Submitted Names Matching Pattern *nia

This is a list of submitted names in which the pattern is *nia.
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Abastenia f English (Canadian, Rare), French (Huguenot, ?)
Borne by the American sculptor, social activist and suffragist Abastenia St. Leger Eberle (1878-1942), who was the daughter of Canadian parents.
Abdonìa f Occitan
Feminine form of Abdon.
Abdounìa f Provençal, Niçard
Niçard form of Abdonie.
Ablunia f Medieval Finnish
Finnish adoption and elaboration of Abluna.
Abyssinia f English (American, Rare)
Transferred used of the former name of Ethiopian Empire as a given name. Cited from Wiktionary, it is derived from New Latin Abissini, of Abissīnus (“Abyssinian, Ethiopian”), from Arabic الْحَبَشَة‎ (al-ḥabaša), and from حَبَش‎ (ḥabaš), means "to collect, to earn, to reap".
Adelunia f Polish
Diminutive of Adela, Adelajda, Adelina, Adelinda, or other names beginning with Adel-.
Adonia f English (Modern)
Feminine form of Adonis
Adonia m Dutch, German, Italian, Biblical Swedish
Dutch, German, Italian and Swedish form of 'Adoniyah (see Adonijah) via its hellenized form Adonias.
Adunia f Polish
Diminutive of Adrianna, Adriana and Ada 1.
Afrania f Ancient Roman, Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American)
Feminine form of Afranius. A bearer of this name was the ancient Roman woman Gaia Afrania, wife of the senator Licinius Buccio.
Ahania f Literature
Ahania is the Emanation, or female counterpart, of Urizen, Zoas of reason, in William Blake's mythology. She is the representation of pleasure and the desire for intelligence.
Ainia f Greek Mythology
Ainia was an Amazon who presumably accompanied Penthesilea to the Trojan War and was eventuelly killed by Achilles. She is known only from an Attic terracotta relief fragment.
Aksenia f Ukrainian, Bulgarian
Ukrainian cognate of Aksinya and Bulgarian variant of Axenia.
Alania f Portuguese (Brazilian), English (Modern)
As a Brazilian Portuguese name, the origin and meaning are unknown. As an English name, it is likely a feminine form of Alan.... [more]
Albania f English
From the name of the country in the Balkans, as well as various other places, perhaps ultimately from a pre-Indo-European word *alb meaning "hill" or from the Indo-European root *alb "white" (see Albus).... [more]
Albinia f Ancient Roman, English
Feminine form of Albinius and Albin. It was introduced to Britain in the 17th century, and was frequently used by members of the aristocratic Cecil family.
Albrinia f Germanic Mythology, History
Albruna, Aurinia or Albrinia are some of the forms of the name of a probable Germanic seeress who would have lived in the late 1st century BC or in the early 1st century AD. She was mentioned by Tacitus in Germania, after the seeress Veleda, and he implied that the two were venerated because of true divine inspiration by the Germanic peoples, in contrast to Roman women who were fabricated into goddesses... [more]
Alcínia f Portuguese (African)
Portuguese elaboration of Alcina.
Aldonia f American (South, Rare)
Either a truncated form of Caledonia or, more likely, an elaboration of Aldona.
Aldornia f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Perhaps derived from the Old English aldor, a form of ealdor meaning "elder, parent, head of family, chief, lord; author, source; age, old age" with the name suffix -nia to feminize the name.... [more]
Alemania f American, American (Hispanic)
Alemania is an alternate Latin name for Germany (and the Spanish name of the country).... [more]
Alemonia f Roman Mythology
Perhaps related to Greek ἀλήμων (ălēmon) "a wanderer, rover". In Roman mythology, Alemona or Alemonia was a minor, tutelary goddess of the fetus, the entity responsible for feeding the unborn child (i.e., nourishing growth in utero).
Alesania f Samoan
Samoan form of Alexandra.
Alfania f Medieval Italian
Feminine form of Alfano.
Alunia f Polish
Diminutve of Alicja
Amechania f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἀμηχανία (amechania) meaning "want of means, want of resources, helplessness". Amechania was the Greek personification of helplessness and want.
Amekhania f Greek Mythology
Ancient Greek form of Amechania.
Ammonia f American (Rare, Archaic), Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Ammon. In Greek mythology, Ammonia is an epithet of the goddess Hera.
