1500+ Girl Names Ending in -ia

Similar to Malaysia, except completely invented.

Ligia, also spelled Ligeia, is the name of one of the Greek Sirens, who was half-bird, half-woman. It's also the title of an Edgar Allen Poe poem.

An ancient Roman name, lost to time.

Manaia is one of the most popular gender-neutral names in New Zealand, on that country's Maori Top 10 for boys but used nearly equally for girls.

A somewhat common name in the early 19th Century in America. The origins of this name are not clear. It could be a variation of Pamela, or it could be a contraction of Pearl and Amelia.

In Greek mythology, Nomia was a nymph and companion of Callisto.

Makaria or Macaria is the name of two figures in Greek mythology, neither of whom have very uplifting stories to inspire a baby name.

Whether you take this as a female form of the mythical wanderer's name Odysseus or a spin on the place name Odessa makes a huge difference. But both names have that potential playground problem of the initial Od- syllable, as in odor.

St Quiteria was a 5th century virgin martyr who was killed after refusing to renounce her Christian faith in order to marry. Her name may derive from Kythere ("the red one"), a title of the Phonecian mother-goddess Astarte, perhaps via Greek Kythereia, an epithet of Aphrodite. The French version is Quitterie.

Variant of Hortensia, an unusual floral name and the name of a secondary character in Roald Dahl's Matilda.

Consider ODESSA instead.

A rare and refined name, which could make for a surprising route to cute nickname Connie.

This virtue name is the Latin version of fresh-faced Amity, and is also related to Amy. Although rare — it was given to only 5 girls in 2020 — it has great potential as an alternative to Amelia and Alicia.

Tastier than Alicia or Felicia.

Galician form of Eugenia, in the Top 20 in Galicia and Top 200 in Spain.

A beautiful Greek name that kicks now-dated Corinne up a notch.