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Mia - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Mia
 
 

 


The girl name Mia [ 2 syll. mia, mi-a ] is pronounced as MIYah KEY. Mia is largely used in Scandinavian and it is derived from Hebrew origins. Mia is a pet form of the name Mary (English). Mia is a Scandinavian short form of the name Maria (Czech, Dutch, English, German, Greek, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Scandinavian, and Spanish).

Mia is very popular as a baby girl name, and it is also perceived as trendy. The name's popularity has been increasing since the 1960s; before that, it was of sporadic use only. At the recent height of its usage in 2006, 0.576% of baby girls were named Mia. It had a ranking of #13 then. In 2007, its usage was 0.517% and its ranking #15, and it was the most popular within all girl names in its family. In 2007, Mia was twice as popular as the next most popular name, Maria (Czech, Dutch, English, German, Greek, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Scandinavian, and Spanish).

Baby names that sound like Mia include Maia (Italian), Mamie (English), Manon (French), Manu (German), Manya (Russian), Maya (English), Meaghan (English), Meggie (English), Meja (Scandinavian), Mimi (German and Italian), Mimmi (German and Italian), Mina (Scottish, German, and English), Minna (English and German), Minnie (Scottish and English), Moa (Scandinavian), Moana (English and German), Mona (English, Irish, Manx, Welsh, German, and Scandinavian), Moni (German), Monny (English), Moyna (English), Muna (Arabic, Indian, and Spanish), Mya (English), Mae (English), Maev (Irish), Mania (Polish), May (English), Mie (Scandinavian), Mine (German and Scandinavian), Minne (German), Mon (Welsh), and My (Scandinavian and Vietnamese).

KEY: English pronunciation for Mia: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"


Details of famous persons named Mia:
Actress Mia Farrow, born Maria de Lourdes Villiers Farrow 9 February 1945, Los Angeles, California.
Actress Mia Sara, born Mia Sarapocciello 19 June 1968, Brooklyn Heights, New York.
Soccer Player Mia Hamm, born Mariel Margaret Hamm 17 March 1972, Selma, Alabama.

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