Amplonia f Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare)
Medieval Dutch variant form of Apollonia. This name has survived to modern times, but barely so, as it is quite rare in the Netherlands these days: in 2014, there were less than 10 living bearers (of all ages) in the entire country... [more]
Ánania f Faroese
Feminine form of Ánanias.
Anania m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Hananiah via its hellenized form Ananias.
Andonia f Albanian (Rare), Greek (Rare)
Feminine form of Andon and variant transcription of Αντωνία (see Antonia).
Angelonia f English (Rare)
From the genus of about 30 species of herbaceous plants.
Ania f Asturian (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ania, likely influenced by the name Anya.
Ania m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Ane. It also means "her older brother" in Greenlandic, derived from Ane with -a, the Greenlandic possessive-genitive marker.
Ania f Basque (Modern)
After the name of the hermitage of Ania in Araba, Basque Country.
Ania f Spanish, Welsh (Rare)
Spanish and Welsh borrowing of Anya, also considered a Spanish form of Annia 1. In Spain, this name has sometimes been conflated with Ania 2 and Ania 3.
Annía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Annia.
Annia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Annius. Annia Aurelia Faustina (c. 201 AD – c. 222 AD) was an Anatolian Roman noblewoman. She was an Empress of Rome and third wife of the Roman emperor Elagabalus briefly in 221.
Annia f French (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Catalan (Rare)
Variant of Anya or Ania, possibly influenced in its orthography by the name Anna.
Ántonia f Literature
Used in "My Ántonia", as the name of a Bohemian (Czech) protagonist. A form of the name Antonia, different than the usual Czech form Antonie 1... [more]
Antònia f Catalan, Sardinian
Catalan and Sardinian form of Antonia.
Antonía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Antonia.
Anunia f Polish
Diminutive of Anna.
Apelonia f Medieval Portuguese
Medieval variant of Apolónia.
Apol·lònia f Catalan
Catalan form of Apollonia.
Apollònia f Provençal
Provençal form of Apollonia.
Applonia f Dutch (Rare)
Contracted form of Apollonia.
Apronia f Ancient Roman, History (Ecclesiastical)
Feminine form of Apronius. In Latin this was also a name for black bryony (species Tamus communis), a medicinal plant. The 6th-century saint Apronia was a sister of Saint Aprus, Bishop of Toul.
Apullunia f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Apollonia.
Arania f Persian
Means "spider" in Persian.
Armenia f English (Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Arminius, the name of a 1st-century Cheruscan chief, which may be related to Herman. Also compare Arminia and Erminia... [more]
Armonía f Spanish (Rare)
Means "harmony" in Spanish. This name was brought to public attention by the novel 'Sembrando Flores' (1906) by Catalan anarchist Juan Montseny Carret, whose main characters are named Floreal and Armonía, and thus it came to be used by anarchist parents who were eager to reject traditional names during the Second Spanish Republic (1931-1939).
Aronia f Norwegian
Variant of Arona. This is also the name of a genus of deciduous shrubs, producing aronia berries, commonly known as chokeberry.
Arsénia f Portuguese
Portuguese feminine form of Arsenios.
Arthenia f African American
Possibly a variant of Parthenia.
Arzénia f Hungarian
Feminine form of Arzén.
Asclepigenia f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Asklepigeneia. This was the name of a 5th-century Athenian philosopher and mystic.
Athenia f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Athena.
Aurinia f Germanic (Latinized)
According to the 1st-century Roman historian Tacitus in his book "Germania", Aurinia was the name of an ancient Germanic prophetess, who was venerated by her people (i.e. the ancient Germans). Aurinia is most likely a latinized form of the prophetess' actual name; some sources have said that her actual name may have been Albruna, Alioruna, Aliruna or Alrynia.
Aurnia f Irish (Latinized)
Latinization of Orflath (see Órlaith). A daughter of the 12th-century Irish chieftain Donal Og MacCarthy bore this name.
Avania f English
Possibly a variant of Avanya.
Avonia f English (Rare), African American
The meaning of this name is uncertain at this time. Its best known bearer was American actress Avonia Jones (1839-1867), whose parents may possibly have named her after the village of Avonia (in Pennsylvania, USA), or after the genus of plants of the same name... [more]
Axenia f Moldovan, Bulgarian
Moldovan form of Xenia and Bulgarian variant of Axinia.
