Names ending in ia
- Galia
- Alaysia
Description:
Similar to Malaysia, except completely invented.
- Núria
Origin:
Catalan, place nameDescription:
This Catalan classic — spelled Nuria in Spanish — is the name of a valley in Catalonia with a shrine to the Virgin Mary, making this both a Marian name and simply a place name. Or maybe not so simply: during Franco's dictatorship, place names were a way to sidestep the rule that all names had to be Spanish, so Núria became popular as an act of Catalan patriotism. It is still in the region's Top 100 girl names.
- Ketzia
- Colombia
Origin:
Place-name and LatinMeaning:
"dove"Description:
Colombia is a South American country name, with a rhythmic sound and peaceful connotations. The Irish Colm, Scottish Callum, and Columba are all attractive relatives of Colombia (or Columbia, if you're thinking of the college).
- Kornelia
- Eldoria
- Sophitia
Origin:
Invented name; variation of SophiaDescription:
Elaboration of Sophia created for the character Sophitia Alexandra in the video game Soulcalibur.
- Letícia
Origin:
Portuguese variation of Letitia, LatinMeaning:
"joy, gladness"Description:
Portuguese variation of Letitia.
- Renia
- Zaelia
Description:
Sometimes cited as an Anglicized form of the Spanish name Rosalia/Rosaelia, Zaelia may also derive from other similar-sounding names, like Azalea, Zelia or Zélie. With high-value Scrabble letters and the "ay" sound bang on-trend, it's surprising that this striking name remains so rare.
- Picabia
Origin:
Spanish artist nameDescription:
The name of the French surrealist, Francis Picabia, could make a lively, creative choice for the daughter of adventurous art-loving parents.
- Neilia
- Paccia
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"peace"Description:
Many parents these days are responding to names meaning peace, and this is one of the more unusual ones (more often heard as a surname). Pronounced PACH-ee-a, it relates to such other peaceful names as PAZ, PAX, and PAXICO
- Ellexia
- Servilia
Origin:
Roman family nameDescription:
Servilia is best known as the name of a Roman patrician woman intimately involved with some of the most famed figures in ancient history: she was Caesar's mistress, Brutus's mother and Cato the Younger's half-sister. Her name derived from the family name Servilius, which stretches back to the earliest days of the Roman Republic.With interest in classical names exploding, Servilia might be worth a serious look, though its closeness to words like "servile" and "villain" could be a turnoff.
- Fulvia
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"blond one"Description:
This name of the wife of Mark Antony (no, not Marc Anthony) in ancient Rome sounds a tad too anatomical for a modern girl.
- Rafia
- Dellia
- Otylia