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'''Mia''' is a female [[given name|name]], originating as a [[hypocoristic]] of various unrelated names.
'''Mia''' is a feminine given [[given name|name]].


Long in use as a diminutive of names such as [[Maria (given name)|Maria]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Campbell |first=Mike |title=Meaning, origin and history of the name Mia |url=https://www.behindthename.com/name/mia |access-date=2024-04-17 |website=Behind the Name |language=en}}</ref> Mia is recorded as a given name in the United States in the 1960s, and it rose to popularity in the 1990s to 2010s, from rank 316 in 1994 to rank 30 in 2004 and further to rank 6 in 2013&ndash;2015.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Popularity for the name Mia |url=https://www.behindthename.com/name/mia/top/united-states |access-date=2024-04-17 |website=Behind the Name}}</ref> Similarly, it reached rank 7 [[List of most popular given names#Female names 5|in Australia]] as of 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://parenting.kidspot.com.au/australias-100-most-popular-baby-names/#.Us8-yqxBRPh|title=Australia's 100 most popular baby names|publisher=Kidspot|date=April 2, 2013|accessdate=2014-01-10|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110091657/http://parenting.kidspot.com.au/australias-100-most-popular-baby-names/#.Us8-yqxBRPh|archivedate=January 10, 2014}}</ref> In 2022, it was the seventh most popular name given to girls in Canada.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1710014701|title=Table 17-10-0147-01 First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators (Number)|website=Statistics Canada|access-date=2024-08-25}}</ref>
It is usually derived from the name [[Maria (given name)|Maria]] and its variants ([[Miriam (given name)|Miriam]], [[Maryam (name)|Maryam]], [[Mary (given name)|Mary]]), but it is reportedly also used as a hypocoristic of names such as [[Amalia (given name)|Amalia]],{{citation needed|date=October 2014}} [[Amelia (given name)|Amelia]],{{citation needed|date=October 2014}} [[Emilia (given name)|Emilia]]{{citation needed|date=October 2014}}, [[Emily (given name)|Emily]] or [[Maya (given name)|Maya]].{{citation needed|date=June 2013}}

The name has been popularly associated with the [[Italian language|Italian]] word ''mia'' and the [[Spanish language|Spanish]] word ''mía'', both meaning "mine",{{citation needed|date=April 2017}} and also recognized as a derivation from the [[Slavic languages|Slavic]] word ''mila'', meaning "dear, darling".{{citation needed|date=April 2017}}

==Popularity==

Long in use as a hypocoristic, ''Mia'' is recorded as an officially given name in the United States in the 1960s, and it rose to popularity in the 1990s to 2010s, from rank 316 in 1994 to rank 30 in 2004 and further to rank 6 in 2013&ndash;2015.<ref>[https://www.behindthename.com/name/mia/top/united-states behindthename.com]</ref>
Similarly, it reached rank 7 [[List of most popular given names#Female names 5|in Australia]] as of 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://parenting.kidspot.com.au/australias-100-most-popular-baby-names/#.Us8-yqxBRPh|title=Australia’s 100 most popular baby names|publisher=Kidspot|date=April 2, 2013|accessdate=2014-01-10|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110091657/http://parenting.kidspot.com.au/australias-100-most-popular-baby-names/#.Us8-yqxBRPh|archivedate=January 10, 2014|df=}}</ref>


