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.
Alpia f PictishPossible 7th century Pictish princess. Etymology unknown.
Alypia f Ancient GreekFeminine form of
Alypios. This name was borne by a 5th-century Roman noblewoman, the daughter of Western Roman Emperor Anthemius.
Amagoia f Basque, LiteratureOf unknown origin and meaning. This was the name of the aunt of
Amaya in Francisco Navarro-Villoslada's Romantic historical novel
Amaya o los vascos en el siglo VIII (Amaya, or the Basques in the 8th century), published in 1879, which is set during the invasion of Visigothic Spain by the Moors.
Amantia f AlbanianDerived from the name of the city of
Amantia, an ancient city and the main settlement of the Amantes, located in a transboundary region between Epirus and southern Illyria in classical antiquity.
Amarysia f Greek MythologyAn epithet or title of the Greek goddess
Artemis meaning "of Amarynthus", Amarynthus being a town in Euboea (according to Stephanus of Byzantium, Euboea itself)... [
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Amazilia f Italian (Rare), TheatrePossibly derived from name
Amazili, (first?) used in the novel of Jean-François Marmontel "Les Incas, ou la destruction de l'Empire du Pérou" (1777), where it belongs to a Peruvian maiden. Most likely this name was artificially created to imitate exotic language and has no meaning... [
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Ambracia f Greek Mythology (Latinized)In Greek mythology Ambracia was the daughter of Melaneus, son of Apollo and Oechalia. The ancient Greek city of Ambracia in Epirus was named after her.
Amechania f Greek MythologyDerived from Greek ἀμηχανία
(amechania) meaning "want of means, want of resources, helplessness". Amechania was the Greek personification of helplessness and want.
Ameria f JapaneseFrom Japanese 阿 (
a) meaning "big mound", 芽 (
me) meaning "bud, sprout, shoot", 莉 (
ri) meaning "white jasmine, Asian pear" combined with 阿 (
a), again meaning "big mound"... [
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Amia f English (Rare)Perhaps a variant of
Amaya, a diminutive of any name beginning with
Am-, or derived from the Latin
amor meaning "love" or a feminine form of
Amias.
Amiria f JapaneseFrom Japanese 亜 (
a) meaning "second, Asia", 美 (
mi) meaning "beautiful", 莉 (
ri) meaning "white jasmine" combined with 杏 (
a) meaning "apricot". Other kanji combinations are possible... [
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Amplonia f Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare)Medieval Dutch variant form of
Apollonia. This name has survived to modern times, but barely so, as it is quite rare in the Netherlands these days: in 2014, there were less than 10 living bearers (of all ages) in the entire country... [
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Amygdalia f GreekThe name is derived from the Greek word amygdale, meaning “almond tree”.
Anabia f Urdu (Modern), Indian (Muslim, Modern)Many websites falsely claim that this is a word found in the Quran. The accurate Quranic word is أناب
(anaba) meaning "to turn", with the implied meaning "to repent and return to Allah". According to the website QuranicNames: 'Anaba can be used as a name, though it is more common to use its noun version of
Muneeb for boys and
Muneebah for girls'... [
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Anaideia f Greek MythologyFrom Greek ἀναίδεια
(anaideia) meaning "shamelessness", derived from ἀν-
(an-) "without" (alternative form of the negative prefix ἀ-
(a-) used before a vowel) combined with αἰδώς
(aidos) "shame, decency, regard for others, respect, reverence"... [
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Analía f Spanish, American (Hispanic)Contraction of
Analucía. It was used for the title character, Ana Lucía 'Analía' Moncada, in the 2008-2009 telenovela
El Rostro de Analía, which caused the popularity of this name to spike in the United States.
Anapsychia f Late RomanDerived from the Greek verb ἀναψύχω
(anapsycho) meaning "to cool (off), to revive by fresh air, to refresh; to recover oneself". This was the name of a late Roman woman letter writer who corresponded with Saint
Jerome of Striden.
Anastagia f Haitian Creole, Italian (Archaic)Italian variant and Haitian Creole form of
Anastasia. A famous bearer of this name is Anastagia Pierre (1988-) who is a Bahamian-Haitian-American beauty queen, model, spokesperson, and television host, elected as Miss Bahamas Universe 2011.
