MIA  

Gender: F
Origin: Italian
Meaning: "bitter"

Popularity in 2008: #14

Appealingly unfussy multicultural name that's enjoyed a meteoric rise up the charts -- it's Number 14. Kate Winslet is the mother of Mia Honey.

Variations:
Miah, Meeya, Meya, Meeah, Meah, Meea, Miyah, Miya, Mea

People who like Mia also like:

Charlotte, Isabella, Lila, Matilda, Willow, Henry, Oliver

Mia is being discussed in our message boards:

• isla
• A thought
• Yaaaay! A family,you have always dreamed of!
• name help... emily or mia?
• narrowing my list...need help

Read Nameberry blog posts about Mia:

• SCOTTISH BABY NAMES: What's 'in' in Inverness?
• MIDDLE NAMES: THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX
• HELLO DOLLY: Names from the Doll World
• CAREFUL, KAL-EL; WATCH OUT WHIZDOM!
• AUSTRALIAN BABY NAMES: Digging Up Names From Down Under