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i found a source saying it is Hausa (a language and people living in the north of Nigeria) and a source saying it is Swahili, but both say the meaning is 'gift'.

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here are the links:

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http://www.babynamesworld.com/profile.php?seostats=1&name=Adia
(this website says Adia is Swahili)

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http://www.tzschoeckel.de/fnamesa.htm
(this website says Adia is Hausa, note: 'ein Geschenk' is 'a gift' in German, thus same meaning)

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http://www.uiowa.edu/~africart/toc/people/Hausa.html
(this website is about the Hausa people if you are interested)