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'''Zia''' (also spelled '''Ziya''', '''Ḍiya ''', '''Dia''' or '''Diya''', {{lang-ar|ضياء}}) is a name of Arabic origin meaning "light". |
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People with the name include: |
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===Given name=== |
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*[[Zia Mohiuddin Dagar]] (1929–1990), popularly known as Z. M. Dagar, Indian musician |
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*[[Dia Abdul Zahra Kadim]], Iraqi Shiite leader |
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*[[Zia Inayat-Khan]], (aka Pir Zia), spiritual leader of the Sufi Order International |
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*[[Zia Mahmood]], (born 1946), Pakistani contract bridge player |
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*[[Zia McCabe]], (born 1975), American musician and founding member of The Dandy Warhols |
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*[[Zia Mian]], Pakistani physicist and nuclear expert |
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*[[Zia Mody]], Indian legal consultant and businesswoman |
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*[[Zia Mohyeddin]] (born 1933), Pakistani actor |
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*[[Zia Ul Shah]], citizen of Pakistan held by the United States in Guantanamo |
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*[[Ziya Tong]], Canadian television host |
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===Surname=== |
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*[[Caleb K. Zia]], Chinese American educator |
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*[[Helen Zia]] (born 1952), American journalist |
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*[[Junaid Zia]] (born 1983), Pakistani cricketer |
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*[[Khaleda Zia]], former Prime Minister of Bangladesh |
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*[[Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq]], former President of Pakistan |
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*[[Sameer Zia]] (born 1981), sportsman from the United Arab Emirates |
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===Known as=== |
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*[[Anastasia de Torby]] (1892–1977), also known as Lady Zia Wernher, Russian aristocrat. |
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*[[Park Ji-a]] (born 1972), South Korean actress also known as Zia |
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===Fictional characters=== |
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*Zia, a character in the animated television series ''[[The Mysterious Cities of Gold]]'' |
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*Zia, a character in [[The Red Pyramid (novel)|''The Red Pyramid'' novel]] |
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*Zia, the main character in the film ''[[Wristcutters: A Love Story]]'' |
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*Zia, a character in the video game [[Bastion (video game)|Bastion]] |
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*Dr. Zia Rodriguez, a character in the film ''[[Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom]]'' |
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[[Category:Arabic unisex given names]] |
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[[Category:Pakistani masculine given names]] |
Revision as of 04:50, 30 January 2019
Zia (also spelled Ziya, Ḍiya , Dia or Diya, Template:Lang-ar) is a name of Arabic origin meaning "light".
People with the name include:
Given name
- Zia Mohiuddin Dagar (1929–1990), popularly known as Z. M. Dagar, Indian musician
- Dia Abdul Zahra Kadim, Iraqi Shiite leader
- Zia Inayat-Khan, (aka Pir Zia), spiritual leader of the Sufi Order International
- Zia Mahmood, (born 1946), Pakistani contract bridge player
- Zia McCabe, (born 1975), American musician and founding member of The Dandy Warhols
- Zia Mian, Pakistani physicist and nuclear expert
- Zia Mody, Indian legal consultant and businesswoman
- Zia Mohyeddin (born 1933), Pakistani actor
- Zia Ul Shah, citizen of Pakistan held by the United States in Guantanamo
- Ziya Tong, Canadian television host
Surname
- Caleb K. Zia, Chinese American educator
- Helen Zia (born 1952), American journalist
- Junaid Zia (born 1983), Pakistani cricketer
- Khaleda Zia, former Prime Minister of Bangladesh
- Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, former President of Pakistan
- Sameer Zia (born 1981), sportsman from the United Arab Emirates
Known as
- Anastasia de Torby (1892–1977), also known as Lady Zia Wernher, Russian aristocrat.
- Park Ji-a (born 1972), South Korean actress also known as Zia
Fictional characters
- Zia, a character in the animated television series The Mysterious Cities of Gold
- Zia, a character in The Red Pyramid novel
- Zia, the main character in the film Wristcutters: A Love Story
- Zia, a character in the video game Bastion
- Dr. Zia Rodriguez, a character in the film Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom