Mia at a glance
- Meaning
- “uncertain, perhaps beloved or bitter”
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Pronunciation
- MEE-uh
- Other forms
- Mya, Miah, Maria
Where the name Mia comes from
Mia began as a short form of Maria, the Latin form of Mary, in Scandinavia, Germany and the Netherlands. In Italian and Spanish it is also the word for “mine”, which many parents like. It has been one of the most popular girls’ names in the US and UK in the 21st century.
Famous people named Mia
- Mia Hamm (footballer)