Tia

TEE-ah
Diminutive of names ending -tia
"goddess, godly"

Tia Origin and Meaning

The name Tia is a girl's name of Spanish origin.

A short, bright name which originates as a short form of names including Tiana, and Tatiana. Not as popular as Mia – a plus if you're seeking a short and pretty but less common name. In Spanish and Portuguese tía/tia is a word meaning "aunt". In Haida culture in indigenous Canada, Tia is a goddess of peaceful death.

# 966 in the US

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Famous People Named Tia

  • Tia Carrere (born Althea Rae Janairo)American actress
  • Tia Dashon MowryAmerican actress, twin of sister Tamera Darvette Mowry
  • TiAJapanese singer
  • Tia TexadaAmerican actress
  • Tia Charlaine WalkerAmerican fashion blogger
  • Tia ShortsMiss Maryland USA 2004
  • Tia PaschalAmerican pro basketball player
  • Tia NeivaBrazilian medium
  • Tia LessinAmerican documentary filmmaker
  • Tia Karsinger and contestant on TV's "Indian Idol 5"
  • Tia HellebautBelgian Olympic high jumper
  • Tia FullerAmerican saxophonist
  • Tia Lynn BallardAmerican voice actress
  • Twinkle "Tia" BajpaiIndian actress and singer
  • Tiaancient Egyptian princess of the 19th dynasty
  • TiaClair Toomey, Australian weightlifter and CrossFit Games athlete

Tia in Pop Culture

  • Tia Andrea Landrycharacter on TV's "Sister, Sister;" played by Tia Mowry
  • Tia Bayea main character in "Hold Tight" by Harlan Coben
  • Tia Tamoscharacter in "Does My Head Look Big in This?" by Randa Abdel,Fattah
  • Tia Malonecharacter in movie "Escape to Witch Mountain"
  • Tia Oumicharacter in anime/manga "Zatch Bell!"
  • Tia Russellcharacter from the film "Uncle Buck"
  • Tiacharacter in the French animated series "Galactik Football"
  • Tia Dalmamystic Caribbean soothsayer from the Pirates of the Caribbean film series
  • Portia "Tia" HalstonCain, character in Elise Noble's Blackwood Security series
  • Tiafashion doll made by Mattel