What does Mia mean?

Mia means "sea of bitterness; rebelliousness; wished-for child; to swell; who is like God?; beloved of Amun; pr"

How do we pronounce Mia?

Mia \mia, mi-a\ is a female's name. It consists of 3 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Mia is pronounced as MIYaa in Dutch, German and Scandinavian or MIYah in English 1.

1 Pronunciation for Mia: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)"

What is the origin of Mia?

Mia is largely used in Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian. It is derived from Hebrew origins. Mia is a Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian shortening of the name short names for Maria (Basque, Catalan, Corsican, Czech, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Greek, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Scandinavian, Spanish, Armenian, Estonian, Hungarian, Russian, and Slavic). Mia an English and Scandinavian diminutive of the name Mary meaning of name (English). Mia an English variant transcription of the name Michaela meaning (Czech, Dutch, English, German, Italian, Scandinavian, and Slavic). See also the related form, nicknames for Shamia. Mia is very popular as a baby girl name, and it perceived as fairly trendy. The name's popularity has been increasing since the 1960s; before that, it was of sporadic use only. At the recent height of its usage in 2006, 0.576% of baby girls were named Mia. It had a ranking of #13 then. In 2010, its usage was 0.543% and its ranking #10, and it was the most popular within all girl names in its family. In 2010, Mia was thrice as popular as the next most popular name, Maria name.

The following famous people share the name Mia:

  • Actress Mia Farrow, born Maria de Lourdes Villiers Farrow 9 February 1945, Los Angeles, California
  • Actress Mia Sara, born Mia Sarapocciello 19 June 1968, Brooklyn Heights, New York
  • Soccer Player Mia Hamm, born Mariel Margaret Hamm 17 March 1972, Selma, Alabama.

List of baby names that sound like Mia:

Maaya meaning of name (Japanese), meaning of Maemea, Maha definition (Arabic and Indian), Mahah meaning of name, Mahanaem name, name Mahanaym meaning, Mahanayme name, baby name Mahaut (French), nicknames for Mahi (Indian), meaning of Maho (Japanese), Mahwah meaning of name (English), nicknames for Maia (Basque, English, and Italian), name Maiah meaning, what does the name Maija mean (Finnish), name Maillie meaning, short names for Maimoon, Maimoun meaning and origin, Maimun meaning of name, Maina meaning (Indian), and name Maiya meaning (Russian).

The baby name Mia fun facts:

The name Mia in reverse order is "Aim".

The numerological value of the name Mia is number 5, which means expansiveness, visionary, adventure, the constructive use of freedom.

How popular is Mia?

Mia is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.76%
20130.75%
20120.68%
20110.66%
20100.60%
20090.62%
20080.54%
20070.57%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames