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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the pattern is *ia.
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Binia f Romansh
Variant of Bignia.
Birchinia f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Virginia.
Biria f Shona
Means "gathering" in Shona.
Birjinia f Basque
Basque form of Virginia.
Bithia f Biblical
Variant of Bithiah.
Bithnanaia f Near Eastern Mythology, Semitic Mythology
Of uncertain etymology. Bithnanaia was a Palmyrene goddess, considered to be the daughter of the god Konon.
Bithynia f Biblical, American (Rare, Archaic)
From the name of a region in Asia Minor mentioned in Acts in the New Testament.... [more]
Bítia f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Bithiah.
Bitoria f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Victoria.
Blaia f Catalan (Rare)
Feminine form of Blai.
Blanchia f Medieval French (Latinized)
Latinized form of Blanche, recorded in 14th-century French-speaking Switzerland.
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.
Bogusia f Polish
Diminutive of Bogdana, Bogumiła, and Bogusława.
Bo-jia m & f Chinese
Combination of Bo 2 and Jia.
Bolivia f American (Hispanic, Rare)
From the name of the country in South America. The country got its name from the surname Bolívar, in honour of the revolutionary Simón Bolívar.
Bolonia f Romansh (Archaic)
Truncated form of Appolonia.
Bonafilia f Jewish, Judeo-Spanish (Archaic), Judeo-Provençal (Archaic), Judeo-Catalan (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Derived from Latin bona, the feminine form of the adjective bonus, "good; kind; noble" and filia "daughter".... [more]
Bonajoia f Medieval Jewish
Derived from Old French bone joie "good joy".
Bonaria f Sardinian
Taken 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.... [more]
Bonifácia f Hungarian, Slovak
Hungarian 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.
Bonifatia f Late Roman
Feminine form of Bonifatius.
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.
Borussia f German (Rare, Archaic)
The personification of Prussia.... [more]
Boudia f Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish boudi- "victory; advantage, profit; loot".
Boukatia f Ancient Greek
Ultimately derived from the name of a month from the Delphic calendar, βουκάτιος (boukátios).
Boulakrateia f Ancient Greek
βουλη (boulé) "will, determination, counsel" + κρατος (kratos) "power"
Brasia f Medieval Portuguese
Feminine form of Brás.
Brasília f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of place name Brasil.
Brasilia f American (Hispanic)
From the capital of Brazil or a feminine form of Brasil.
Bráulia f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Braulia.
Brescia f English (Rare)
From the place name Brescia.
Brettia f Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Brettia was the eponymous nymph of Abrettene, Mysia.
Breysia f Medieval Swiss
Derived from the place name Brixia, the Latin name of an ancient city situated in Gallia Cisalpina, now Brescia in Lombardy, Italy.
Bría f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic adoption of Bria.
Bricia f Spanish (Mexican)
Feminine form of Bricio (compare Brizia). This name coincides with the name of a town in Castile and León, Spain.
Brigantia f Celtic Mythology
Derived 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.
Brisenia f Spanish (Mexican)
This given name is probably a combination of Briseida or Brigida with any name ending in -enia or -senia (depends on which name is used for the first part of the name), such as Eugenia and Yesenia.
Brixia f Celtic Mythology
Contracted form of Brigantia.
Bronia f Polish
Diminutive of Bronisława.
Brunonia f German
Allegoric 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 Roman
Bruttia 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.
Bryonia f English (Rare)
From the Latin name for bryony, the wild twining plant (see Bryony).
Budeia f Greek Mythology
Means "oxen-yoker" in Greek. It is the name of a daughter of Lycus in Greek mythology.
Buntzia f Yiddish
Yiddish form of Bona
Cabiria f Italian (Rare), Popular Culture
Perhaps a Latinized form of Greek Καβειρία (Kabeiria), an epithet of the goddess Demeter, possibly derived from the name of Mount Kabeiros in Asia Minor; see also Kabeiro... [more]
Cadidia f Filipino, Maranao
Maranao form of Khadija.
Caelestia f Late Roman
Feminine form of Caelestius.
Caeria f History (Archaic)
Illyrian queen
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.
Caesia f Ancient Roman, Greek, Italian
Caesia is a Latin word that means "bluish grey" or "light blue.” Caesia also refers to a genus of herbs.
Cahlia f English (Modern, Rare)
Allegedly a modern coinage based on Carla.
Caixia f Chinese
From Chinese 彩 (cǎi) meaning "colour" combined with 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds, mist"... [more]
Calcedonia f Sicilian
Feminine form of Calcedonio.
Caldonia f English (Rare), Popular Culture
Possible variation of the name Caledonia.
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.
Caleria f History (Ecclesiastical), Moldovan (Rare)
Latinized form of Kaleria as well as the Romanian form of this name.
Calia f Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Variant transcription of Kalia.
California f English
From 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.
Calinichia f Medieval Romanian
Diminutive of Călina. Ana-Călina, mother of Mircea I of Wallachia, was known as Doamna Calinichia (Lady Calinichia).
