Mia (first name)

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Mia is a female given name .

Origin and meaning

Mia is a form of Maria (see the etymology there).

distribution

Before the late 1980s, the name Mia was very rare in Germany. Since then, a steady increase in popularity has been observed. Since 2007 the name has been one of the ten most frequently given female first names, and in the years 2009–2013 it was even always in first place in the frequency statistics.

Well-known namesake

Mia Farrow

stage name

  • MIA (* 1975), English singer
  • Mia Couto (* 1955), Mozambican writer
  • Pia Mia (* 1996), American singer

See also

  • Mia (disambiguation)

Web links

Wiktionary: Mia  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

swell

  1. Frequency statistics on "Popular first names"
  2. Popular first names born in 2010
  3. Popular first names born in 2011