Submitted Names Matching Pattern *i*a

This is a list of submitted names in which the pattern is *i*a.
gender
usage
pattern
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Melida f Romansh (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly derived from the place name Melide.
Meliha f Turkish
Means "beautiful" and "sweet" in Turkish.
Mélika f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Melika influenced by French orthography (chiefly Tunisian).
Melika f Persian, Bosnian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Malika.
Melina f Provençal, Niçard
Niçard truncated form of Amelina.
Melina f Lengadocian, Gascon
Allegeldy a Languedocian and Gascon contraction of Melània.
Melina f Asturian
Diminutive of Amelia.
Melinaka f Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Melinda.
Melindra f Literature
A minor character from Danielle Paige's 2014 novel Dorothy Must Die bears this name.
Melinita f Tongan
Tongan equivalent of Miranda.
Melisandra f English (Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Combination of Melisa and Sandra, possibly influenced by names such as Mélisande and Lisandra.
Melisita f Spanish
Diminutive of Melisa.
Melisma f Italian
Musical term meaning several notes sung on one syllable.
Melissia f English (American)
Elaboration of Melissa. Melissia is a community in Greece, northeast of Athens.
Melita f Portuguese
Diminutive of Amélia.
Melita f Latvian, Czech (Rare), Slovak (Rare), Croatian, Slovene, Polish, Estonian, Albanian
Albanian, Latvian, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Slovene, Polish and Estonian form of Melitta.
Mélitta f French (Rare)
French form of Melitta.
Melizanda f Polish
Polish form of Mélisande.
Melizza f Spanish (Modern)
Spanish form of Melissa.
Mellida f Theatre, English
Likely coined by the playwright John Marston for his plays 'Antonio and Mellida'(1599) and 'Antonio's Revenge' (1601). It was presumably intended as a cross between Melissa and Phyllida.
Mellieha f English (British, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the place name Mellieħa.
Melodía f Spanish (European)
Means "melody, tune" in Spanish. It can be regarded as the Spanish form of Melody.
Melokia f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Melody.
Melusina f German (Rare, Archaic), English (Rare), Provençal (Rare)
Variant of Melusine. This was the name of Petronilla Melusina von der Schulenburg (1693-1778), an illegitimate daughter of George I of Great Britain.
Melussina f Literature
Apparently a variant of Melusine, used by Danish author Lene Kaaberbøl in her fantasy novel Skammerens Datter (2000; English: The Shamer's Daughter).
Meluzina f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Melusine.
Melvina f English
Feminine form of Melvin.
Memorantia f Medieval English, Medieval Dutch
Memorantia f. Latin memorantia 'remembering'.
Mençía f Medieval Galician
Medieval Galician variant of Mencía.
Mencía f Spanish, Medieval Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician name of unclear origin, maybe from Basque mendi "mountain". It was born by many noble women in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and revived in the 2000's.
Mencia f Medieval Spanish, Medieval Basque
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from Gallo-Latin Mincius, which itself may be contracted from Minicius or Minucius, or a variant of Minthius.
Mendia f Basque
Derived from the name of a hermitage in Navarre.
Mendrika m & f Malagasy
Means "worthy, deserving" in Malagasy.
Menegilda f Literature
Short form of Hermenegilda. This name is borne by Menegilda Goold Brandybuck, the paternal grandmother of Meriadoc "Merry" Brandybuck in The Lord of the Rings.
Menenia f Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Menenio.
Mengia f Romansh
Truncated form of Dumengia.
Mengina f Gascon, Romansh
Gascon truncated form of Domengina and Romansh diminutive of Mengia.
Mengjia f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 嘉 (jiā) meaning "good, fine, excellent, auspicious".
Mengxia f Chinese
From the Chinese 萌 (méng) meaning "bud, sprout" and 夏 (xià) meaning "summer".
Menissa f Saint Lucian (?)
Possibly a variation of Melissa.
Mequita f Spanish
Perhaps a variant of Mezquita, also called the Great Mosque of Córdoba or the Cathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady, a medieval Islamic mosque that was converted into a Roman Catholic Christian cathedral in the Spanish city of Córdoba, Andalusia.
Mercilla f Arthurian Cycle
A character in "The Faerie Queene" by Edmund Spenser.
