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 [ syll. gia, gi-a ] The girl name Gia is pronounced JHIYah KEY. Gia's language of origin is Old Greek and Hebrew, and it is predominantly used in the English and Italian languages. Gia is a short form of Gianna (Italian). Gia is also a variation (English) of Gaia (Italian and English). Gia is also a variation (Italian) of Jane (English). Gia is also a short form of Giovanna (Italian). Gia is a somewhat popular baby name for girls. The name's popularity has been growing since the 1990s. Its usage peaked recently in 2007 with 0.021% of baby girls being given the name Gia. It ranked at #655 then. In 2008, it ranked at #722 with a usage of 0.020%, and it was the 3rd most popular after Gianna (Italian) and Jane (English), among all girl names in its group. It was used 9 times more than Gia in 2008. Baby names that sound like Gia include Gigi (French and English), Gioia (Italian), Gisa (English, Hebrew, and German), Gizza (English and Hebrew), Jacci (English), Jacey (English), Jacki (English), Jackie (English), Jacky (English), Jacqui (French), Jacquie (French), Jaga (Polish), Jasia (Polish), Jaya (Indian), Jaycee (English), Jecca (English), Jella (German), Jesca (Frisian), Jessa (English), and Jessah (English). A famous person named Gia is Gia Scala, Actress, born Giovanna Scoglio, March 3, 1934 - April 30, 1972, Liverpool, England. KEY: approx pronunciation for Gia: JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
