Names ending in ia

X replaces J in the Galicia region of Spain but is pronounced with the same H sound, making Xulia and Xulio the equivalent of Julia and Julio.

Made somewhat familiar by the election of Annastacia Palaczszuk as Premier of the State of Queensland in Australia.

Hail Britannia? We think not.

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.

Fanciful variation of already extravagant name. You might recognize it as the name of Swiss Olympian Priscillia Annen.

This Amaia variant is more common in Puerto Rico than in the rest of the US combined.

Donia is a name with many possible origins. Besides a short female form of Donald, it may also be a form of the Italian Donna meaning lady, a variation on the Arabic Donya meaning world, or a Celtic name of the Don family, which all have meanings related to dark or darkness.

Feminine form of Desiderio, borne by a 19th-century queen of Sweden, the wife of Karl XIV.