Mercina f English, Dutch
Meaning "mercy, grace" from the latin merces.... [more]
Mercuria f History (Ecclesiastical)
Feminine form of Mercurius. This was the name of a 3rd-century Christian martyr who was beheaded in Alexandria, along with two women named Ammonaria and another named Dionysia.
Meregilda f American (Hispanic, Rare)
Possibly an altered form of Hermenegilda.
Merelesita f Fijian
From the name of a variety of cassava.
Merenziana f Italian
Truncated form of Emerenziana.
Mëria f Biblical Albanian
Albanian form of Mary, referring to the Virgin Mary.
Merica f Slovene
Diminutive of Marija via the form Meri.
Merica f English
Short form of America.
Meridiana f English (Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare), Literature
According to Walter Map's 12th-century work De nugis curialium (Courtiers' Trifles), Pope Sylvester II owed his powerful position in the Catholic Church to the influence of a succubus named Meridiana.... [more]
Mērija f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian borrowing of Finnish Meri 1 (also compare Estonian Merike).
Merika f Estonian, Finnish
Estonian variant of Merike.
Merila m Gothic
Composed of mers "fame" + -ila (a personal name-forming suffix). The origin of the Galician toponym Merlán.
Merilda f Medieval English
Medieval English form of *Mærhild.
Merima f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Meryem.
Merina f Japanese
From Japanese 芽 (me) meaning "bud, sprout, shoot", 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Merinda f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
English variant of Marinda and Afrikaans variant of Marinda.
Merisa f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (me) meaning "love, affection", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear" combined with 沙 (sa) meaning "sand". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Meritana f Lithuanian
Of unknown meaning.
Merkuria f Polish (Rare)
Derived from the name Mercury.
Merlina f Various (Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Merlin.
Merlina f Filipino
Combination of Merla and the suffix -ina.
Mërsina f Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian mërsinë "myrtle".
Mesalina f Italian
A variant of Messalina, a Roman empress.
Mesembria f Greek Mythology
Mesembria is the name of the of the Greek Horae, goddesses of the hours. Her name means "midday", or "noon".
Messalina f Ancient Roman, Italian, Spanish, Catalan
Feminine diminutive of the Roman family name Messalla, which was originally an agnomen derived from the place name Messana, applied to the 3rd-century BC Roman general Manius Valerius Maximus Corvinus to commemorate his victory at the city of Messana in Sicily... [more]
Messênia f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Messene.
Messíana f Icelandic
Icelandic name of unknown origin and meaning.
Messina f English (Modern, Rare)
From the Italian city of Messina.
Metaksia f Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Մետաքսյա (see Metaksya). This name was borne by the Soviet Armenian actress Metaksia Simonyan (1926-1987).
Metamia ? Northern African (Archaic)
Name from an Old Nubian visitor's inscription by a priest, found in Banganarti, present-day Sudan.
Metanira f Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Metanira (Ancient Greek: Metaneira or Metaenira; also Meganeira) was a queen of Eleusis and wife of Celeus.
Metaxia f Greek
Comes from the word for silk in Greek metaxi (μετάξι).
Methika f Thai
Derived from Thai เมธี (methi) meaning "philosopher, sage".
Metida f Serbian
Serbian, Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Kazakh, Bosnian, and Croatian name for the goddess Metis.
Metiria f Maori
Meaning as of yet unknown. A notable bearer of this name is the Maori politician Metiria Turei (b. 1970) from New Zealand.
Meutia f Acehnese
Means "pearl" in Acehnese.
Mgelia m Georgian (Archaic)
Derived from the Georgian noun მგელი (mgeli) meaning "wolf".
Mhizha m Shona
Means "Ironsmith" in Shona.
Mi-a f Korean
Variant of Mi-Ah
Mia f Japanese
Derived from the Japanese Kanji 未 (mi) meaning "the Sheep (the eighth of the twelve Earthly Branches)" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia, sub-". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mia f Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian)
European Portuguese diminutive of Camila and Brazilian Portuguese diminutive of Emília.
Miabella f English (Modern)
Combination of Mia and Bella.
Miadana m & f Malagasy
Means "in comfortable circumstances, at peace, having no cares" in Malagasy.
Miahna f American
The history of the name Miahna is from a crazy mother who has an awesome daughter.
Miaina m & f Malagasy
Means "living" in Malagasy.
Miaka f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 明 (aka) meaning "bright" or 朱 (aka) meaning "vermilion red".