Axinia f Russian, Bulgarian
Russian variant transcription of Аксинья (see Aksinya) and Bulgarian variant transcription of Аксиния (see Aksinia).
Aynia f Irish Mythology
Allegedly an Irish fairy queen from Ulster. Her name might be a corruption of Irish Áine with whom she might be identical.
Basiunia f Polish
Diminutive of Barbara.
Begónia f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Begonia.
Begonia f English (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
From the name of a flowering plant, which was named for the French botanist Michel Bégon. In some cases it may be a variant of the Spanish Begoña.
Benía f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Benja.
Benia m & f Georgian, Kashubian
Georgian short form of Beniamin as well as a Kashubian diminutive of Benedikta, Beniamina and Bernatka.... [more]
Bergmannía f Icelandic
Icelandic feminine form of Bergmann.
Berthenia f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Parthenia via its variant Perthenia. Also compare Barthenia.... [more]
Bettânia f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Betânia, the Portuguese form of Bethania.
Bibunia f Polish
Diminutive of Bibiana and Bibianna.
Bignia f Romansh
Variant of Bigna.
Binia f Romansh
Variant of Bignia.
Birchinia f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Virginia.
Birjinia f Basque
Basque form of Virginia.
Bithynia f Biblical, American (Rare, Archaic)
From the name of a region in Asia Minor mentioned in Acts in the New Testament.... [more]
Bolonia f Romansh (Archaic)
Truncated form of Appolonia.
Boronia f English (Australian, Rare)
An Australian shrub with pink or red flowers which are famed for their exquisite scent. The plant is named after Francesco Borone, a talented botanical field assistant who came to a tragic end.
Brisenia f Spanish (Mexican)
This given name is probably a combination of Briseida or Brigida with any name ending in -enia or -senia (depends on which name is used for the first part of the name), such as Eugenia and Yesenia.
Bronia f Polish
Diminutive of Bronisława.
Brunonia f German
Allegoric personification of the city (and the fromer state) of Braunschweig (Brunswick), Germany. Very rarely used as a given name.
Bryonia f English (Rare)
From the Latin name for bryony, the wild twining plant (see Bryony).
Calcedonia f Sicilian
Feminine form of Calcedonio.
Caldonia f English (Rare), Popular Culture
Possible variation of the name Caledonia.
Caledonia f English (Rare)
From the Latin name of Scotland, itself derived from Caledones, the Latin name of a tribe that inhabited the region during the Roman era, which is of unknown origin, though it may possibly come from Proto-Celtic *kaletos meaning "hard" and *ɸēdo- meaning "foot", alluding to standfastness or endurance.
California f English (American, Rare)
From the name of the American state, whose name probably derives from the fictional Island of California ruled by Queen Calafia in the 16th century novel Las sergas de Esplandián by García Ordóñez de Montalvo.
Calpernia f English
Variant of Calpurnia. A well-known bearer of this name is Calpernia Addams (b. 1971), an American author, actress, and transgender rights activist. Addams named herself after Calpurnia, wife of Julius Caesar in William Shakespeare's play 'Julius Caesar'; the spelling 'Calpernia' may have been taken from a tombstone that briefly appeared in the film 'The Addams Family' (1991).
Calvinia f South African
Feminine form of Calvin.
Caparronia f Ancient Roman
Caparronia was one of the Vestal Virgins.
Cardinia f Indigenous Australian, English (Australian, Rare)
A place name from the outskirts of Melbourne, Victoria. Corruption of the Bunurong or Wadawurrung word Kar-din-yarr, meaning "look to the sunrise", because it was to the east of the Wadawurrung peoples' land.
Cassinia f Obscure
The name of a family of daisy flowers.
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.
Ceionia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Ceionius.
Celedonia f Spanish
Feminine form of Celedonio.
Celidonia f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Celedonia, or directly from Spanish celidonia meaning "celandine". Also compare Chelidonia.
Cenia f American (South, Archaic)
Of unknown origin and meaning.
Chekhinia f Russian (Rare, Archaic)
Means "female Czech" in Russian.
Chelidonia f Italian
Italian name derived from the Greek word chelidon meaning "swallow". This name was borne by a 12th-century Italian saint.
