of Catania and the Italian word katane meaning "grater". It is used for the character of Princess Catania in the movie Barbie: Mariposa and the Fairy Princess.
Catiana f Brazilian
Variant of Katiana and elaboration of Catia.
Catinca f Romanian
Diminutive of Ecaterina and Caterina.
Catisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Katisha, a blend of the prefix ka with the name Latisha.
Catiușa f Moldovan
Moldovan form of Katyusha.
Catrina f Romanian (Rare)
Contracted form of Ecaterina and Caterina.
Catrina f Romansh
Romansh form of Katherine, traditionally found in the Surselva region and in central Grisons.
Cauaria f Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish cauaros "champion; hero".
Cäzilia f German
Older German form of Cecilia.
Cecilía f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Cecilia.
Cecilià m Catalan
Catalan form of Caecilianus.
Cecilka f Czech
Diminutive form of Cecílie.
Cecilla f Hungarian (Rare)
Contracted form of Cecília.
Cédrika f French (Quebec, Modern, Rare)
Modern coinage intended as a feminine form of Cédric.
Ceionia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Ceionius.
Celinka f Polish
Diminutive of Celina.
Celosia f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Taken from the name of the flower, whose name is derived from Greek κηλος (kelos) "burned".
Čelsija f Latvian
Latvian adoption of Chelsea.
Celtina f Literature
Celtina is the heroine of a series of books written by Corinne De Vailly.
Cenòbia f Catalan
Catalan form of Zenobia.
Cenobia f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish variant of Zenobia.
Cerelia f English (Rare)
Possibly derived from Ceraelia, the name of the ancient Roman festival dedicated to the agricultural goddess Ceres.
Cerissa f English (Rare)
From the brand of perfume called Cerissa, which was introduced by Charles Revson in 1974. The name itself might possibly be a variant of Cerise. It was also used by Barbara Cartland for the heroine of her historical romance novel The Heart Triumphant (1976).
Cesària f Occitan, Provençal, Catalan (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Occitan and Provençal feminine form of Cesari and Catalan form of Caesaria.
Cesidia f Italian (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Caesidius.
Cesilia f Spanish
Variant of Cecilia.
Cesmína f Czech (Modern, Rare)
Means "holly" in Czech.
Cettina f Sicilian
Short form of Concettina.
Cezaria f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Cezary and Cezariusz.
Cezilia f Medieval Portuguese
Medieval Portuguese variant of Cecília.
Chadiya f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Shadiya.
Chafika f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شفيقة (see Shafiqa) chiefly used in North Africa.
Chafiqa f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Variant transcription of Shafiqa.
Chahida f Arabic
Alternate transcription of شاهدة (see Shahida), chiefly used in Northern Africa.
Chahira f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Shahira chiefly used in North Africa.
Chaimaa f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شيماء (see Shaima) chiefly used in Morocco.
Chalita f Thai
Feminine form of Chalit.
Chamsia f Eastern African
Possibly a Comorian form of Shams. A notable bearer is Comorian singer Chamsia Sagaf (1955-).
Chanina f & m Hebrew, Yiddish
Chanina has the same meaning of the name Hannah, from ancient Hebrew through out medieval Yiddish meaning “Gracious, god is gracious.
Chanira f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Janira.
Chaniya f Swahili
Means "wealthy" in Swahili.
Chansia f English (Modern, Rare)
Unknown. Also a locality in Ghana
Charika f & m Mexican
Means Funny, Good Looking
Charina f Spanish, Filipino
Diminutive of Rosario.
Cha'risa f Hopi
Means "moose; elk" in Hopi.
Charisa f English
Variant of Charissa.
Chariya f Thai
Means "conduct, behaviour" in Thai.
Charlia f English (American, Rare)
An elaboration of Charlie and Charla in the style of Julia.
Chavita m Spanish
Diminutive of Salvador.
Chaviva f Hebrew
Means "pleasant, beloved, darling" in Hebrew, making it a cognate of Habiba.
Cheikha f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare), Western African (Rare)
Feminine form of Sheikh (chiefly Algerian and Mauritanian).
Chemita m Spanish
Diminutive of Chema, which in turn is a diminutive of José María or José Manuel.
Chenxia f Chinese
From the Chinese character 辰 (chén) or 晨 (chén), both meaning "morning" combined with 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds, mist" or 夏 (xià) meaning "summer, great, grand". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Chepina f Spanish
Diminutive of Josefina.
Chepita f Spanish
Diminutive of Josefina.
Cherica f English
Variant of Charisse.
