Submitted Name Revision History

Transferred use of the surname Archia, which is by far the most prevalent in the United States and as such might possibly be a relatively new surname. Its meaning is currently unknown, but it is possible that it is derived from the masculine given name Archie.

Bearers of Archia as a given name (especially those in the African-American community) are likely to have been named after Tom Archia (1919-1977), an African-American jazz tenor saxophonist. However, it is also possible that at least in some cases, Archia is a direct feminization of Archie (i.e. people with a male relative named Archie named their daughter after said relative, but tweaked the name slightly so that it fits the gender better).