Submitted Names Matching Pattern *ia

This is a list of submitted names in which the pattern is *ia.
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Luʻukia f Polynesian Mythology, Hawaiian
lu'ukia means "chastity belt" and "lashing" in Hawaiian. Lu‘ukia was a legendary chieftainess, sister of Kāwelu, wife of ʻOlopana, and lover of Mo‘ikeha.
Luusia f Finnish (Rare)
Rare Finnish variant of Lusia.
Luusiia f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Lûsîa.
Luutsia f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Lutsia.
Luutsiia f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Lutsîa.
Luvia f Spanish (Latin American)
Derived from "Pluvia", which means rain in latin.
Luxia f Basque (Rare), Sardinian (Archaic)
Campidanese Sardinian form and Basque diminutive of Lucia.
Luxia f Chinese
From Chinese 璐 (lù) meaning "beautiful jade" combined with 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds, mist". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Lüziä f Bashkir (Modern)
Bashkir form of Lucia.
Luzía f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Lucia.
Luzmaria f Spanish
Combination of Luz and Maria.
Lycia f English (Anglicized, Rare)
From Latin Lycia, from Ancient Greek Λυκία (Lukia), possibly derived from the Ancient Greek λύκος (lukos) "wolf". Lycia was an ancient region and Roman province in the southwest of Asia Minor, between Caria and Pamphylia.
Lýdía f Icelandic
Variant of Lydía.
Lydía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Lydia.
Lymnoria f Greek Mythology
Derived at least in part from Ancient Greek λίμνη (limne) meaning "marsh, lake; sea", with the second element possibly being either ὤρα (ora) meaning "care, concern" or ὥρα (hora) meaning "period of time; season"... [more]
Lyndia f English (American)
Elaboration of Lynda. Lyndia is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae, which contains only one species, Lyndia cannarum.
Lynnia f American (Rare)
Elaborated form of Lynn, probably influenced by the sound of Linnéa.
Lyria f English, Popular Culture
From the Greek instrument the lyre.
Lyricia f American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Lyric and Lyrica.
Lyutsia f Armenian
Armenian form of Lucia.
Lyvia f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Livia 2 influenced by Lydia.
Maalia f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Mâlia.
Maaxiiriwia f Indigenous American, Hidatsa
Means "buffalo bird woman". Name borne by a Hidatsa woman known for maintaining many aspects of the traditional Hidatsa lifestyle, including gardening and cooking.
Mabilia f Medieval French, Medieval English, Gascon
Latinized form of Mabile, recorded in 15th-century French-speaking Switzerland.
Macadamia f English (Rare)
From the popular tropical Hawaiian nut.
Macària f Provençal
Feminine form of Macari.
Macedonia f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Macedonio. It is also part of a name of the country (officially Republic of Macedonia/The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) in south-eastern Europe.
Macia f English, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Elaborated form of Macy. Probably influenced by names such as Maria, Lucia, etc.
Macià m Catalan
Catalan form of Matthias.
Mackensia f Haitian Creole (Rare)
Feminine form of Mackenson, or an elaboration of Mackenzie with the suffix -ia.
Madinia f English (Rare, Archaic)
Meaning uncertain. Dr John Dee gave it to his daughter in 1590, allegedly naming her for one of the Enochian angels ("the spiritual creature who on 28 May 1583 appeared to Dee and Sir Edward Kelley and entered into a mysterious conversation with them", according to Méric Casaubon in his 'True & Faithful Relation…' (1659)).... [more]
Madzia f Polish
Diminutive of Magdalena.
Maëlia f French, French (Belgian)
Gallicized form of Maelia.
Maelia f Breton (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Breton Maela.
Magaajyia f Songhai, Western African
Meaning unknown.
Magdahlia f American (Rare)
A seeming mix of Magdaline (from the bible) and the Dahlia flower. Also a variation of Migdalia.
Magdalia f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Possibly an elaborated form of Magdala or else a variant of Migdalia.
Magdunia f Polish
Diminutive of Magdalena.
Magdusia f Polish
Diminutive of Magdalena.
Magdzia f Polish
Diminutive of Magdalena.
