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[ 2 syll. tia, ti-a ] The girl name Tia is pronounced as TIYah †. 1: Tia is used mostly in the English language and its language of origin, is Latin, English. The name developed as a short form of names ending in '-tia', or names starting with 'Tia-'. The Finnish, German, Italian, Scandinavian, and Slavic Tea, the name Tee, the name Thia, the English Tiaesha, the name Tiah, the English Tiahna, the English Tiaira, the English Tiairra, the English Tiaisha, the English Tiajai, the English Tiaka, the English, German, and Cherokee Tiana, the English Tianda, the English Tianeka, the English Tiann, the English Tiante, the English Tiaon, the English Tiawanna, and the English Tiaya are variant forms of the name. 2: Tia's origin is Spanish. Here, the meaning is auntie. The given name could have been first promoted by the coffee liquer Tia Maria, in which case 'Tia' is a Spanish term of endearment. In addition, Tia is a pet form (English) of the English and French name Laetitia. Tia is also a pet form of the English name Lucrecia. Tia is also a variant form (English) of the English, German, and Cherokee name Tiana. Tia is also a variant form of the English name Tiara. See also the related forms, Tiajuana (English) and Crescentia (German). Tia is a classic favorite. At present it is still somewhat popular as a baby name for girls, though it was in more widespread use previously. The name's popularity jumped from the 1960s up to the 1980s. At the modest height of its usage in 1982, 0.065% of baby girls were given the name Tia. Its ranking then was #221. The baby name has since experienced a fall in popularity. In 2008, its usage was 0.015% and its ranking #880, but it was nonetheless the 2nd most popular after Tiana, within all girl names in its group. In 2008, it was 50% more popular than Tia. Baby names that sound like Tia include Teah (English), Tiia (Finnish and English), Taiwo (Yoruban), Tanni, Tannie, Tata (Russian), Tati, Tatie, Tatty, Tayah (English), Taysha (English), Tedda, Teddey, Teddi (Greek), Teddie, Teddy (English), Teia (English), Tejah (Indian), Tetty (English), and Teuta (Albanian).
† Pronunciation for Tia: T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
