Mia

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English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

A German, Dutch and North Germanic diminutive of Maria.

Proper noun

Mia

  1. A female given name from German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, or Danish.
    • 1991 February 24, Eric Lax, “Woody and Mia: A New York Story”, in New York Times:
      - - - I know he thinks my name is awkward to say. He rarely calls me Mia." Christened Maria de Lourdes Villiers Farrow, she couldn't pronounce Maria when she was a toddler and called herself Mia.
Translations

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Bengali মিয়া (miẏa). This surname is mostly found in Bengal.

Proper noun

Mia (plural Mias)

  1. A surname from Bengali.
Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Mia is the 35582nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 632 individuals. Mia is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (56.96%), White (16.3%) and Hispanic/Latino (14.4%) individuals.

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Anagrams

Danish

Etymology

Contraction of Maria.

Proper noun

Mia

  1. a female given name

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmi.aː/
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  • Hyphenation: Mia
  • Rhymes: -iaː

Proper noun

Mia f

  1. a female given name

Faroese

Proper noun

Mia f

  1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

  • son of Mia: Miuson
  • daughter of Mia: Miudóttir

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Mia
Accusative Miu
Dative Miu
Genitive Miu

German

Etymology

Contraction of Maria.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Mia

  1. a female given name

Norwegian

Etymology

Contraction of Maria and Emilia. Partly borrowed from Swedish Mia.

Proper noun

Mia

  1. a female given name

Swedish

Etymology

Contraction of Maria and pet form of other female names with the syllable -mi-. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1854.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Mia c (genitive Mias)

  1. a female given name
    • 1933, Ivar Lo-Johansson, Godnatt, jord, Albert Bonniers förlag, published 1950, page 41:
      Göransons kvinna hette Mia. Till och med namnet tycktes dem skrattretande och inbjöd till hån. De uttalade det med en katts långdragna jamande: M-i-i-a-a-a... I mars jublade de det nätter och dagar.
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