== Notable individuals ==
== Notable individuals ==
===Given name===
===Given name===
* [[Mia Alvar]], Filipino-American writer based in New York
* [[Mia Boman]] (born 1975), Swedish curler and curling coach
* [[Mia Brownell]] (born 1971), American visual artist
* [[Cha Meeyoung|Mia Cha]] (born 1979), South Korean data scientist
* [[Mia Davies]] (born 1978), Australian politician
* [[Mia Farrow]] (born 1945), American actress
* [[Mia Goth]] (born 1993), English actress
* [[Mia Hagman]] (born 1979), Finnish breaststroke swimmer
* [[Mia Kilburg]] (born 1989), American speed skater and professional racing cyclist
* [[Mia Kirshner]] (born 1975), Canadian actress
* [[Mia Mamede]] (born 1995), Brazilian model, actress and beauty pageant titleholder
* [[Mia Malkova]], American media personality and pornographic actress
* [[Mia May]] (1884–1980), Austrian actress
* [[Mia Michaels]] (born 1966), American choreographer
* [[Mia Mottley]] (born 1965), Barbadian Prime Minister
* [[Mia Newley]] (born 1988), Australian basketball player
* [[Mia Pohánková]] (born 2008), Slovak tennis player
* [[Mia Pojatina]] (born 1995), Croatian model
* [[Mia Riddle]], American indie-folk singer-songwriter
* [[Mia Sara]] (born 1967), American actress
* [[Mia Strömmer]] (born 1974), Finnish hammer thrower
* [[Mia Tharia]] (born 2005), English actress and theatre maker
* [[Mia Tomlinson]] (born 1995), English actress
* [[Mia Tyler]] (born 1978), American actress
* [[Mia Wasikowska]] (born 1989), Australian actress
* [[Mia Wesley]], American actress
* [[Mia Wray]] (born 1995), Australian pop singer-songwriter
* [[Mia Zapata]] (1965–1993), American musician
* [[Mia Zapata]] (1965–1993), American musician
* [[Mia Michaels]] (b. 1966), American choreographer
* [[Mia Zutter]] (born 1999), American Paralympic athlete who competes in Nordic skiing
* [[Mia Sara]] (b. 1967), American actress
* [[Mia Brownell]] (b. 1971), American visual artist
* [[Mia Strömmer]] (b. 1974), Finnish hammer thrower
* [[Mia Kirshner]] (b. 1975), Canadian actress
* [[Mia Tyler]] (b. 1978), American actress, daughter of [[Aerosmith]] lead singer [[Steven Tyler]]
* [[Mia Hagman]] (b. 1979), Finnish breaststroke swimmer
* [[Mia Newley]] (b. 1988), Australian basketball player
* [[Mia Wasikowska]] (b. 1989), Australian actress
* [[Mia Kashuba]] (b. 1997), American psychic medium
* [[Mia Pojatina]] (b. 1995), Croatian model
* [[Mia Rkman]] (b. 1997), Croatian model


===Hypocoristic===
===Hypocoristic===
* [[Mia Aegerter]] (Myriam), Swiss pop singer and actress
* [[Mia Farrow]] (María), American actress
* [[Mia Farrow]] (María), American actress
* [[Mia Hamm]] (Mariel Margaret), American soccer (football) player
* [[Mia Hamm]] (Mariel Margaret), American soccer (football) player, eponym of the [[Mia Hamm Foundation]]
* [[Mia Matthes]] (Mariette, 1920–2010), Canadian photographer
* [[Mia Rose]] (Maria), British-Portuguese singer
* [[Mia Rose]] (Maria), British-Portuguese singer
* [[Mia Matthes]] (Mariette, 1920–2010), Canadian photographer
* [[Mia Aegerter]] (Myriam), Swiss pop singer and actor


===Pseudonyms===
===Pseudonyms===
* [[Mia Khalifa]], Lebanese American pornographic actress
* [[Mia (singer)]], Lithuanian singer and television presenter
* [[Mia Couto]], pseudonym of António Emílio Leite Couto, Mozambican novelist
* [[Mia Khalifa]] (born 1993), American media personality and former pornographic actress
* [[Mia Martini]], pseudonym of Domenica Berté, Italian singer
* [[Mia Martini]], pseudonym of Domenica Berté, Italian singer
* [[Mia (singer)]], Lithuanian singer and television presenter
* [[Mia Murano]] (未亜), Japanese model and actress
* [[Mia Murano]] (未亜), Japanese model and actress
* [[Mia X]], American rapper, singer-songwriter and actress
* [[Mia X]], American rapper, singer-songwriter and actress