Miakayla f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Michaela or combination of Mia and Kayla.
Miakoda f Omaha-Ponca, Literature
Means "power of the moon" in Omaha-Ponca, from Omaha miⁿ "moon, sun" and akoⁿda "power".
Miamaja f Danish
Combination of Mia and Maja. It may be partly inspired by the similar name Mia-Maria, which the Swedish children's author Astrid Lindgren used for a character (sister of the central character, Lotta) in her books 'Barnen på Bråkmakargatan' (1958) and 'Lotta på Bråkmakargatan' (1961).
Miamaya f Danish
Variant of Miamaja.
Miana f Romanian
Contracted form of Mariana.
Miana f Japanese
From Japanese 心 (mi, shin, kokoro, mune, makoto, gokoro) meaning "mind, heart, spirit, soul; thoughts, ideas" or 水 (mi, sui, mizu, midu, uzu, zumi, tsu, do, misa, mitsu, mina, min) meaning "(cold) water, a fluid; a liquid, water", 彩 (sai, irodoru, aya, tsuya, a) meaning "colour" or 亜 (a, e, tsugu, atsu, ou, minikui) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 夏 (ka, ge, na(tsu)) meaning "summer" or 奈 (na, da, nai, dai, ikan, karanashi) meaning "apple tree"... [more]
Miandra m & f Malagasy
Means "hopeful" in Malagasy.
Miandrasoa m & f Malagasy
Froom the Malagasy miandra meaning "hopeful" and soa meaning "good".
Miangola m & f Malagasy
Means "indulge ones fancies" in Malagasy.
Mianna f Finnish
Contracted form of Marianna.
Mianoka m & f Malagasy
Means "move along leisurely" in Malagasy.
Miantsa m & f Malagasy
Means "chant in praise" in Malagasy.
Miaoxia f Chinese
From the Chinese 淼 (miǎo) meaning "wide expanse of water" and 夏 (xià) meaning "summer".
Miaramanana m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy name for the Aphloia theiformis plant.
Miarana m & f Malagasy
Means "indulge oneself, gratify one's wishes" in Malagasy.
Miaya f Japanese
From Japanese 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 三 (mi) meaning "three", 充 (mi) meaning "fill, be full, supply", 翠 (mi) meaning "green", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" or 御 (mi) meaning "imperial" combined with 彩 (aya) meaning "colour" or 文 (aya) meaning "sentence"... [more]
Mića m Croatian, Serbian
Short form of Milan.
Mica f Medieval Romanian
Either a contracted form of Marica or a derivation from Romanian mică, the feminine form of the adjective mic "small, little".
Mica m Biblical Italian, Biblical Romanian
Italian and Romanian form of Micah.
Mica f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Short form of Marija.
Mica f Spanish
Diminutive of Micaela.
Micá f Portuguese
Diminutive of Maria do Carmo, Maria Carlos, and other similar composed names.
Micarla f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a contraction of names beginning with Mi-, such as Miguel and Miriam, and Carla and a variant of Micaela.
Micchedda f Sardinian
Feminine form of Miccheddu.
Michaëla f Dutch
Dutch form of Michaela.
Michaelina f German (Bessarabian)
Feminine form of Michael. This name was borne by Michaelina Hordashevska (later known as Josaphata Hordashevska, 1869 – 1919), a Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Religious Sister, who was the first member and co-foundress of the Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate.
Michaila f Greek
Feminine form of Michail.
Michalëna f Kashubian
Kashubian cognate of Michalina.
Michalitsa f Greek
Greek diminutive of Michaela.
Michalka f Czech (Rare)
Diminutive of Michala, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Michasia f Polish
Diminutive of Michalina.
Michaśka f Polish
Diminutive of Michalina.
Michasza f Kashubian
Diminutive of Michalëna.
Michea m Biblical Italian
Italian form of Micaiah.
Micheala f English (Rare)
Variant of Michaela using the spelling of Micheal.
Michèla f Provençal
Feminine form of Michèu.
Michella f Sardinian (Rare)
Sardinian feminine form of Michael.
Michelotta f Medieval Italian
Diminutive of Michela, as -otta is an Italian feminine diminutive suffix.
