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 [ 4 syll. a-ca-dia, ac-ad-ia ] The girl name Acadia is pronounced as ahKEYDiyah KEY. Acadia is an English name of Algonquian-Wakashan origin. Acadia's meaning is place of plenty. From the element 'acada'. The first name is derived from the place name Acadia. The Acadians are descendants of 17th-century French settlers who moved to Acadia in the Canadian maritime provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island, and the American state of Maine. In the mid-18th century, the British deported many Acadians from the maritime provinces. Many of them settled in Louisiana and came to be known as Cajuns, while others left for France. When the British conquered New France, the French colony Acadia was renamed Nova Scotia. The names the name Acadiah, the name Acadya, and the name Acadyah are variations of the name. Acadia is seldom used as a baby name for girls. It is not in the top 1000 names. Baby names that sound like Acadia include the name Acadiah, the name Acadyah, the name Acadya, the Czech, English, Italian, Polish, Russian, Scandinavian, Slavic, and Spanish Agata, the English, German, and Italian Agatha, the Greek Agathi, the Czech Agáta, the Hungarian Agota, the Hungarian Agotha, the Arabic Aishatu, the English, German, and Italian Augusta, the Hungarian Ágota, the Slavic Cveta, the Italian Isotta, the English Agate, the Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, and Scandinavian Agathe, the Scandinavian Agda, the Portuguese and Spanish Agueda, the Hebrew, English, German, Scandinavian, and Finnish Asta, and the German Auguste. KEY: Pronunciation for Acadia: AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