Andalasia f ObscureFrom
Andalasia, the name of the fairy tale kingdom in the Disney films 'Enchanted' (2007) and 'Disenchanted' (2022).
Angelia f Greek MythologyDerived from Greek ἀγγελία
(angelia) meaning "message, tidings, news", related to ἄγγελος
(angelos) "messenger". In Greek mythology Angelia was a daughter of the messenger god
Hermes and the spirit (daimona) of messages, tidings, and proclamations.
Angitia f Roman MythologyA Roman snake-goddess who was especially worshipped by the Marsi, a tribe in central Italy.
Annia f Ancient RomanFeminine form of
Annius. Annia Aurelia Faustina (c. 201 AD – c. 222 AD) was an Anatolian Roman noblewoman. She was an Empress of Rome and third wife of the Roman emperor
Elagabalus briefly in 221.
Annonaria f Roman MythologyMeans "she who supplies corn" in Latin, derived from
annona "yearly produce", "crop, harvest" or "corn, grain" (also the name of a Roman goddess who personified the year), which was ultimately from
annus "year"... [
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Anthrakia f Greek MythologyMeans "embers, burning charcoal" in Greek. In Greek myth this name belonged to one of the nurses of the infant
Zeus.
Antlia f AstronomyFrom Greek ἀντλία
(antlia) meaning "hold of a ship". Antlia is one of the constellations created by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in the 18th century. He originally named it Antlia Pneumatica, or Machine Pneumatique in French, in honour of French physicist Denis Papin’s invention, the air pump.
Anysia f History (Ecclesiastical)From Ancient Greek ἄνυσις (
anusis) "fulfillment, accomplishment", ultimately from άνύω
(anúō) ("to accomplish, to cause"). Saint Anysia of Salonika was a Christian virgin and martyr of the 4th century.
Aphaia f Greek MythologyAphaia was a Greek goddess who was worshipped almost exclusively at a single sanctuary on the island of Aegina in the Saronic Gulf. She originated as early as the 14th century BCE as a local deity associated with fertility and the agricultural cycle... [
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Aporia f Greek MythologyMeans "difficulty, impossibility" in Greek, from ἄπορος
(aporos) meaning "impassable, without passage", i.e. "having no way in, out, or through" (itself composed of the negative prefix α
(a) and πόρος
(poros) "means of passing a river, ford, ferry" as well as "way or means of achieving, accomplishing, discovering")... [
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Aprilia f Italian (Modern, Rare)It comes from the Italian name of the month
aprile (April). It is the name of a town in the same region of Rome which was given this name because it was established on April, 25 1936 during Fascism on a reclaimed swamps... [
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Aprusia f Ancient Greek (Latinized)Latinized form of Greek Απρουσία
(Aprousia), possibly derived from Greek α
(a), a negative prefix, combined with προύση
(prouse) "rain".
Arabia f HistoryArabia (fl. 565) was the only recorded daughter of Byzantine Emperor Justin II (r. 565–578) and Empress Sophia. While mentioned in several primary sources, her name is only recorded in the
Patria of Constantinople... [
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Aradia f Folklore (Italianized, ?)Allegedly a Tuscan dialectical form of
Erodiade. According to 'Aradia, or the Gospel of the Witches' (1899), a book composed by American folklorist Charles Leland, she was a goddess in regional Italian folklore, who gave the knowledge of witchcraft to women.
Arahia f MaoriPathfinder, feminine word for chief, leader, one who leads the way
Arancia f ItalianArancia is the Italian word for orange (the fruit, not the color)
Ardisia f English (Rare)From the name of the genus of flowering plants that is also called coralberry or marlberry.
Areia f Greek MythologyDerived from Greek ἀρεία
(areia) meaning "warlike, martial", literally "of Ares, devoted to Ares", the feminine form of ἄρειος
(areios) (see
Areios)... [
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Argelia f SpanishDerived from
Argelia, which is the Spanish name for the North African country Algeria. The country's name is in turn derived from the name of its capital city, namely Algiers (which is known as
Argel in Spanish)... [
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