Mia
Gender: F
Origin of Mia: Italian; or short form of Maria
Meaning of Mia: "mine; bitter"
Mia's Popularity in 2011: #9
Mia is an appealingly unfussy multicultural name that has enjoyed a meteoric rise up the charts and is firmly in the Top 10. Kate Winslet is the mother of Mia Honey.
We see Mia as the daughter of Nina, or maybe Maya, and the granddaughter of Mary: a name that has something for nearly everyone. It works for the parent who wants a name that is simple and modern, and for the parent who wants a name with genuine depth given that it springs from Maria. Mia sidesteps all the curlicues and ruffles attached to names like Isabella and Olivia, yet it's distinctly feminine.
And in some ways, Mia doesn't feel as trendy as its popularity standing might indicate. It's almost a non-name name, likable yet not really stand-out, a compromise choice for a lot of parents.
That may be what a lot of parents love about it, or it may make you want to keep looking. A wide range of rhyming names are less popular: Leah, Tea, Thea, Gia, Nia, Pia. Or why not go back to the original Maria? You can even use Mia as a nickname (Mia Farrow was born Maria), but you have something more substantial to back it up.
Mea, Meah, Meea, Meeah, Meeya, Meya, Miah, Miya, Miyah
People who liked Mia also like:
Charlotte, Isabella, Lila, Matilda, Willow, Henry, Oliver
