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Mia


Gender: Feminine
Language
: Danish and Swedish, or Italian
Etymology:
Mia is either:
1. A Danish or Swedish diminutive form of Maria, the Latin form of Mary.
-or-
2. An Italian vocabulary word meaning “Mine.”

History:
Mia, either an Danish, Swedish, or Italian nickname, did not become well known until the sixties, when actress Mia Farrow (whose first name was Maria)was beginning her career.

Pronunciation: mee-ah.

Alternates: Miah, Mya, Myah.

See also: Mya.

Famous Bearers:
Educators, Scholars, and Social Workers:
Mia Pringle (1920-1983)
American educational psychologist.

Singers and Entertainers:
Mia Farrow (Maria de Lourdes Villiers Farrow) (1945-)
American actress.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.014 % named Mia


Popularity of Mia:
Popularity (for newborns)
:
In the United States...
1900-1960: N/A
1960-1970: 500th most popular.
1970-1980: 485th most popular.
1980-1990: 403rd most popular.
1990: 353rd most popular.
1991: 343rd most popular.
1992: 338th most popular.
1993: 335th most popular.
1994: 320th most popular.
1995: 259th most popular.
1996: 180th most popular.
1997: 130th most popular.
1998: 134th most popular.
1999: 122nd most popular.
2000: 94th most popular.
2001: 77th most popular.
2002: 42nd most popular.
2003: 35th most popular.

In Ireland...
1999: N/A
2000: 104th most popular.
2001: 73rd most popular.
2002: 47th most popular.
2003: 44th most popular.


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