This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the pattern is *ia.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Aafia f Arabic, UrduMeans "health, well-being, freedom from illness" in Arabic.
Abadia f Portuguese (Brazilian)Derived from Portuguese
abadia "abbey", this name is usually used in reference to the title of the Virgin Mary
Nossa Senhora da Abadia "Our Lady of the Abbey". The title itself goes back to a Marian apparition near the Abadia do Bouro in Braga, Portugal... [
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Abaia m & f GilberteseMeans 'east' or dawn' and comes from the Gilbertese language (the language of Kiribati)
Abelia f Spanish (Rare), Catalan (Rare)Feminine form of
Abel. Abelia is also a type of flowering shrub in the honeysuckle family, named after British surgeon and naturalist Clarke Abel (1780-1826).
Aberria f Basque (Archaic)Coined in the 19th century by Sabino Arana Goiri who based it on Basque
aberri "fatherland; homeland" (ultimately derived from Basque
aba "father" and
herri "country; village; people, nation")... [
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Abyssinia f English (American, Rare)Transferred used of the former name of Ethiopian Empire as a given name. Cited from Wiktionary, it is derived from New Latin
Abissini, of
Abissīnus (“Abyssinian, Ethiopian”), from Arabic الْحَبَشَة (al-ḥabaša), and from حَبَش (ḥabaš), means "to collect, to earn, to reap".
Accalia f Roman Mythology (?), English (Rare)According to questionable sources, such as baby name books and websites, this was another name for Acca, the human foster-mother of Romulus and Remus in Roman legend, also known as Acca Larentia (see
Acca)... [
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Acracia f Spanish (European, Rare, Archaic)From Spanish
acracia, which stands for the doctrine that advocates the suppression of all authority, ultimately from the Ancient Greek words ἀκράτεια (
akráteia, "no power") or ᾰ̓κρᾱσῐ́ᾱ (
akrāsíā, "intemperance")... [
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Adamanteia f Greek Mythology (?)Apparently derived from Greek ἀδάμαντος
(adamantos) meaning "unbreakable, inflexible". The 1st-century BC Roman writer Hyginus called the nymph
Amaltheia by this name in his
Fabulae (139).
Adelàsia f SardinianSardinian form of
Adelasia. Adelàsia Cocco Floris (born 1885, died 1983) was a 20th century Sardinian doctor. Born in Sardinia, she became one of the first female doctors in Italy.
Adia f Igede, SwahiliMeans "queen" in Igede and "(valuable) gift" in Swahili, from Hausa
adia "gift".
Adrestia f Greek Mythology (Latinized)Variant form of
Adrastia, which is one of the various latinized forms of
Adrasteia. In Greek mythology, this was the name of a war figure and goddess of revenge and balance, who often battled in war... [
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Aemelia f EnglishAlternate spelling of Aemilia. Some versions of Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors spell Aemelia this way.
Aergia f Greek MythologyMeans "idleness" in Greek, derived from the negative prefix α
(a) and ἔργον
(ergon) "work". This was the name of the Greek personification of sloth and idleness.
Afrelia f History (Ecclesiastical)Afrelia was a late 6th century saint, and princess of Powys. It has been suggested that she may be identical to the little-known Saint
Arilda of Gloucester.
Agenoria f Roman MythologyGoddess who endowed a child with the capacity to lead an active (
actus) life. Her name is presumably derived from the Latin verb
ago,
agere,
egi,
actum, "to do, drive, go."
Agustia f & m IndonesianFrom the name of the month of August (
Agustus in Indonesian).
Ahania f LiteratureAhania is the Emanation, or female counterpart, of Urizen, Zoas of reason, in William Blake's mythology. She is the representation of pleasure and the desire for intelligence.
Aia f Greek MythologyA Naiad associated with a well, spring or fountain of the town of Aia, also known as Kolkhis, on the Black Sea. Her name was taken from that place. According to myth she was loved and pursued by the local river-god Phasis, and saved from him by the gods who transformed her into an island bearing that name.