Callia f Greek (Rare), Greek (Cypriot, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Alternate transcription of Κάλλια or Καλλία (see Kallia).
Callidia f Theatre, Literature
Probably 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")... [more]
Callithyia f Greek Mythology
Derived from kαλλι meaning "beautiful" and likely θυία (thuia) referring to the Juniperus foetidissima plant or θύον (thuon) meaning "cypress-pine".
Calomaria f Medieval Italian
From Greek κάλος meaning "beautiful" combined with Maria.
Calpernia f English
Variant 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).
Calvinia f South African
Feminine form of Calvin.
Camaria f African American (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Kamaria or simply a combination of the prefix Ca- and the name Maria.
Cameria f Ottoman Turkish, History
Variant 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... [more]
Camilia f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Possibly derived from Arabic كامل (kāmil) meaning "complete, full, whole".
Camilia f Sicilian
Variant of Camelia.
Camilia f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Camilla.
Candelària f Catalan
Catalan cognate of Candelaria.
Candeloria f Galician (Rare)
Derived from Galician Candeloria "Candlemas" (compare Candelaria).
Canidia f Ancient Roman
From 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 Obscure
Feminine 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).
Cannutia f Late Roman
Feminine form of Cannutius. Cannutia was one of the Vestal Virgins.
Canuleia f Ancient Roman
Canuleia was one of the Vestal Virgins, selected by Numa Pompilius, the second king of Rome.
Canzia f Italian
Feminine form of Canzio.
Caparronia f Ancient Roman
Caparronia was one of the Vestal Virgins.
Caralàmpia f Catalan (Rare, ?)
Catalan feminine form of Charalampos.
Carasynthia f Popular Culture
Carasynthia "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.
Cardinia f Indigenous Australian, English (Australian, Rare)
A place name from the outskirts of Melbourne, Victoria. Corruption of the Bunurong or Wadawurrung word Kar-din-yarr, meaning "look to the sunrise", because it was to the east of the Wadawurrung peoples' land.
Carelia f Afrikaans, Spanish (Mexican), Spanish (Latin American), Danish (Archaic)
Afrikaans feminine form of Carel and Spanish and Danish variant of Karelia.
Caria f English (Rare), South African
Possibly a variant of Carrie or Cara, or from the ancient place name Caria... [more]
Carlethia f African American
Likely a combination of Carly with a name that ends in -ethia, such as Alethia.
Carlisia f German
Means "free man" in Old German.
Carmelia f Romansh
Romansh form of Carmel.
Carmia f Hebrew
Means "garden" or "orchard" in Hebrew... [more]
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... [more]
Cartilia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Cartilius.
Carvilia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Carvilius.
Caryophyllia f Greek
Derived from the greek word καρυόφυλλον meaning "carnation".
Casiphia f Biblical, English (Rare, Archaic)
From a place name mentioned only by the Old Testament prophet Ezra, said to be a corruption of Caspian. Otherwise it may mean "place of the treasury" from Hebrew keceph "silver, money".
Caspia f English
From the name of the caspia plant and feminization of Caspian.
Cassinia f Obscure
The name of a family of daisy flowers.
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"... [more]
Catania f Popular Culture
Derived 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.
Cathia f French
French adaption of Russian Katya.
Catiuscia f Italian
Italian borrowing of Katyusha.
Cauaria f Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish cauaros "champion; hero".
Cäzilia f German
Older German form of Cecilia.
Ceceilia f English
Variant of Cecilia.
Cecía f Galician
Galician form of Cecilia.
Cecia f Spanish (Latin American)
Latin American variant of Cecía.
Cecilía f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Cecilia.
Ceionia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Ceionius.
Celedonia f Spanish
Feminine form of Celedonio.
Celeia m & f South Slavic
This 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”.
Celéstia f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese form of Caelestia. Also compare the masculine counterpart Celéstio.
Celidonia f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Celedonia, or directly from Spanish celidonia meaning "celandine". Also compare Chelidonia.
Celindia f Obscure
Elaboration on Celinda.
Celosia f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Taken from the name of the flower, whose name is derived from Greek κηλος (kelos) "burned".
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.
Cencia f Asturian
Feminine form of Cencio.
Cenia f American (South, Archaic)
Of unknown origin and meaning.
Cenòbia f Catalan
Catalan form of Zenobia.
Cenobia f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish variant of Zenobia.
Cerelia f English (Rare)
Possibly derived from Ceraelia, the name of the ancient Roman festival dedicated to the agricultural goddess Ceres.
Cesària f Occitan, Provençal, Catalan (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Occitan and Provençal feminine form of Cesari and Catalan form of Caesaria.
Cesia f Italian
Italian form of Caesia.
Cesia f Silesian, Yiddish
Yiddish and Silesian short form of Cecylia.
Cesidia f Italian (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Caesidius.
Cesilia f Spanish
Variant of Cecilia.
Cessia f Yiddish
Variant of Cesia.
