Mia - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Mia \mia\ is pronounced MEE-ah. It is of Israeli, Latin and Scandinavian origin. In Israeli, feminine short form of Michal. In Latin and Scandinavian, a short form of Maria. See also Miya. Made famous by actress Mia Farrow. Soccer player Mia Hamm, model Mia Tyler.

Mia has 2 variant forms: Mea and Meya.

For more information, see also related names Mary, Nia and Michelle.

Baby names that sound like Mia are Maia, Mya, Moia and Miah.

Mia is a very popular female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Mia. Click here to compare Mia with related baby names.