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What do you think of Pia?
I dislike it. I think it sounds unattractive.

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How do you pronounce it?
PEE-uh

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Does it make you think of anything in particular? (it makes me think of a not very nice word so I'm just wondering if you have that association as well (to pee).
Yes. That and Pompee which isn't bad. I think of big noses though lol for some reason.

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Do you know anyone with the name?
I know someone with this name -- a friend's younger sister, about 17. Andrea Pia. She goes by her first name in formal situations, but people she knows well call her Pia.

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Do you see it getting common now that Mia is used so often? How about Lia?
No I don't really think so. Lia is common enough. Just different spelling are popular. I've seen Leah and Lia. It's simple enough that you never know when it will enjoy a bout of popularity.

I like Pia because it is simple, pretty and I like the meaning. I pronounce it PEE-ah. There was a teacher at my high school with that first name so it reminds me of her. It also reminds me of Michelangelo's Pietà because of the meaning. I doubt it will become more common because I think many have the pee issue. I think Lia has a better chance of becoming more common.

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I prefer Pia over Mia and Lia, but I prefer Lia to Mia.

For me Mia>Pia>Lia.

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Pia is okay, but nms. I wouldn't mind seeing it though. I pronounce it PEE-ah. Yeah there's the pee reference but next I think of Italy. So it sort of equals out for me. I don't see it get common any time soon, nor with Lia. Maybe Lina or Lena though. I don't know anyone with the name.

The first thing I thought of was Pee =( and then Pie =(

Nms, but it's quite nice. I also pronounce it PEE-a. I went to school with a Pia, who was so tall and elegant and good-looking that I don't think anyone would have associated her with pee.
Mia and Lia don't sound like full names to me - don't like either of them much.

Glory of the '80's! ;)
I know several Pias born in the 1980's so for me, this name is dated (but I think it's kind of preparing for a little comeback in Europe).
PEE-a would be my pronuciatin.
This is one of the names I never liked. But then again, I'm not into these ultra-short three letter names in general. Mia, Lia, Nia, Sia are all kind of "syrupy" to me, pale names covered in sugar. Pia, on the other hand, is rather a pale name covered in sugar and salt, if I make any sense here.
I don't think Pia will become as popular as Mia and Lia, simply because it's not sweet enough.

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And yet, of all those -ia names, I like Pia the best.

This message was edited 8/14/2009, 2:48 PM

I like Pia, my friend's German exchange partner was named this. I don't see it getting popular but I prefer it to Mia and Lia.

I had a teacher I didn't like called Pia (actually Ann-Sofi, but no one called her that), so I just think of her. I pronounce it PEE-a. I don't have that association, but English isn't my first language. My favourite of those names is Mia.

I think Pia is very sweet. I like it better than Mia or Lia, both of which I find rather dull.

I don't likeit because I know tons of Pia's and it's a rather dated name for me. I prn "PEE-ah". I'm not thinking of the word pee.

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I prefer Lia over all those names.