Names Matching Pattern *tia

Adamantia f Greek
Feminine form of Adamantios.

Antía f Galician
Galician feminine form of Antonius (see Anthony).

Cátia f Portuguese
Diminutive of Catarina.

Catia f Italian
Italian diminutive of Caterina.

Cíntia f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Cynthia.

Cintia f Spanish, Hungarian
Spanish and Hungarian form of Cynthia.

Claritia f Late Roman
Possibly a derivative of Clara.

Clementia f Late Roman, Roman Mythology
Feminine form of Clemens or Clementius (see Clement). In Roman mythology this was the name of the personification of mercy and clemency.

Clytia f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Klytië.

Constantia f Late Roman
Feminine form of the Late Latin name Constantius, which was itself derived from Constans.

Crescentia f German (Rare), Late Roman
Feminine form of Crescentius. Saint Crescentia was a 4th-century companion of Saint Vitus. This is also the name of the eponymous heroine of a 12th-century German romance.

Domitia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Domitius.

Florentia f Late Roman
Original feminine form of Florence.

Gratia f Dutch (Rare)
Means "grace" in Latin.

Hestia f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἑστία (hestia) meaning "hearth, fireside". In Greek mythology Hestia was the goddess of the hearth and domestic activity.

Horatia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Horatius.

Hypatia f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ὕπατος (hypatos) meaning "highest, supreme". Hypatia of Alexandria was a 5th-century philosopher and mathematician, daughter of the mathematician Theon.

Ignatia f Late Roman
Feminine form of Ignatius.

Katia f Italian, French, Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian
Italian and French form of Katya, as well as an alternate transcription of the Slavic name.

Kreszentia f German (Rare)
German form of Crescentia.

Kristia f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Christina.

Laëtitia f French
French form of Laetitia.

Lætitia f French
French form of Laetitia.

Laetitia f Late Roman, French
Original Latin form of Letitia, as well as a French variant. This name began rising in popularity in France around the same time that Serge Gainsbourg released his 1963 song Elaeudanla Téïtéïa (this title is a phonetic rendering of the letters in the name Lætitia). It peaked in 1982 as the fourth most common name for girls.

Laurentia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Laurentius (see Laurence 1).

Leontia f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Leontios. This name was used among Byzantine royalty.

Letitia f English
From the Late Latin name Laetitia meaning "joy, happiness". This was the name of an obscure saint, who is revered mainly in Spain. It was in use in England during the Middle Ages, usually in the spelling Lettice, and it was revived in the 18th century.

Lucretia f Ancient Roman, Roman Mythology
Feminine form of the Roman family name Lucretius, possibly from Latin lucrum meaning "profit, wealth". According Roman legend Lucretia was a maiden who was raped by the son of the king of Rome. This caused a great uproar among the Roman citizens, and the monarchy was overthrown. This name was also borne by a 4th-century saint and martyr from Mérida, Spain.

Matia m Basque
Basque form of Matthew.

Mattia m Italian
Italian form of Matthias.

Nastia f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Настя (see Nastya).

Natia f Georgian
Diminutive of Natela.

Petia m & f Russian, Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Russian/Bulgarian Петя (see Petya).

Portia f English
Variant of Porcia, the feminine form of the Roman family name Porcius, used by William Shakespeare for the heroine of his play The Merchant of Venice (1596). In the play Portia is a woman who disguises herself as a man in order to defend Antonio in court. It is also the name of a moon of Uranus, after the Shakespearean character.

Prudentia f Late Roman
Feminine form of Prudentius.

Sperantia f Late Roman
Latin form of Esperanza.

Stamatia f Greek
Feminine form of Stamatios.

Tertia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Tertius.

Tia f English
Short form of names ending with tia. It has been suggested that its use since the 1950s is the result of the brand name for the coffee liqueur Tia Maria. In the brand name, Tia is not a given name; rather, it means "aunt" in Spanish or Portuguese.

Venetia f English (Rare), Greek
From the Latin name of the Italian region of Veneto and the city of Venice (see the place name Venetia). This name was borne by the celebrated English beauty Venetia Stanley (1600-1633), though in her case the name may have been a Latinized form of the Welsh name Gwynedd. Benjamin Disraeli used it for the heroine of his novel Venetia (1837).