Cherida f English (Rare)
Possibly a combination of Cheryl and Phyllida.
Chérifa f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Sharifa chiefly used in Northern Africa.
Cherifa f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transliteration of شريفة (see Chérifa).
Cherika f Japanese
From Japanese 桜 (che) meaning "cherry tree, cherry blossom", 桃 (ri) meaning "peach" or 子 (ri) meaning "child" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower, blossom" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance"... [more]
Cherisa f American
Variant of Cherise.
Cherita f English
Meaning unknown. It is most likely based on the the French word chérie meaning "darling" combined with the Spanish suffix ita. Cherita Chen is a character in the 2001 cult movie Donnie Darko.
Chesica f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Likely an invented name, a combination of Chelsea and Jessica.
Chiajna f Medieval Romanian
Variant of Cneajna. Doamna Chiajna ("Lady Chiajna" in English) was a Princess consort of Wallachia. She was married to Mircea the Shepherd.
Chianna f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant form of Chiana. A bearer of this name is Chianna Bono (b. 1991), one of the daughters of the Italian-American singer Sonny Bono (1935-1998).
Chichia m Mingrelian, Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the Mingrelian adjective ჭიჭე (č̣ič̣e) meaning "few, little" as well as "small, little" combined with the Georgian diminutive suffix -ია (-ia).... [more]
Chidera m Igbo
Means "God is here" in Igbo.
Chiedza f African
Meaning Light/Dawn... [more]
Chigaya f Japanese
From Japanese 茅, 萱 (chigaya,gaya) meaning "miscanthus reed" or from 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", 賀 (ga) meaning "congratulations, joy" combined with 耶 (ya), an interjection, as well as other kanji or kanji combinations.
Chigusa f Japanese
This name can be used as 千種, 千草, 智草 or 知草 with 千 (sen, chi) meaning "thousand," 智 (chi) meaning "intellect, wisdom," 知 (chi, shi.raseru, shi.ru) meaning "know, wisdom," 種 (shu, -gusa, tane) meaning "class, kind, seed, species, variety" and 草 (sou, kusa, kusa-, -gusa) meaning "grass, herb, weed."... [more]
Chihana f Japanese
From Japanese 茅 (chi) meaning "miscanthus reed" combined with 華 (hana) meaning "flower". Other combinations of kanji characters can form this name.
Chihaya f & m Japanese
This name can be used to combine 千 (sen, chi) meaning "thousand" with 早 (sat', sou, sa-, haya, haya.i, haya.maru, haya.meru) meaning "early" (mainly feminine) or 隼 (shun, jun, hayabusa, haya) which refers to a falcon (especially the peregrine falcon) (mainly masculine).... [more]
Chilina f Romanian (Archaic)
Probably from Akilina which itself comes from Latin Aquilina "eagle".
Chilnta f Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Hilda.
Chimera f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Derived from the Ancient Greek word Χίμαιρα meaning "she-goat". In Greek Mythology, this was the name of a legendary fire-breathing beast which consisted of three animals merged into one, usually depicted as a lion with a goat's head on its back and a tail capped with a snake's head, and is the enemy of the hero Bellerophon.
Chimika f & m Tumbuka
After miscarriage(s), family would use traditional medicine (herbs, roots, barks) to prevent a potential next miscarriage. Kumika means "to stop, halt, prevent". Chimika is what you use to stop, prevent, halt... [more]
Chimola m Kaguru
Means "seizer, breaker of things" in Chikaguru.
Chinara f Uzbek
Means "Platanus" (a type of tree) in Uzbek.
Chinaza m Chewa
Means “what happened” in Chichewa.
Chincha m Abkhaz
Means "nestling" in Abkhaz.
Chincia f Igbo
Variant of Chinasa.
Chinoza m African
Zezuru name for one who knows much but says less
Chionia f Late Greek, Greek (Rare), Italian (Archaic), Polish, History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Chione. This was the name of a virgin martyr and saint who lived during the reign of the Roman emperor Diocletian... [more]
Chipana f Aymara
Means "bracelet, jewel placed on the wrist" in Aymara.
Chipeta f Ute
Means "white singing bird" in Ute.
Chiqana f Aymara
From the Aymara chiqa meaning "truth" or chiqäña meaning "reality".
Chirapa m & f Quechua
Means "rainbow" in Quechua.
Chìriga f Sardinian
Sardinian form of Quirica.
