1500+ Girl Names Ending in -ia
- Angelia
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"angel"Description:
Angelia, also called Angelos, was a daughter of Zeus and Hera. She stole her mother's anointments and gave them to Europa, then to escape her mother's wrath went into hiding.
- Freesia
Origin:
Flower name, from German surnameMeaning:
"Freese's flower"Description:
A rare, free-feeling flower name for the parent who wants to move far, far beyond Rose and Daisy. Named for German physician Friedrich Freese.
- Alodia
Origin:
GermanicMeaning:
"foreign riches"Description:
A melodious ancient saint's name now more commonly heard in its French form, Elodie.
- Tania
Origin:
Russian, diminutive of TatianaMeaning:
"belonging to the house of Tatius"Description:
Tania is a Russian name that has been fully integrated into the American name pool, retaining just a touch of its Slavic flavor. It started as a pet form of Tatiana, which is beginning to be used in this country as well. Also spelled Tanya, as in country singer Tanya Tucker.
- Aloisia
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"famous fighter"Description:
Inventive female form of Aloysius.
- Milia
Origin:
Latin, GreekMeaning:
"rival or apple tree"Description:
While only 8 baby girls were named Milia in the US in 2021, its rise seems inevitable along with the rise of Emilia and Mila and other similar names. Like Livia, Milia has the advantage of being different from the rest, but the disadvantage of maybe not being different enough (and being a word for tiny, harmless white spots on skin).
- Atalia
Origin:
Variation of Athalia, HebrewMeaning:
"the Lord is exalted"Description:
Atalia or Athalia is a biblical name with a gory history. But it's an attractive name in step with the current fashion for A-starting and -ending names that are both distinctive and deeply rooted.
- Coppelia
Origin:
Literary nameDescription:
Coppélia is the name of the life-sized doll created by Doctor Coppélius in the eponymous 1870 ballet, based on short stories by E. T. A. Hoffmann. Coppélius' name may be derived from the Yiddish Koppel, a diminutive of Jacob.
- Stasia
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"resurrection"Description:
Anastasia is a lovely yet very long name, and Stasia is a fresher, classier short form than Stacy.
- Aletheia
- Ronia
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"God's joyful song"Description:
Hebrew name related to Ronit and Roni, also used in different cultures as Ronya, Ronja, and Roniya. Virtually unknown in the English-speaking world though certainly an easily-translatable choice.
- Elodia
Origin:
Spanish variation of Alodia, GermanMeaning:
"foreign riches"Description:
As Elodie filters into the mainstream, parents may turn to the rarer Spanish form Elodia as an alternative.
- Eleftheria
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"free"Description:
Eleftheria is derived from the male saint's name Eleutherios/Eleftherios. The national motto of Greece is Eleftheria i thanatos, "freedom or death".
- Annia
Origin:
Latin, female variation of AntoniusMeaning:
"priceless one"Description:
An ancient Roman name that has never made it into the modern world.
- Irelia
Origin:
English invented nameMeaning:
"fighter, leader"Description:
A fictional name from the League of Legends video game franchise. Its meaning has been suggested as "fighter, leader or powerful", due to the carrot.
- Alaïa
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"sublime"Description:
Fashion designer surname that could make a dynamic first.
- Remilia
Origin:
Variation of Emilia, LatinMeaning:
"rival"Description:
Remilia was invented for the character Remilia Scarlet of the video game series The Touhou Project.
- Nunzia
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"messenger"Description:
A vivacious Italian name; also a diminutive of Annunziata.
- Tavia
Origin:
Spanish short form of OctaviaMeaning:
"eighth"Description:
Cute, distinctive diminutive for this regal-sounding name.
- Varinia
Origin:
Latin, meaning obscureDescription:
An ancient Roman name rarely heard in modern times, though the related VARINA appears in Slavic families.