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.
Blanduzia f Romanian (Rare)Fântâna Blanduziei ('Blanduzia's Fountain' in English) was a literary and political weekly magazine which was first published in 1888 and run by Romanian poet Mihai Eminescu.
Bonaria f SardinianTaken from the title of the Virgin Mary
Nostra Signora di Bonaria or
Madonna di Bonaria. The name literally means "gracious; kind-hearted; sweet-natured", from Italian
bonaria, the feminine form of the adjective
bonario or "good air; good wind" in reference to her being the patron saint of sailors and mariners.... [
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Bonifácia f Hungarian, SlovakHungarian and Slovak feminine form of
Boniface. In Hungarian history, this name was borne by Erzsébet Bonifácia (born and died 1399), the short-lived daughter of Jadwiga I, Queen of Poland (sister of Mária/Marija I, Queen of Hungary and Croatia) and Vladislavas Jogaila, Grand Duke of Lithuania (later Władysław II Jagiełło, King of Poland); the princess was named for her godfather Pope Boniface IX.
Boronia f English (Australian, Rare)An Australian shrub with pink or red flowers which are famed for their exquisite scent. The plant is named after Francesco
Borone, a talented botanical field assistant who came to a tragic end.
Boudia f GaulishDerived from Gaulish
boudi- "victory; advantage, profit; loot".
Boukatia f Ancient GreekUltimately derived from the name of a month from the Delphic calendar,
βουκάτιος (
boukátios).
Breysia f Medieval SwissDerived from the place name
Brixia, the Latin name of an ancient city situated in Gallia Cisalpina, now
Brescia in Lombardy, Italy.
Brigantia f Celtic MythologyDerived from Celtic *
brigant- "high" or *
briga- "might, power". This was the name of an important Brythonic goddess. She is almost certainly the same deity as
Bridget, the Irish goddess.
Brunonia f GermanAllegoric personification of the city (and the fromer state) of Braunschweig (Brunswick), Germany. Very rarely used as a given name.
Bruria f Hebrew, Ancient Aramaic (?)Allegedly means "pure" in Aramaic. This was the name of a 2nd-century female scholar; she was the wife of Rabbi Meir, one of Rabbi Akiva's disciples. It was also borne by Israeli theoretical physicist Bruria Kaufman (1918-2010).
Bruttia f Ancient RomanBruttia Crispina was Roman empress from 178 to 191 as the consort of Roman emperor Commodus. Her marriage to Commodus did not produce an heir, and her husband was instead succeeded by Pertinax.
Caesaria f Late Roman, History (Ecclesiastical)Feminine form of
Caesarius. Caesaria of Arles (also called Caesaria the Elder, died c. 530), was a saint and abbess. She was born in a Gallo-Roman family and was trained at John Cassian's foundation in Marseilles.
Caledonia f English (Rare)From the Latin name of Scotland, itself derived from
Caledones, the Latin name of a tribe that inhabited the region during the Roman era, which is of unknown origin, though it may possibly come from Proto-Celtic
*kaletos meaning "hard" and
*ɸēdo- meaning "foot", alluding to standfastness or endurance.
California f EnglishFrom the name of the American state, whose name probably derives from the fictional Island of California ruled by Queen
Calafia in the 16th century novel Las sergas de Esplandián by García Ordóñez de Montalvo.
Callidia f Theatre, LiteratureProbably derived from the Latin adjective
calidus, which may be translated as "warm, hot, fiery," or "passionate". Callidia is Queen
Veremonda's maid in an Italian opera called "
Veremonda, l'amazzone di Aragona" (with the English translation being "
Veremonda, the Amazon of Aragon" also known as "Il Delio")... [
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Callithyia f Greek MythologyDerived from
kαλλι meaning "beautiful" and likely
θυία (thuia) referring to the
Juniperus foetidissima plant or
θύον (thuon) meaning "cypress-pine".
Calpernia f EnglishVariant of
Calpurnia. A well-known bearer of this name is Calpernia Addams (b. 1971), an American author, actress, and transgender rights activist. Addams named herself after Calpurnia, wife of Julius Caesar in William Shakespeare's play 'Julius Caesar'; the spelling 'Calpernia' may have been taken from a tombstone that briefly appeared in the film 'The Addams Family' (1991).
Cameria f Ottoman Turkish, HistoryVariant of
Qamariya.
