Mia
See also: Appendix:Variations of "mia"
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmiːə/
- Rhymes: -iːə
Etymology 1
A German, Dutch and North Germanic diminutive of Maria.
Proper noun
Mia
- A female given name from German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, or Danish.
- 1991 February 24, Eric Lax, “Woody and Mia: A New York Story”, in New York Times:
- - - - 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.
Translations
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Mia is the 35582nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 632 individuals. Mia is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (56.96%), White (16.3%) and Hispanic/Latino (14.4%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mia”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 583.
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmi.aː/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Mia
- Rhymes: -iaː
Faroese
Usage notes
Matronymics
- son of Mia: Miuson
- daughter of Mia: Miudóttir
Declension
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Mia |
Accusative | Miu |
Dative | Miu |
Genitive | Miu |
German
Etymology
Contraction of Maria.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmiːa]
Audio (Austria) (file) Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Mi‧a
Norwegian
Related terms
Swedish
Etymology
Contraction of Maria and pet form of other female names with the syllable -mi-. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1854.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Mia c (genitive Mias)
- a female given name
- 1933, Ivar Lo-Johansson, Godnatt, jord, Albert Bonniers förlag, published 1950, page 41:
- Göransons kvinna hette Mia. Till och med namnet tycktes dem skrattretande och inbjöd till hån. De uttalade det med en katts långdragna jamande: M-i-i-a-a-a... I mars jublade de det nätter och dagar.
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