Michika f & m Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (michi) meaning "love, affection", 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 岐 (michi) meaning "branch off, fork in road, scene, arena, theater", 教 (michi) meaning "teach, faith, doctrine", 慶 (michi) meaning "jubilation, congratulate, rejoice, be happy", 光 (mi) meaning "light", 康 (michi) meaning "ease, peace", 三 (mi) meaning "three", 実 (mi) meaning "reality, truth", 充 (michi) meaning "allot, fill", 深 (mi) meaning "deep, heighten, intensify, strengthen", 進 (michi) meaning "advance, proceed, progress, promote", 翠 (mi) meaning "green, kingfisher", 千 (mi) meaning "thousand", 宙 (michi) meaning "mid-air, air, space, sky, memorization, interval of time", 典 (michi) meaning "code, ceremony, law, rule", 通 (michi) meaning "traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents", 道 (michi) meaning "road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 宝 (michi) meaning "treasure, wealth, valuables", 望 (mi) meaning "ambition, full moon, hope, desire, aspire to, expect", 満 (mi) meaning "full, fullness, enough, satisfy", 味 (mi) meaning "flavor, taste", 未 (mi) meaning "un-, not yet, hitherto, still, even now, sign of the ram, 1-3PM, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac", 明 (mi) meaning "bright, light", 理 (michi) meaning "reason, logic", 倫 (michi) meaning "ethics, companion", 路 (michi) meaning "path, route, road, distance" or 迪 (michi) meaning "edify, way, path", 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", 知 (chi) meaning "know, wisdom" or 智 (chi) meaning "wisdom, intellect, reason" combined with 果 (ka) meaning "fruit, reward, carry out, achieve, complete, end, finish, succeed", 翔 (ka) meaning "soar, fly", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 加 (ka) meaning "add, addition, increase, join, include, Canada", 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good", 華 (ka) or 花 (ka) both meaning "flower", 歌 (ka) meaning "song, sing", 愛 (chika) meaning "love, affection", 夏 (ka) meaning "summer", 慶 (chika) meaning "jubilation, congratulate, rejoice, be happy", 哉 (chika), an exclamation, 可 (ka) meaning "can, passable, mustn't, should not, do not", 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulations, joy" or 樺 (ka) meaning "birch, dark red"... [more]
Michitaka m Japanese
From 道 (michi) meaning "path" combined with 敬 (taka) meaning "respect, honor, reverence".
Michiya m Japanese
From Japanese 道 (michi) meaning "road; way" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]
Michla f Yiddish
Likely the derived from Michal 2.
Michpa m Georgian Mythology
Meaning unknown. Michpa was the Georgian patron god of cattle and other domestic animals who was worshiped in Svaneti in the winter.
Micia f Silesian
Diminutive of Emilia.
Micia m Belarusian
Belarusian Latin spelling of Mitsya.
Micika f Slovene
Diminutive of Mica, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Mićka m Belarusian
Belarusian Latin spelling of Mitska.
Micka f Slovene
Diminutive of Mica, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Micșunica f Romanian (Rare)
Derived from Romanian micșunea "wallflower (erysimum cheiri)".
Micurà m Ladin
Ladin form of Nicholas.
Mida f English (American, Archaic)
Perhaps a feminine form of Midas.
Midea f Italian, Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Mideia, as well as the modern Italian form.
Mideia f Greek Mythology
Perhaps a feminine form of Midas. This name was borne by several mythological figures, including a nymph and one of the Danaïdes.
Midhuna f Tamil
In Tamil, the zodiac sign Gemini is called Midhunam. thus when the name Midhuna is derived from the word, it comes to mean double or dual. Midhuna also means the word double in Sanskrit. Mithun without the 'a' is a boy's name.
Midhushtama f Hinduism
MEANING : most bountiful or liberal. It is feminine of Midhushtam... [more]
Midna f Popular Culture
Midna is one of the main characters in the Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, she is the Twilight Princess. Her name comes from the English word midnight.
Midorika f Japanese
From Japanese 緑 (midori) meaning "green" combined with 夏 (ka) meaning "summer". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Midoriya m & f Japanese
It means green valley.
Miecia f Polish
Diminutive form of Mieczysława.
Miella f English
Elaboration of Miel.
Mierla f Medieval Romanian
Derived from Romanian mierlă "blackbird; thrush".
Mierta f Romansh
Variant of Emerita.
Miertha f Romansh
Variant of Mierta.
Miervalda f Latvian
Feminine form of Miervaldis.
Miesha f Muslim
From Arabic مَعيشة (maʻīša), meaning "living, livelihood."