Maggia f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Maggio and thus ultimately derived from Italian maggio "May". This name was occasionally given to children born in the month of May (compare English May).
Magloria f Italian
Feminine form of Maglorio (compare Magloire).
Magnantia f History (Ecclesiastical)
Feminine form of Magnantius. Saint Magnantia of Auxerre was a spiritual student of Saint Germanus of Auxerre.
Magnia f Late Roman
Derived from Latin magnus "great, big".
Magnólia f Hungarian, Portuguese
Hungarian and Portuguese forms of Magnolia.
Mahália f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Mahalia.
Mahalia f Filipino, Tagalog
Possibly a variant of Mahala, or from Tagalog "mahál", meaning 'loved one.'
Mahatia m & f Malagasy
Means "causing love" in Malagasy.
Mahdia f Arabic, Pakistani
Variant transcription of Mahdiyya.
Mahdzia f Belarusian
Diminutive of Mahdaliena.
Mahlia f American (Rare)
The origin of this name is uncertain. It may be a variant of Mahalia or a variant of Malia.
Māia m & f Maori
Means "capable, brave" in Māori. Variant of Te Māia.
Maia f Maori
Means "courage, bravery" in Maori.
Mailafia m Hausa
Means "easygoing" in Hausa.
Majcia f Polish
Diminutive of Maja 1
Makaia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Micaiah; also compare Makiyah and Makiya, as well as the similar masculine names Makai and Mekhi.
Makaria f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek Μακαρία "bliss", this was the name of a minor Greek goddess and the personification of a blessed death. She was the daughter of Hades and Persephone.
Malakia f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Marcia.
Malakia m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Mal'akhiy (see Malachi) via its hellenized form Malachias.
Malamatenia f Greek
From Greek μαλαματένιος (malamatenios) meaning "golden, tender".
Maleia f Hawaiian
Possibly from malei'ia meaning "to be decked with leis".
Malenia f Popular Culture
Meaning unknown, possibly influenced by Melania or Malena. This name is borne by a character in the 2022 video game 'Elden Ring'... [more]
Mália f Portuguese
Diminutive of Amália.
Mâlia f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Maria.
Malicia f Popular Culture
Malicia the name of the character Rogue in the French version of the X-Men. Malicia, or Rogue, was created by Chris Claremont and Michael Golden. She is a young woman whose real name is Anna Marie; her power, which is to absorb life energy via skin contact, is both a strength and a burden.
Malkia f African American (Rare)
From the Swahili word malkia meaning "queen", a derivative of Arabic مَلِكَة (malika) "queen" (making it a cognate of Malika). This name was borne by American painter Lucille Malkia Roberts (1917-2004).
Malloria f English
Variant of Mallory.
Maloria f Obscure
Possibly a Latinate form of Mallory (compare Malorie).
Malucia f English (Rare)
A possible play on words for the English word ‘malicious’. This name was used in the movie “Barbie and the Secret Door” as the name of the antagonist of the plot, Princess Malucia, a spoiled young girl who is the first of her bloodline to be born without any magic.
Maluhia f Hawaiian, English
Means "Peacefulness" in Hawaiian.
Malvolia f English (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine version of the masculine name Malvolio; derived from Italian, it means "ill will". This name has always been rare, but reached a peak in popularity in the mid-19th Century in Great Britain and America.
Mamia f Japanese
From Japanese 舞 (ma) meaning "dance", 心 (mi) meaning "heart, mind, soul" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mamia m Georgian
Ultimately of foreign origin, i.e. either Greek or Latin. The meaning is thought to revolve around nursing a baby at the breast, which thus brings to mind the Latin verb mammo meaning "to give suck, to suckle (a baby)"... [more]
Mamilia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Mamilius. This name was borne by one of the Vestal Virgins.
Manaia f Samoan
It means 'Nice', or 'Beautiful'.
Mancia f Medieval Catalan
A Roman cognomen deriving from Latin mancia "crippled, maimed, powerless".
Mandia f Greek
Greek diminutive of Adamandia.
Manervia f American
Probably a variant of Minerva.
Mania f Greek
Greek diminutive of Maria. In some cases it may be used as a diminutive of Emmanouela.