Chirika f Japanese
From Japanese 智 (chi) meaning "knowledge, wisdom", and 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Chiruca f Galician
Diminutive of Mercedes. This is the name of one of the main characters in the play 'Chiruca' (1941) by Adolfo Torrado.
Chisela f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Gisela.
Chisora m & f Japanese
alternative reading of Senku .
Chithra f Indian, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu
South Indian form of Chitra.
Chittra f Thai
Alternate transcription of Chitra.
Chrissa f Greek
Variant transliteration of Χρύσα (see Chryssa).
Chromia f Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Chromia was the daughter of Itonus, son of Amphictyon, himself son of Deucalion... [more]
Chuniza f Germanic
Short form of feminine names that contain the Germanic element kunni meaning "clan, family" (such as Kunigunde) or kuoni meaning "brave".
Chuyita f Spanish
Diminutive of Jesusa.
Cicitta f Sardinian
Diminutive of Frantzisca.
Cilicia f English (Rare)
From the name of an ancient region located in southern Asia Minor, which is of pre-Greek origin, possibly Anatolian. The capital city of Cilicia was Tarsus, where the apostle Paul came from.
Cilinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Cecilia.
Cindora f English (Rare)
Combination of Cindy and the name suffix dora, possibly based on similar-sounding names such as Cinderella or Cindra.
Cintija f Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Cinthia.
Cipiora f Judeo-Spanish
Judeo-Spanish form of Zipporah.
Cippóra f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Zipporah.
Cirenia f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Cyrenia.
Ciríaca f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Cyriaca.
Ciriaca f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Cyriaca.
Cirilla f Literature
Name from Andrzej Sapkowski's books. Originate from elvish name Zireael that meaning "swallow" (as a bird)
Cirilla f Italian (Rare), Hungarian (Rare)
Italian and Hungarian feminine form of Cyril.
Cirinia f Obscure
Variant of Cirina.
Cisaria f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Cesária.
Cisella f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Cisellus.
Citrina f English
Elaboration of Citrine.
Cívánka f Hopi
Means "the one who writes blossoms" from Hopi cíhu "blossom, flower" combined with bána "to figure, write, draw" and ka "the one that".
Clarica f Medieval German, Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Medieval German variant of Claricia and Louisiana Spanish variant of Clarita via a Latinization of Clarice.
Clarina f Dutch, English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Clara. This name was borne by Clarina H. Nichols, a pioneer of the women's right movement in the nineteenth century.
Clarita f Spanish, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Spanish and Judeo-Anglo-Norman diminutive of Clara.
Clasina f Dutch
Variant of Klasina.
Clavdia f Moldovan
Moldovan form of Klavdia.
Clazina f Dutch
Variant of Klazina.
Cleonia f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Cleonius.
Clergia f Romansh
Variant of Clara.
Clerina f English (American, Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Saint Clerina of Carthage was a 3rd-century saint. She is said to have been the aunt of Saint Celerinus.
Cliodna f Irish
Variant of Clíodhna.
Cloélia f French (Rare)
French form of Cloelia.
Clydina f American (Rare, Archaic)
Presumably a feminization of Clyde.
Codrina f Romanian
Feminine form of Codrin.
Cointha f History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinization of Kointa, itself a Hellenized form of Quinta. Saint Cointha suffered martyrdom during the persecutions of Emperor Trajanus Decius. Cointha was martyred by having her feet tied to a horse then being dragged through the streets of Alexandria.
Colicia f English (Modern)
Possibly a variant of Kalisha, the spelling influenced by that of Colleen or Colette.
Colinda f English (American, Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning. Possibly created as a feminine form of Colin 2.
Colitta f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Coletta.
Comasia f Italian (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Comasia was bore by a II-IV century martyr and saint who would help during drought and dryness. A legend says that her name was unknown even in the past so she was named Santa (Saint) come sia meaning "be that as it may" in Italian and later became Comasia... [more]
Concita f Italian
Italian form of Conchita as well as variant of Concetta.
Contina f English (American, Modern)
Possibly a contraction of Constantina, or a creation using the popular name suffix -tina. Its spike in popularity in the States during the 70s coincides with similar names including Katina and Corina.
Conxita f Catalan
Diminutive of Concepció.
Coprina f Romanian (Rare)
Derived from Romanian coprină "daffodil".
Coraida f Spanish (Canarian)
Variant of Coraima influenced by Zoraida or a Latinized form of Coraide.
Coraima f Spanish (Modern), American (Hispanic, Modern)
Probably an elaboration of Cora with influence from Roraima or Morayma... [more]
Corália f Portuguese
Portuguese variant of Coralie.