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]
Christiania f English (Archaic)
Variant of Christiana. It could also be given in reference to the former name of the Norwegian capital (now called Oslo).
Christinia f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Christina.
Christonia m Russian
Diminutive for Christan
Christophania f Ancient Greek
From the Ancient Greek Χριστός (Christos) meaning "anointed" and φάνεια (phaneia) meaning "appearing".
Chrysogenia f Greek Mythology
Chrysogenia, daughter of the river-god Peneus, and thus can be considered a naiad. She was the mother of Thissaeus by Zeus.
Chrysosandalaimopotichthonia f Greek Mythology
Epithet of Hecate meaning "(goddess) of the lower world wearing golden sandals and drinking blood", from Greek χρυσός (chrysos) "gold", σάνδαλον (sandalon) "sandal", αἷμα (haima) "blood", ποτόν (poton) "that which one drinks" and χθόνιος (chthonios) "in the earth".
Chunia f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Junia.
Cinnia f Hungarian (Modern)
Hungarian form of Zinnia.
Cirenia f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Cyrenia.
Cirinia f Obscure
Variant of Cirina.
Claudenia f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese elaborated from Claudia.
Cleonia f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Cleonius.
Cossinia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Cossinius. Cossinia was one of the Vestal Virgins.
Ctonia f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Spanish and Italian form of Chthonia.
Cydonia f English (Rare)
From the former name of Chania, a city on the island of Crete, Greece. It is also a poetic term for the island. In addition, it can be derived from Greek κυδωνιά (kydonia) meaning "quince tree" (itself from κυδώνι (kudoni), "quince"), ultimately from the name of the city.
Cyrenia f History, Indonesian (Rare)
Feminine form of Cyrenius. This was the name of a saint from the Roman province of Cilicia in southern Anatolia, who was martyred by burning in 306 at Tarsus, in persecutions of Galerius.
Danía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Dania.
Dashunia f Russian
Diminutive of Darya 1, not usually used as a given name in its own right.
Dawnia f English (Rare)
Variant form of Dawn, which may possibly have come into being via its diminutive Dawnie. Also compare Dawnya.
Degania f Hebrew
Means 'grain'.
Denia f Romanian (Rare), Moldovan (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a contracted form of Denisa and a derivation from denie (indefinite form). The denia (definite form) is a Matins, or vigil, which takes place in the evening in the fifth week of Lent... [more]
Denia f Greek
Diminutive of Dionysia.
Denia f American (South, Archaic)
Short form of names ending in -denia, such as Adenia and Modenia. In some cases, however, it was also an elaboration of Dena.
Diania f American (Rare)
Elaborated form of Diana
Dilnia m & f Kurdish
dilnia means to know by heart, to be sure, certain, confident of (dil in kurdish means heart)
Donia f American (South, Archaic)
Short form of names ending in -donia, such as Aldonia, Fredonia, and Caledonia.
Donia f Arabic (Egyptian)
Egyptian Arabic form of Dunya.
Donnia f American (South, Americanized, Modern, Rare, ?)
It's my great-grandmother's name. I assume it's a variation of Donia, a Scottish feminine variant of Donald. She was from southern Texas so possibly Spanish influence from Doña – A Spanish name related to Donna in Italian... [more]
Dorenia f Romani
Romani name of uncertain origin, most likely an elaboration of Dora or a corruption of a similar name, like Dorina 1, Doreen or Dorinda... [more]
Dounia f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Dunia used in Morocco and Algeria.
Dulcinia f Portuguese (Rare)
Most likely an elaborated form of Dulce
Dumenia f Romansh
Romansh form of Domenica, traditionally used in the Surselva region of Switzerland.
Dunia f & m Arabic, Swahili, Spanish, Galician
Derived from Arabic دُنْيَا (dunyā) "world (the Earth, or any this-worldly habitat, excluding the next world)".
Dunnonia f Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish dunno- "brown".
Dziunia f Belarusian
Diminutive of Aŭdoccia.
Dziunia f Polish
Diminutive of Jadwiga. It is now obsolete as the word is commonly used as a slang term for a young, attractive woman.
Edivânia f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese feminine form of Edwin.