Mania f Etruscan Mythology, Roman Mythology
In Roman and Etruscan mythology, Mania was a goddess of the dead. She, along with Mantus, ruled the underworld. She was said to be the mother of ghosts, the undead, and other spirits of the night, as well as the Lares and the Manes... [more]
Mania f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Manius.
Mania f Polish
Diminutive of Maria and Marianna.
Maniusia f Polish
Diminutive of Maria via Mania.
Manlia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Manlius. This name was borne by a Vestal Virgin.
Manthia m Western African
Manthia Diawara (born December 19, 1953) is a Malian writer, filmmaker, scholar, cultural theorist, and art historian. Meaning unknown.
Mantzia f Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque name, first recorded in Leire in 1064.
Manuia f Tahitian
Means "health" in Tahitian.
Maquia f Popular Culture
The name of the main character, a young, orphaned Iorph girl, in the 2018 Japanese animated high fantasy drama film 'Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms'.
Marc'Andria m Corsican
Combination of Marcu and Andria.
Marcèl·lia f Catalan
Catalan form of Marcelia.
Marcel·lià m Catalan
Catalan form of Marcelianus.
Marcià m Catalan
Catalan form of Marcian.
Marcília f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly an elaboration of Márcia.
Marcuccia f Italian
Possibly a feminine form of Marcus.
Marcysia f Polish
Diminutive of Polish feminine names starting with marc- (such as Marcela and Marcja).
Mareia f Romansh
Romansh variant of Maria, traditionally found in central Grisons.
Margeria f Judeo-Anglo-Norman (Latinized)
Judeo-Anglo-Norman form of Margery.
Margilia f Medieval Breton, Breton (Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. One - debatable - theory connects this name with the Vulgar Latin term margella.... [more]
Marìa f Sicilian, Sardinian, Piedmontese
Sicilian and Piedmontese form and Sardinian variant of Maria.
Maria f Japanese
From Japanese 雅 (ma) meaning "gracious, elegant, graceful, refined", 鞠 (mari) meaning "ball", 紅 (mari) meaning "crimson, deep red", 女 (mari) meaning "woman, female", 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 聖 (mari) meaning "holy, saint, sage, master, priest", 舞 (ma) meaning "dance", 磨 (ma) meaning "grind, polish, scour, improve, brush (teeth)", 麻 (ma) meaning "hemp, flax, linen", 万 (ma) meaning "ten thousand", 満 (ma) meaning "full, fullness, enough, satisfy", 毬 (mari) meaning "burr, ball", 瑪 (ma) meaning "agate, onyx", 茉 (ma) meaning "jasmine" or 莉 (mari) meaning "jasmine", 里 (ri) meaning "village", 珠 (ri) meaning "pearl, gem, jewel", 仁 (ri) meaning "humanity, virtue, benevolence, charity, man, kernel", 利 (ri) meaning "profit, advantage, benefit", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear", 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic", 璃 (ri) meaning "glassy, lapis lazuli", 麗 (ri) meaning "lovely, beautiful, graceful, resplendent" or 李 (ri) meaning "plum" combined with 杏 (a) meaning "apricot", 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 阿 (a) meaning "flatter, fawn upon, corner, nook, recess", 安 (a) meaning "relax, cheap, low, quiet, rested, contented, peaceful", 晏 (a) meaning "late, quiet, sets (sun)", 晶 (a) meaning "sparkle, clear, crystal", 神 (a) meaning "gods, mind, soul", 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection", 有 (a) meaning "exist", 雅 (a) meaning "gracious, elegant, graceful, refined", 彩 (a) meaning "colour", 美 (a) meaning "beautiful", 母 (a) meaning "mother" or 亞 (a) meaning "rank, follow"... [more]
Marià m Catalan
Catalan form of Marianus.
Mariagrazia f Italian
Combination of Maria and Grazia.
Mariantonia f Italian
Contraction of Maria and Antonia.
Mariarosaria f Italian
Combination of Maria and Rosaria.
Mariia f Finnish, Russian, Ukrainian
Variant spelling of Maria (Finnish) or alternate transcription of Mariya (Ukrainian and Russian).