Cevia f Swedish (Rare)
Possibly a corruption of Sylvia.
Cezaria f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Cezary and Cezariusz.
Cezilia f Medieval Portuguese
Medieval Portuguese variant of Cecília.
Chadia f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شادية (see Shadiya) chiefly used in Northern Africa.
Chaia f German
Variant transcription of Chaya.
Chalia f Spanish
Diminutive of Rosalia.
Chalia f English (American)
Elaboration of Chala. Also a variant of Chalice inspired by names having the pattern -ia, such as Julia or Gloria.
Chamsia f Eastern African
Possibly a Comorian form of Shams. A notable bearer is Comorian singer Chamsia Sagaf (1955-).
Changjia m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 家 (jiā) meaning "house, home, family".
Chansia f English (Modern, Rare)
Unknown. Also a locality in Ghana
Chantria f Khmer
Variant of Chantrea. Meaning - moon, moonlight.
Charalambia f Greek (Cypriot)
Variant transcription of Χαραλαμπία (see Charalampia).
Charalampia f Greek
Feminine form of Charalampos.
Charcilia f English (American, Rare)
Combination of any name starting with Char- (such as Charlotte and Charmaine) with a name ending in -cilia (such as Cecilia and Lucilia).... [more]
Charlesia f American
Feminine form of Charles.
Charlia f English (American, Rare)
An elaboration of Charlie and Charla in the style of Julia.
Charlicia f American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Charlotte/Charlene with the suffix -icia found in Alicia and Felicia.
Chauntasia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Probably a combination of Chanté with the suffix tasia (from names such as Anastasia or Fantasia).
Chekhinia f Russian (Rare, Archaic)
Means "female Czech" in Russian.
Chelía f Galician
Galician hypocorism of Rosalía
Chelidonia f Italian
Italian name derived from the Greek word chelidon meaning "swallow". This name was borne by a 12th-century Italian saint.
Chenxia f Chinese
From 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.
Chesia f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Keziah.
Chía f Spanish
Diminutive of Lucía.
Chía f New World Mythology
Pre-Columbian goddess of the moon.... [more]
Chincia f Igbo
Variant of Chinasa.
Chionia f Late Greek, Greek (Rare), Italian (Archaic), Polish, History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Chione. This was the name of a virgin martyr and saint who lived during the reign of the Roman emperor Diocletian... [more]
Chongjia m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 崇 (chóng) meaning "esteem, honor, revere, venerate" and 嘉 (jiā) meaning "fine, good, auspicious, excellent".
Christiania f English (Archaic)
Variant of Christiana. It could also be given in reference to the former name of the Norwegian capital (now called Oslo).
Christinia f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Christina.
Christophania f Ancient Greek
From the Ancient Greek Χριστός (Christos) meaning "anointed" and φάνεια (phaneia) meaning "appearing".
Chromia f Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Chromia was the daughter of Itonus, son of Amphictyon, himself son of Deucalion... [more]
Chrysopeleia f Greek Mythology
Means "golden dove", from Greek χρυσός (chrysos) meaning "gold" and πελεία (peleia) meaning "dove", which is a common name element associated with female seers... [more]
Chrysosandalaimopotichthonia f Greek Mythology
Epithet 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".
Chrystia f English (Canadian)
Contracted variant of Christina.... [more]
Chuangxia f Chinese
From the Chinese character 窗 (chuāng) meaning "window" combined with 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds, mist" or 夏 (xià) meaning "summer, great, grand". ... [more]
Chulia f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Julia.
Chunia f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Junia.
Chuyia f & m Indian
Means "mouse, rat" probably a variant of the Hindi word चूहा chooha (or chuha) with the same meaning.... [more]
Cía f Galician
Short form of Cecía and Icía.
Cia f Swedish (Rare)
Short form of Cecilia and Carina 2, or a variant of Kia and Sia.
Ciccia f Sardinian
Diminutive of Frantzisca.
Cilgia f Romansh
Romansh form of Cecilia.
Cilia f Danish (Rare), Dutch, Limburgish (Rare), Medieval Italian, Spanish
Short form of Caecilia and Cecilia in various languages.... [more]
Cilia f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Cecilia.
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.
Cindia f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Cindy or Cinda.
Cinnia f Hungarian (Modern)
Hungarian form of Zinnia.
Cinxia f Roman Mythology
Derived 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... [more]
Cirenia f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Cyrenia.
Círia f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Cyria.
Cirinia f Obscure
Variant of Cirina.
Cisaria f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Cesária.
Claudenia f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese elaborated from Claudia.
Clavdia f Moldovan
Moldovan form of Klavdia.
Clavia f Caribbean
Feminine form of Clavius.
Clemenzia f Italian, Corsican
Italian and Corsican form of Clementia.
Cleocharia f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Κλεοχαρεία (Kleochareia), derived from κλέος (kleos) "glory" and χάρις (charis) "grace, kindness"... [more]
Cleonia f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Cleonius.
Clergia f Romansh
Variant of Clara.