Mieta m Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Martin.
Mietka f Polish
Diminutive of Mieczysława.
Mietta f English (Australian, Rare), Italian (Rare), Hungarian
Latinate form of Miette, or perhaps a Latinate diminutive of Mia.
Mietta f Romansh
Contraction and diminutive of Anna - Maria, traditionally found in the Lower Engadine region.
Miga m Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Micha 1.
Migdalia f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)
Meaning uncertain, perhaps a derivative of Hebrew מִגְדָּל (migdal) "tower" which is cognate with the place name Magdala (see Magdalene).
Mighela f Corsican
Feminine form of Mighele.
Migina f Omaha-Ponca
Means "returning moon", from the Omaha miⁿ "moon, sun", ginóⁿ "grow, flourish".
Migiwa f Japanese
This comes from the OLD translation of the Japanese Bible from Ps. 23 and means water's edge. It's one of those names that only shows up in Christian families in Japan, so it's not very common at all, but there are a few.... [more]
Migma m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan མིག་དམར (see Migmar).
Mignolina f Folklore
The other Italian name form Thumbelina
Miguelinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Miguela.
Migyta m Mari
Mari form of Nikita 1.
Miha f Romanian
Short form of Mihaela.
Miha f Japanese
From Japanese 見 (mi) meaning "to see" combined with 張 (ha) meaning "to stretch; to open up; to spread". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Miha f Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Nepali, Bengali
"Downpour of water"; "mist "... [more]
Mihaéla f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Michaela.
Mihaja m Malagasy
Means "kept carefully, esteemed, valued" in Malagasy.
Mihalina f Latvian (Rare)
Feminine form of Mihails.
Mihana f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 花 (hana) or 華 (hana) both meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Miharihasina m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy mihary meaning "to get wealth" and hasina meaning "sacred power, sanctity, virtue".
Mihasoa m & f Malagasy
Means "progress, improve oneself" in Malagasy.
Mihaya f Japanese
From 美 (mi) "beauty" and 早 (haya) "early."
Mihayla f Bulgarian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Михаила (see Mihaila).
Miheia m Biblical Romanian
Romanian form of Michaiah.
Mihela f Slovene
Variant of Mihaela.
Mihelca f Slovene
Originally a diminutive of Mihela, used as a given name in its own right.
Mihika f Indian (Rare)
From Sanskrit मिहिका (mihikā) meaning "mist, fog".
Mihka m Sami
Sami form of Mika 1.
Mihnea m Romanian
This name was borne by several rulers of Romania.
Mihobisoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy mihoby meaning "proclaim, shout for joy" and soa meaning "good".
Mihoka f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" or 実 (mi) meaning "fruit, good result, truth" combined with 穂 (ho) meaning "ear, head (of grain)", 帆 (ho) meaning "sail", 保 (ho) meaning "protection, guarantee", or 朋 (ho) meaning "friend" and 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 花 (ka) meaning "flower, blossom", 華 (ka) meaning "flower, splendour", or 加 (ka) meaning "add, increase"... [more]
Mihr-un-Nissa f History
Original Classical Persian form of Meherunnesa. This name was borne by multiple royal women from the Mughal Empire‎: Mihr-un-Nissa or Mehr-un-Nissa (1577-1645), better known by her title Nur Jahan, the chief consort of the Mughal emperor Jahangir; her daughter Mihr-un-Nissa Begum (born c. 1605); as well as the Mughal princess Mihr-un-Nissa Begum (1661-1706), a daughter of Emperor Aurangzeb (who also had other daughters named Zeb-un-Nisa, Zinat-un-Nisa, Badr-un-Nisa and Zubdat-un-Nisa).
Mihua m Nahuatl
Means "possessor of arrows" in Nahuatl, from mitl "arrow, dart" and the possessive suffix -hua.
Miijá f Sami
Sami form of Mia.
Miika m Finnish
Finnish form of Micah.
Miikka m Finnish
Variant of Miika.
Miila f Finnish
Variant of Emilia or Ludmila.
Miilla f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Mîtdla.
Miʻimetua f & m Cook Islands Maori
Derived from miʻi meaning "grieve" and Metua.
Miina f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beauty, beautiful", 衣 (i) meaning "clothing, garment" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Miinná f Sami
Sami form of Mina.
Miira f Finnish
Variant of Mira 2.