Marília f Portuguese (Brazilian), Literature
Poetic variant form of Maria. It was introduced by the Lusitan-Brazilian poet Tomás Antônio Gonzaga (1744-1810), who invented the name for his lyric poem "Marília de Dirceu", which he wrote under the pseudonym of Dirceu... [more]
Marilia f Spanish (Latin American), Greek, Portuguese (Brazilian)
A mishmash of Maria and Emilia, and likely inspired by the Marília municipality in midwestern Rio de Janeiro in Brazil... [more]
Marinaia f Arthurian Cycle, Literature
Merlin’s mother in Paolino Pieri’s fourteenth-century La Storia di Merlino.... [more]
Marineia f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly an elaboration of Marina.
Mariuccia f Italian (Archaic)
Pet form of Maria (very old-fashioned)
Markia f African American
Perhaps intended to be a feminine form of Marquis, probably modelled on the sounds found in other names such as Nakia, Shakia and Takia.
Markia f Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Marcia.
Marlia f English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Elaboration of Marley and Marla in the style of Julia (See also Marlea).
Maroia f Romansh (Rare)
Diminutive of Maria.
Marousia f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Dutch and Flemish adoption of Marusya.
Marozia f Medieval Italian
Marozia f. Latin Marotia, of uncertain origin.
Marpesia f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek μάρπτω (márptô) "to take hold of, to seize, to catch". This was the name of an Amazonian queen in Greek mythology. A chapter is dedicated to Marpesia and her sister Lampedo in Boccaccio's 'On Famous Women' (1374).
Marquashia f Obscure (Modern)
Extremely rare name, possibly a variant of Marquessa.
Marselía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Marselia.
Màrsia f Emilian-Romagnol
Emilian form of Marzia.
Marsilia f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Marsilio.
Marthia f English
Variant of Martha.
Marticia f English (American, Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning.
Martinià m Catalan
Catalan form of Martinianus.
Martinuccia f Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Martina, as -uccia is an Italian feminine diminutive suffix.
Martitia f American (Rare, Archaic)
19th-century coinage of unknown origin and meaning. It may be a blend of Mary or Martha and Letitia.
Martunia f Polish
Diminutive of Marta.
Martusia f Polish
Diminutive of Marta.
Martysia f Polish
Diminutive of Martyna.
Marucia f Russian
Variant transcription of Marusya. Also compare Marusia.
Marusia f Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Romanian, Medieval Romanian
Variant transliteration of Маруся (see Marusya), Polish and medieval Romanian diminutive of Maria as well as the Romanian transliteration of Bulgarian Маруся.... [more]
Marylia f Belarusian
Diminutive of Maryia.
Marynia f Polish
Diminutive of Maria.
Masautsiaκ m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name with the combination of Masáuna and suffix -tsiaq "beautiful, precious".
Masia f South African (?)
Probably means "leader".
Materia f Medieval Italian
Derived from Latin materia "material, matter, substance".
Mathia f Danish (Rare), Medieval French
Feminine form of Mathias. As a medieval French name, it was recorded in 16th-century French-speaking Switzerland.
Matìa m Emilian-Romagnol, Piedmontese
Emilian and Piedmontese form of Matthew.
Matteuccia f Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Mattea, as -uccia is an Italian feminine diminutive suffix.
Maurecia f Obscure
Possibly intended as a feminine form of Maurice.
Maurícia f Hungarian
Hungarian feminine form of Mauritius.
Mauricia f Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician feminine form of Mauricio.
Maurilia f Italian
Feminine form of Maurilio.
Maurisia f Medieval French, Medieval German
Recorded in 16th-century Switzerland.
Mauritia f Late Roman
Feminine form of Mauritius (See Maurice).
Mavia f Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian), History
Variant transliteration of ماوية (see Māwiyya).
Mavrilia f Russian
Russian variant form of Maurillia.
Mawia f History
Variant transcription of Māwiyya.
Maximilia f German (Rare, Archaic)
Obscure feminine form of Maximilian, in former times mainly used by noble families.... [more]
Maximilià m Catalan
Catalan form of Maximilianus.
Mayia f Greek
Variant transcription of Magia, a feminine form of Magos.
Mazania f Mordvin
"beauty."
Mbia m & f Kenyang, Jagham
From Kenyang ḿbyáy meaning "pumpkin leaves", a plant species indigenous to Southern Nigeria.
