Zia

dee-YA; ZEE-uh

Arabic, Hebrew

"splendour, light, glow; shaking, trembling"

Zia Origin and Meaning

The name Zia is a boy's name of Arabic, Hebrew origin meaning "splendour, light, glow; shaking, trembling".

A succinct variation of Ziya, Zia is an Arabic boy name, with a glowing meaning, also used as the Urdu and Bengali transcription. Notable bearers of the name include Bangaledeshi politician Ziaur Rahman (also known as Zia-ur-Rahman), scholar Zia Uddin, and former president of Pakistan, Zia-ul-Haq.

Zia (said as ZEE-uh) also appears in the Bible, borne by a minor character and a descendant of Gad, the founder of one of the Twelve Tribes of Israel. In this context, it may mean "trembling, shaking".

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The name Zia in Pop Culture

• Has been used as a first name in Britain since the sixties but is likely to be mistaken for a girl's name
• Zia central character in the indie black comedy "Wristcutters: A Love Story" (2006), which was based on a short story by Israeli writer Etgar Keret