==Fictional characters==
==Fictional characters==
* Baby Mia, Molly's baby sister that first appears in "Bubble Baby!" in the American animated television series ''[[Bubble Guppies]]''
* [[List of Corner Shop Show characters#Recurring characters|Mia]], a character in the British web series ''Corner Shop Show''
* [[List of Corner Shop Show characters#Recurring characters|Mia]], in the British web series ''Corner Shop Show''
* [[Mia (.hack)|Mia (''.hack'')]]
* [[Mia (.hack)|Mia (''.hack'')]]
* [[Mia (Dark Tower)|Mia (''Dark Tower'')]]
* [[Mia (Dark Tower)|Mia (''Dark Tower'')]]
* [[Mia Dearden]], a comic book character
* [[Lego_Friends#Characters|Mia, a lead character from ''Lego Friends'']]
* Mia, the titular character from ''[[Mia and Me]]''
* [[Mia Fey]], a ''Phoenix Wright'' character
* [[Emma Stone|Mia]], in the 2016 American film ''[[La La Land (film)|La La Land]]''
* [[List of Rebelde Way characters#Mía Colucci|Mía Colucci]], a character in the Argentine {{lang|es|telenovela Rebelde Way}} (2002–03)
* [[List of Rebelde characters#Mía Colucci|Mía Colucci]], a character in the Mexican {{lang|es|telenovela Rebelde}} (2004–06)
* [[Mia Toretto]], a main character in ''The Fast and The Furious''
* [[Mia Thermopolis]], a main character in ''[[The Princess Diaries (film)|The Princess Diaries]]'' and ''[[The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement]]''
* [[Mia Wallace]], a ''Pulp Fiction'' character
* [[Mia Jones (Degrassi: The Next Generation)|Mia Jones (''Degrassi: The Next Generation'')]], a ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' character
* [[Mia Elliott]], a character on the American soap opera ''Love Is a Many Splendored Thing''
* Mia Ausa, a ''[[Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete#Characters|Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete]]'' character
* Mia St. Clair, an ''[[American Girl]]'' character
* Mia Townsend, a ''[[Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005 video game)|Need for Speed: Most Wanted]]'' character
* Mia, a ''[[List of characters in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance#In Crimea|Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance]]'' character
* Mia, a ''[[List of characters in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance#In Crimea|Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance]]'' character
* Mia, a ''[[Golden Sun (series)|Golden Sun]]'' character
* Mia, a ''[[Golden Sun (series)|Golden Sun]]'' character
* Mia, a mouse, the lead character in ''[[Mia's Big Adventure Collection]]'' educational software series
* Mia, a mouse, the lead character in ''[[Mia's Big Adventure Collection]]'' educational software series
* [[Mia (Two and a Half Men)|Mia (''Two and a Half Men'')]], a character on the television show ''Two and a Half Men''
* [[Mia (Two and a Half Men)|Mia (''Two and a Half Men'')]], a character on the television show ''Two and a Half Men''
* Mia Lewis, a character in the TV series ''[[Californication (TV series)#Main characters|Californication]]''
* Mia Allen, from ''[[List of The Evil Dead characters#Mia Allen|The Evil Dead]]''
* Mia Ausa, a ''[[Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete#Characters|Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete]]'' character
* Baby Mia, Molly's baby sister that first appears in "Bubble Baby!" in the American animated television series ''[[Bubble Guppies]]''.
* [[Mia Dearden]], a comic book character
* Mia Watanabe, a character from ''[[Samurai Power Rangers#Mia Watanabe|Power Rangers Samurai]]''
* [[Mía Colucci]], in the Argentine {{lang|es|telenovela Rebelde Way}} (2002–03)
* Mia Allen, a character from ''[[List of The Evil Dead characters#Mia Allen|The Evil Dead]]''
* [[Mía Colucci]], in the Mexican {{lang|es|telenovela Rebelde}} (2004–06)
* Mia, a character from ''[[Mia and Me]]''
* [[Emma Stone|Mia]], a character in the 2016 American film ''[[La La Land (film)|La La Land]]''
* Mia Dolan, main character in [[La La Land|''La La Land'']], played by [[Emma Stone]]
* [[Mia Elliott]], on the American soap opera ''Love Is a Many Splendored Thing''
* [[Mia Fey]], a ''[[Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney|Phoenix Wright]]'' character
* Mia Hall, main character of novel and film of ''[[If I Stay]]''
* Mia Hall, main character of novel and film of ''[[If I Stay]]''
* Mia Havero, main character and narrator of [[Alexei Panshin]]'s 1968 Nebula Award-winning novel ''[[Rite of Passage (novel)|Rite of Passage]]''
* [[List of Degrassi: The Next Generation characters#Students|Mia Jones]], a ''[[Degrassi: The Next Generation]]'' character
* Mia Lewis, in the TV series ''[[Californication (TV series)#Main characters|Californication]]''
* Mia Rio, in [[Yandere Simulator]]
* Mia St. Clair, an ''[[American Girl]]'' character
* [[Mia Thermopolis]], a main character in ''[[The Princess Diaries (film)|The Princess Diaries]]'' and ''[[The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement]]''
* [[Mia Toretto]], a main character in ''The Fast and The Furious''
* Mia Townsend, a ''[[Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005 video game)|Need for Speed: Most Wanted]]'' character
* [[Mia Wallace]], a ''Pulp Fiction'' character
* Mia Warren, a character in Celeste Ng's 2017 novel ''[[Little Fires Everywhere (novel)|Little Fires Everywhere]]'' and in the [[Little Fires Everywhere (miniseries)|2020 miniseries of the same name]]
* Mia Watanabe, from ''[[Samurai Power Rangers#Mia Watanabe|Power Rangers Samurai]]''
* Mia Karnstein, from [[Code Vein]]
* [[Mia the Kitten]], in the American animated television series ''[[T.O.T.S.]]''
* [[Mia Sutton]], a main character from ''[[Death Note (2017 film)]]''