Aia f BasqueFrom the name of a town situated on the slopes of Mount Pagoeta in the Basque province of Gipuzkoa, Spain.
Aia f JapaneseFrom Japanese 愛 (
ai) meaning "love, affection" combined with 亜 (
a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Aijia f ChineseFrom the Chinese
爱 (ài) meaning "love" and
嘉 (jiā) meaning "fine, good, auspicious, excellent".
Ainia f Greek MythologyAinia was an Amazon who presumably accompanied Penthesilea to the Trojan War and was eventuelly killed by Achilles. She is known only from an Attic terracotta relief fragment.
Aixia f ChineseFrom the Chinese characters
叆 (ài) meaning "cloudy sky; dark, obscure" or
瑷 (ài) meaning "fine quality jade" and
霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".
Akia f JapaneseFrom Japanese 明 (
aki) meaning "clear, tomorrow, bright" combined with 空 (
a) meaning "sky". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Akosia f Western African, AkanA name of Ashanti origin meaning "born on a Sunday" in Akan culture. Notable name bearers include actor Akosia Sabet and mononymic musician Akosia.
Akosua is a variation of this name.
Alagia f Medieval Italian, Italian (Archaic)Contracted form of
Adelagia. The Genoese noblewoman Alàgia dei Fieschi, who Dante praises in his 'Purgatorio' (c.1318), was a niece of Pope Adrian V and the wife of Dante's friend Moroello III Malaspina.
Alasia f AstronomyAlasia is the name of the star HD 168746. The star is named after an ancient name for Cyprus.
Albania f EnglishFrom the name of the country in the Balkans, as well as various other places, perhaps ultimately from a pre-Indo-European word *
alb meaning "hill" or from the Indo-European root *
alb "white" (see
Albus).... [
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Albia f Basque, Spanish (Latin American)Taken from the name of a grotto in the Aralar Range in the Basque Mountains where a dolmen was discovered in 1915, as well as from the name of a suburb of Bilbao where Sabino Arana Goiri was born. Goiri was a writer, creator of the Basque flag, founder of the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) and is generally considered "the father of Basque nationalism".
Albrinia f Germanic Mythology, HistoryAlbruna, Aurinia or Albrinia are some of the forms of the name of a probable Germanic seeress who would have lived in the late 1st century BC or in the early 1st century AD. She was mentioned by Tacitus in Germania, after the seeress Veleda, and he implied that the two were venerated because of true divine inspiration by the Germanic peoples, in contrast to Roman women who were fabricated into goddesses... [
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Aldornia f American (South, Rare, Archaic)Perhaps derived from the Old English
aldor, a form of
ealdor meaning "elder, parent, head of family, chief, lord; author, source; age, old age" with the name suffix -
nia to feminize the name.... [
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Alegría f Spanish, Galician (Rare)Derived from Spanish and Galician
alegría "joy, happiness", taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary
Nuestra Señora de la Alegría, meaning "Our Lady of Joy".
Alemonia f Roman MythologyPerhaps related to Greek ἀλήμων
(ălēmon) "a wanderer, rover". In Roman mythology,
Alemona or Alemonia was a minor, tutelary goddess of the fetus, the entity responsible for feeding the unborn child (i.e., nourishing growth
in utero).
Alexirrhoia f Greek MythologyDerived from Greek ἀλέξω
(alexo) meaning "to defend, to help" and ῥοία
(rhoia) meaning "flow, flux", which is related to ῥοή
(rhoe) meaning "river, stream".... [
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Alfredia f Americanvariant of Alfreda, a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family
Aloia f GalicianTransferred use of the name of
Monte Aloia, a summit in the mountains of Galicia, Spain.
Alpheiaia f Greek MythologyEpithet of the Greek goddess Artemis which was derived from the name of the river god
Alpheios, who loved her. Artemis Alpheiaia was worshipped at Letrini in Elis and on the island of Ortygia near Syracuse; she also shared an altar with Alpheios at Olympia... [
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