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Mia en · PROPN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈmiːə/

Etymology

A German, Dutch and North Germanic diminutive of Maria.

Meanings

  1. A female given name from German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, or Danish.
    • With the holiday break just around the corner, 21-year-old Mia Tretta was in her dorm with a friend studying for their final exams. 2025 December 14, Nada Tawfik, Pratiksha Ghildial, “'Everyone says it'll never be me' - Brown University student on surviving two mass shootings”, in BBC:
    • - - - I know he thinks my name is awkward to say. He rarely calls me Mia." Christened Maria de Lourdes Villiers Farrow, she couldn't pronounce Maria when she was a toddler and called herself Mia. 1991 February 24, Eric Lax, “Woody and Mia: A New York Story”, in The New York Times:

Translations (9)

de Mia (female given name) · ru Ми́я (female given name) · is Mía (female given name) · no Mia (female given name) · fi Miia (female given name) · cmn 米婭 /米娅 (female given name) · da Mia (female given name) · et Miia (female given name) · sv Mia (female given name)

Source: en.wiktionary, “Mia” (name), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mia en · PROPN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈmiːə/

Etymology

Borrowed from Bengali মিয়া (miẏa). This surname is mostly found in Bengal.

Meanings

  1. A surname from Bengali.

Forms

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