== See also ==
* {{look from|Mia}}
* [[Pia Mia]] (born 1996), American singer, songwriter, model, and actress
* [[Mia (surname)]]
* [[Mai (Arabic name)|Mai]] unrelated Arabic name.


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Bosnian feminine given names]]
[[Category:Croatian feminine given names]]
[[Category:Czech feminine given names]]
[[Category:Danish feminine given names]]
[[Category:Dutch feminine given names]]
[[Category:English feminine given names]]
[[Category:Filipino feminine given names]]
[[Category:French feminine given names]]
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[[Category:Hungarian feminine given names]]
[[Category:Irish feminine given names]]
[[Category:Italian feminine given names]]
[[Category:Norwegian feminine given names]]
[[Category:Portuguese feminine given names]]
[[Category:Serbian feminine given names]]
[[Category:Slovak feminine given names]]
[[Category:Slovene feminine given names]]
[[Category:Spanish feminine given names]]
[[Category:Swedish feminine given names]]
[[Category:Feminine given names]]
[[Category:Hebrew feminine given names]]
[[Category:Hebrew feminine given names]]
[[Category:Scandinavian feminine given names]]
[[Category:Scandinavian feminine given names]]
[[Category:English-language feminine given names]]

Latest revision as of 08:59, 8 December 2024

For other uses, see Mia (disambiguation).
Mia
Pronunciation/ˈmaɪə/ MY-ə
/ˈmiːə/ MEE-ə
GenderFemale

Mia is a feminine given name.

Long in use as a diminutive of names such as Maria,[1] Mia is recorded as a given name in the United States in the 1960s, and it rose to popularity in the 1990s to 2010s, from rank 316 in 1994 to rank 30 in 2004 and further to rank 6 in 2013–2015.[2] Similarly, it reached rank 7 in Australia as of 2013.[3] In 2022, it was the seventh most popular name given to girls in Canada.[4]

Notable individuals

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Given name

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Hypocoristic

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Pseudonyms

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  • Mia (singer), Lithuanian singer and television presenter
  • Mia Couto, pseudonym of António Emílio Leite Couto, Mozambican novelist
  • Mia Khalifa (born 1993), American media personality and former pornographic actress
  • Mia Martini, pseudonym of Domenica Berté, Italian singer
  • Mia Murano (未亜), Japanese model and actress
  • Mia X, American rapper, singer-songwriter and actress

Fictional characters

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Mia". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  2. ^ "Popularity for the name Mia". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  3. ^ "Australia's 100 most popular baby names". Kidspot. April 2, 2013. Archived from the original on January 10, 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
  4. ^ "Table 17-10-0147-01 First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators (Number)". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
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