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.
Noreia f Celtic Mythology, German (Modern, Rare), Galician (Modern, Rare)Noreia used to be considered the epithet of an unidentified pre-Roman mother goddess who left her name in inscriptions throughout the Roman province Noricum (present-day Austria and Slovenia). Current theories suggest, however, that she might have been a Roman "creation" to gain the loyalty of the Norici (ever since
Vespasian's time, she was associated with the goddess
Isis and referred to as Isisi-Noreia)... [
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Noria f JapaneseFrom Japanese 野 (no) meaning "area, field", 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Nortia f Etruscan Mythology (Latinized)Latinized form of
Nurtia. This was the name of the Etruscan goddess of fate and fortune. Her attribute is a large nail and at the beginning of the New Year a nail was driven into a wall in her sanctuary... [
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Numeria f Roman MythologyDerived from Latin
numerus meaning "number". In Roman mythology, Numeria is the goddess who grants young children the ability to count.
Nuria f JapaneseFrom Japanese 野 (nu) meaning "area, field", 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Nymphidia f Late Greek, LiteratureFeminine form of
Nymphidios (see
Nymphidius). A bearer of this name was the mother of Gaius Nymphidius Sabinus, a Prefect of the Roman Praetorian Guard from the 1st century AD... [
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Nyrcia f Etruscan MythologyThe Etruscan goddess of fate and chance, who changes the inevitable and rewrites the past and future.
Nyurapayia f Indigenous Australian, PintupiOf Australian Aboriginal origin (Pintupi, to be precise), the meaning of this name is not yet known to me at the moment. A known bearer is Nyurapayia Nampitjinpa (b. circa 1935), an Australian Aboriginal painter.
Occia f Ancient RomanFeminine form of
Occius. Occia achieved the position of Virgo Vestalis Maxima when she became the oldest living priestess of the goddess Vesta, perhaps 57 years before she passed away in 19 CE.
Ofania f & m PolynesianOfania is a name derived from the Polynesian Coral Island, called Niue Island. The name means affectinate or loveable.
Omnia f Arabic (Egyptian)Means "wish, hope".
Amani "wishes" is the Arabic plural form of the same noun and is also used as a given name.
Onia f Arthurian CycleA servant of the Lady of the Lake in La Tavola Ritonda. She was married to the King of Scotland.... [
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Onyxia f Popular CultureOnyxia is the name of a dragon in the MMORPG World of Warcraft. The name comes from the precious stone onyx and means "claw" or "nail".
Opimia f Ancient RomanFeminine form of
Opimius. This was the name of a Vestal Virgin who died in 216 BC, after having been accused of having broken her vow of chastity.
Oppia f Ancient RomanFeminine form of
Oppius. Oppia was a Vestal Virign; in 483 BC, she was found guilty of a breach of chastity and punished.
Oreithyia f Greek MythologyAn Athenian princess whom the god of the North wind, Boreas, fell in love with and swept off to marry while she was out dancing. Their sons became the Argonauts.
Oribia f JapaneseFrom Japanese 織 (ori) meaning "to weave, to knit", 実 (bi) meaning "reality, truth" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". ... [
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Orthia f Greek MythologyMeaning uncertain, possibly of pre-Greek origin, but perhaps related to Greek ὄρθιος
(orthios) which meant "straight up, steep, uphill" as well as "setting straight". This was the name of a pre-Greek goddess worshipped in the central Peloponnese and later identified with
Artemis (called Artemis Orthia).
Orthosia f Greek MythologyDerived from Greek ὄρθωσις
(orthosis) meaning "prosperity". Orthosia or Orthosie was one of the Horae (Greek goddesses associated with times and seasons).
Otacília f Portuguese (Brazilian), LiteraturePortuguese form of
Otacilia. Otacília is the love interest of the main character in João Guimarães Rosa's 1956 novel
Grande Sertão: Veredas (
The Devil to Pay in the Backlands in English), an adaptation of the faustian motif to the sertão.
Otacilia f Late Roman, HistoryFeminine form of
Otacilius. Marcia Otacilia Severa was the Empress of Rome and wife of Emperor Philip the Arab, who reigned over the Roman Empire from 244 to 249.
Oteria f Medieval FrenchDerived from Old High German
ōt meaning "wealth, riches" and
heri meaning "host, army".
Pačia f Medieval BalticRecorded in Lithuania in the 16th-century on a Muslim Tatar woman, most likely a diminutive form of
Fatima.
Pagratia f GreekDerived from greek παγκρατής meaning "all-powerful".
Pandia f Greek Mythology (Latinized)In some cases this is a latinized form of Greek Πανδείη
(Pandeie) or Πανδεία
(Pandeia) - though the spelling Πανδία
(Pandia) has also been used - which may be related to the word πανδῖος
(pandios) meaning "all-divine"... [
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Pania f Maori, Polynesian MythologyMeans "water" in Māori. Pania, often styled 'Pania of the Reef', was the Māori goddess of water, and is a symbol of the New Zealand city of Napier. A known bearer is Pania Rose (1984-), an Australian model of partial Māori descent.
Partalia f GreekThe meaning of this name come from the Greek word παρτάλι meaning cloth.
Paventia f Roman MythologyThe name of a minor Roman goddess, who protects against childhood fears (
pavor), protects against sudden fright and comforts those who have been frightened.
Pavia f English (Rare), Medieval EnglishMedieval English name of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from Old French
pavie "peach" and a derivation from Old French
Pavie "woman from
Pavia", a historic city in Italy... [
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