Efrasinnia f Belarusian, History (Ecclesiastical)
Belarusian form of Euphrosyne. Saint Euphrosyne of Polotsk (1104–1167) was the granddaughter of a prince of Polotsk, Vseslav, and daughter of Prince Svyatoslav of Polotsk... [more]
Efrosinia f Moldovan
Moldovan form of Euphrosyne.
Elania f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Elana or Elane.
Elenia f German (Modern), Italian
Elaboration of Elena influenced by Ilenia.
Elsinia f English
Rare name of unknown origin but some historical usage
Elżunia f Polish, Kashubian
Polish diminutive of Elżbieta and Kashubian diminutive of Elżbiéta.
Emilinia f Filipino
A variant of the name Emily.
Emilunia f Polish
Diminutive of Emilia.
Enenitnia f Obscure
This name was given to one girl in 2023. It is in part inspired by the given name of her mother, Enedina.
Ènia f Catalan
Either a short form of Eugènia or a Catalan form of Enya, given in reference to the Irish singer Enya (1961-).
Ennia f Italian
Feminine form of Ennio.
Ephigenia f History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Iphigenia. Saint Ephigenia of Ethiopia (also known as Iphigenia of Ethiopia; 1st century), is a folk saint whose life is told in the Golden Legend as a virgin converted to Christianity and then consecrated to God by St... [more]
Epifánia f Hungarian
Cognate of Epiphany, meaning "manifestation".
Epiphania f History (Ecclesiastical), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ἐπιφάνεια (Epiphaneia), a feminine form of Epiphanes. This name was borne by an 8th-century Italian saint from Pavia... [more]
Epistinia f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Epistheneia.... [more]
Erenia f Spanish (Rare), Aragonese (Rare)
Variant of Herenia, also an Aragonese form.
Ermìnia f Sardinian
Sardinian form of Erminia.
Ervínia f Hungarian
Elaboration of Ervina.
Escribónia f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Scribonia.
Escribonia f Spanish
Spanish form of Scribonia.
Esenia f Russian, Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Yeseniya.
Estebanía f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Stephanie.
Estebenia f Basque (Archaic), Medieval Basque
Feminine form of Estebe and older form of Estefania that has been recorded in the Basque Country from 1358 onwards.
Estefània f Gascon
Gascon form of Stephanie.
Estefania f Gascon, Catalan
Feminine form of Esteve.
Estonia f English (Rare)
Influenced by the country in Europe of the same name.
Ethenia f Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Eithne.
Eubonia f Manx (Archaic)
Of unknown origin and meaning, Eubonia was one of the names for the Isle of Man used by early Irish writers. In the 18th century, the name was used as a feminine given name.
Euchenia f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Eugenia.
Eudaimonia f Greek Mythology
Means "happiness, good fortune" in Greek (compare Desdemona). In Greek mythology she was one of the younger Graces (Charites), the goddess of happiness, prosperity and opulence.
Eugènia f Catalan, Provençal, Lengadocian, Gascon
Catalan, Languedocian, Provençal and Gascon form of Eugenia.
Euggenia f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Eugenia.
Euginia f Medieval Irish
Likely an Irish borrowing of Eugenia. It was recorded in Ireland in the late 8th and early 9th centuries.
Euphegenia f Popular Culture
Probably a blend of Euphemia and Iphigenia. This was the name of the title character, played by Robin Williams, in the movie 'Mrs... [more]
Euphonia f English
From the name of the Euphonia bird, a tanager of the genus Tanagra.
Euthenia f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek εὐθηνία (euthenia) meaning "prosperity, plenty, abundance". In Greek mythology Euthenia was the personification of abundance and plenty.
Euxenia f Galician
Galician form of Eugenia.
Euxhenia f Albanian
Albanian form of Eugenia.
Evernia f English (American)
A kind of lichen. From Greek euernēs "sprouting well" (from eu- "good" + ernos "sprout") + New Latin -ia.
Evgenía f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Evgenia.
Ewunia f Polish
Diminutive of Ewa.
Fabronia f English (Rare), German (Rare)
Probably a variant of Febronia. It may also be a feminine form of Fabronius.
Fania f Medieval Italian, Italian, Yiddish
Italian short form of names that end in -fania, such as Stefania and Epifania and Yiddish variant of Fanya.
Fannia f Ancient Roman, History
Feminine form of Fannius. Fannia (fl. around 100 AD) was a woman of ancient Rome, notable as the granddaughter of Arria Major.