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Showing posts with label Mia#24. Show all posts

Thursday, July 26, 2007

Meaning and origin of Mia

The girl's name Mia \mia\ is pronounced MEE-ah. It is of Israeli, Latin and Scandinavian origin. In Israeli, feminine short form of Michal. In Latin and Scandinavian, a short form of Maria. See also Miya. Made famous by actress Mia Farrow. Soccer player Mia Hamm, model Mia Tyler.

Mia has 2 variant forms: Mea and Meya.

For more information, see also related names Mary, Nia and Michelle.

Baby names that sound like Mia are Maia, Mya, Moia and Miah.

Mia is a very popular female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census).
-www.thinkbabynames.com

Meaning and origin of Mia

Origin: Israeli
Meaning: Feminine abbreviation of Michal.
Origin: Italian
Meaning: My. Also a variant of Maria: Wished for child; rebellion.
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Variant of Maria: Commonly-used variant of Mary: Wished-for child; rebellion; bitter. Popular with both Spanish and non-Spanish cultures.
Origin: Scandinavian
Meaning: Abbreviation of Maria.
-www.andythenamebender.com

Wednesday, July 4, 2007

Origin and meaning of Mia

Mia
Italian
Female
mine
Meaning & Origin
Mia is a Italian girl name.
The meaning of the name is `mine `.
Where is it used?
The name Mia is mainly used in Danish and in Swedish.
How do they say it elsewhere?
Mariya (In Russian)
Maaria (In Finnish)
Miia (In Finnish)
Mary (In English and in the bible)
Mariah (In English)
Marja (In Dutch and in Finnish)
If it's too long:
In German and in English: Ria
See also
In Spanish: Marita (F)
In Spanish: Maritza (F)
In Italian, Portuguese, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Greek, Polish, Romanian and in English: Maria (F)
In Italian: Mariella (F)
In Italian: Mimi (F)
In Italian: Marietta (F)
In German, Scandinavian and in Polish: Maja (F)
In German: Meike (F)
In German: Mitzi (F)
In Frisian, German and in Dutch: Maike (F)
In French: Mariette (F)
In Dutch: Mieke (F)
Statistics
The name Mia was given to 7059 babies in the USA in 2004. Mia was the number 96 name that year. In 2005, the name was given to 7286 babies making it the number 30 name that year.
-www.talkingbabies.com