Sultana Cameria was the name Europeans used to refer to
Mihrimah Sultan (1522 – 25 January 1578), an Ottoman princess, the daughter of Ottoman Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent and his wife, Hürrem Sultan... [
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Canidia f Ancient RomanFrom the latin adjective
canus, meaning "white" or "grey", to describe an older woman with white hair. Canidia is the name of a witch in Ancient Rome, appearing several times in Horace's writing.
Canisia f ObscureFeminine form of
Canisius, occasionally adopted as a monastic name. In the case of Canisia Lubrin (1984-), a Saint Lucian-born Canadian poet, it is more likely a variant of
Canisha (see
Kanisha,
Kenisha).
Canuleia f Ancient RomanCanuleia was one of the Vestal Virgins, selected by Numa Pompilius, the second king of Rome.
Carasynthia f Popular CultureCarasynthia "Cara" Dune is a Human female Alderaanian who served in the Rebel Alliance as a shock trooper, and who later became a mercenary in the Star Wars Disney+ series The Mandalorian.
Carpathia f & m English (Rare)In reference to the mountain range of Eastern Europe, from Thracian Greek
Karpates oros, probably literally literally "Rocky Mountain"; related to Albanian
karpe "rock." From 1630s in reference to the island of Carpathos in the Aegean... [
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Castalia f Greek Mythology (Latinized)Latinized form of the Greek Κασταλία
(Kastalia), which is of uncertain origin, possibly related to Greek καθαρός
(katharos) meaning "clean, spotless, pure" or κασσύω
(kassuô) "to stitch"... [
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Catania f Popular CultureDerived from the Italian city of Catania and the Italian word
katane meaning "grater". It is used for the character of Princess Catania in the movie
Barbie: Mariposa and the Fairy Princess.
Celeia m & f South SlavicThis name could be connected to the former spelling and pronunciation of the town in Solvenia named “Celje”, that was formerly name Celeia during the Roman period. It could also mean “gift of god” and “heavenly”.
Celtia f Galician (Modern, Rare)From the Galician word
celta ("Celt"), thus meaning "land of the Celts". This is the name that Galician writer Eduardo Pondal gives to Galicia, reclaiming it as the quintessential land of the Celts.
Cerelia f English (Rare)Possibly derived from
Ceraelia, the name of the ancient Roman festival dedicated to the agricultural goddess
Ceres.
Changjia m & f ChineseFrom the Chinese
昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and
家 (jiā) meaning "house, home, family".
Chelidonia f ItalianItalian name derived from the Greek word
chelidon meaning "swallow". This name was borne by a 12th-century Italian saint.
Chenxia f ChineseFrom the Chinese character 辰 (chén) or 晨 (chén), both meaning "morning" combined with 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds, mist" or 夏 (xià) meaning "summer, great, grand". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Chongjia m & f ChineseFrom the Chinese
崇 (chóng) meaning "esteem, honor, revere, venerate" and
嘉 (jiā) meaning "fine, good, auspicious, excellent".
Christophania f Ancient GreekFrom the Ancient Greek Χριστός (
Christos) meaning "anointed" and φάνεια (
phaneia) meaning "appearing".
Chrysopeleia f Greek MythologyMeans "golden dove", from Greek χρυσός
(chrysos) meaning "gold" and πελεία
(peleia) meaning "dove", which is a common name element associated with female seers... [
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Chrysosandalaimopotichthonia f Greek MythologyEpithet of
Hecate meaning "(goddess) of the lower world wearing golden sandals and drinking blood", from Greek χρυσός
(chrysos) "gold", σάνδαλον
(sandalon) "sandal", αἷμα
(haima) "blood", ποτόν
(poton) "that which one drinks" and χθόνιος
(chthonios) "in the earth".
Chuangxia f ChineseFrom the Chinese character 窗 (
chuāng) meaning "window" combined with 霞 (
xiá) meaning "rosy clouds, mist" or 夏 (
xià) meaning "summer, great, grand". ... [
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Chuyia f & m IndianMeans "mouse, rat" probably a variant of the Hindi word चूहा
chooha (or
chuha) with the same meaning.... [
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Cilicia f English (Rare)From the name of an ancient region located in southern Asia Minor, which is of pre-Greek origin, possibly Anatolian. The capital city of Cilicia was Tarsus, where the apostle
Paul came from.
Cinxia f Roman MythologyDerived from Latin
cinctus meaning "girdle, belt, zone (vestment)", itself from the verb
cingo "to gird, to encompass". This was the name of a Roman goddess of conception, possibly an epithet of
Juno as tutelary goddess of marriage... [
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