Names ending in ia
- Meleia
- Arsenia
Origin:
Feminine variation of ArsenioDescription:
As current as Arsenio Hall -- not very.
- Dulcemaria
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"sweet lady"Description:
A smoosh name of Dulce "sweet" and Maria, a reference to the Virgin Mary. Occasionally used in Latin America.
- Hersilia
Origin:
Latin, meaning unknownDescription:
Mythological Hersilia was the wife of Romulus, founder of Rome. She was later deified as Hora.
- Xulia
Origin:
Galician variation of Julia, LatinMeaning:
"youthful"Description:
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.
- California
Origin:
Place nameDescription:
The sidekick in a John Wayne western.
- Caelia
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"heavens"Description:
The feminine form of Caelius, from caelum "skies, heavens".
- Soraia
- Magnethia
Origin:
Invented nameMeaning:
"magnetic"Description:
The name Magnethia was created for Winx Club, a children's TV series about villain-fighting fairies. Magnethia is the mother of Tecna, the fairy of technology.
- Felixia
- Illia
- Amicia
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"friendship"Description:
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.
- Leilia
- Tatia
- Nadalia
Origin:
French/ArmenianMeaning:
"born at Christmas"Description:
More unusual than Natalia or Natalie.
- Betia
- Tesia
- Parmenia
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"studious"Description:
The unusual Parmenia is very occasionally chosen by Latino parents.
- Anthymia
- Cecylia