Mécia f Medieval Portuguese
Medieval Portuguese feminine form of the Gallo-Roman masculine name Mincius. Mécia Lopes de Haro (c.1215–1270), sometimes Méncia, was married to King Sancho II of Portugal.
Media f American, English (American, Rare)
Elaborated form of Medi.... [more]
Mehdia f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Mahdiyya chiefly used in North Africa.
Meia f Romansh
Diminutive of Mareia.
Meia f Italian
Diminutive of Bartolomea.
Meijia f Chinese
From the Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 嘉 (jiā) meaning "fine, good, excellent, auspicious".
Melaia f Fijian
Meaning unknown.
Melaneia f Greek
Greek variant form of Melanie. This form is used to refer to St. Melania the Elder (325-417, feast day June 8).
Melània f Catalan, Lengadocian, Gascon
Catalan, Languedocian and Gascon form of Melania (see Melanie).
Melânia f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Melania.
Melaniia f Ukrainian
Variant transliteration of Меланія (see Melaniya).
Melanthia f Greek
Variant of Melanthi.
Melezia f Italian
Feminine form of Melezio.
Melia f Hawaiian
Means "plumeria" in Hawaiian.
Melia f English
Diminutive of Amelia.
Melissia f English (American)
Elaboration of Melissa. Melissia is a community in Greece, northeast of Athens.
Melodía f Spanish (European)
Means "melody, tune" in Spanish. It can be regarded as the Spanish form of Melody.
Melokia f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Melody.
Memorantia f Medieval English, Medieval Dutch
Memorantia f. Latin memorantia 'remembering'.
Mençía f Medieval Galician
Medieval Galician variant of Mencía.
Mencía f Spanish, Medieval Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician name of unclear origin, maybe from Basque mendi "mountain". It was born by many noble women in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and revived in the 2000's.
Mencia f Medieval Spanish, Medieval Basque
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from Gallo-Latin Mincius, which itself may be contracted from Minicius or Minucius, or a variant of Minthius.
Mendia f Basque
Derived from the name of a hermitage in Navarre.
Menenia f Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Menenio.
Mengia f Romansh
Truncated form of Dumengia.
Mengjia f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 嘉 (jiā) meaning "good, fine, excellent, auspicious".
Mengxia f Chinese
From the Chinese 萌 (méng) meaning "bud, sprout" and 夏 (xià) meaning "summer".
Mercuria f History (Ecclesiastical)
Feminine form of Mercurius. This was the name of a 3rd-century Christian martyr who was beheaded in Alexandria, along with two women named Ammonaria and another named Dionysia.
Mëria f Biblical Albanian
Albanian form of Mary, referring to the Virgin Mary.
Merkuria f Polish (Rare)
Derived from the name Mercury.
Mesembria f Greek Mythology
Mesembria is the name of the of the Greek Horae, goddesses of the hours. Her name means "midday", or "noon".
Messênia f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Messene.
Metaksia f Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Մետաքսյա (see Metaksya). This name was borne by the Soviet Armenian actress Metaksia Simonyan (1926-1987).
Metamia ? Northern African (Archaic)
Name from an Old Nubian visitor's inscription by a priest, found in Banganarti, present-day Sudan.
Metaxia f Greek
Comes from the word for silk in Greek metaxi (μετάξι).
Metiria f Maori
From me "must" and tiria "share, cultivate", or me te rearea meaning "how beautiful" in Māori. A notable bearer of this name is the Maori politician Metiria Turei (b. 1970) from New Zealand.
Meutia f Acehnese
From Acehnese meutiya meaning "pearl". A notable bearer was Cut Nyak Meutia (1870-1910), a warrior noblewoman who fought against the Dutch colonisation of Aceh. She is considered a national hero of Indonesia.
Mgelia m Georgian (Archaic)
Derived from the Georgian noun მგელი (mgeli) meaning "wolf".
Mi-a f Korean
Variant of Mi-Ah
Mia f Japanese
Derived from the Japanese Kanji 未 (mi) meaning "the Sheep (the eighth of the twelve Earthly Branches)" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia, sub-". Other kanji combinations are possible.
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