Pia

See also: pia, PIA, piá, pía, Pià, Pîa, pi'a, and Appendix:Variations of "pia"

Danish

Etymology

From Latin Pia, feminine form of the papal name Pius, Latin pius "pious". By folk etymology associated with Scandinavian type nicknames like Mia, Moa, Thea, etc. Taken up as a given name in the 20th century. Cognate with Finnish Piia.

Proper noun

Pia

  1. A female given name.

References

  • Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 29 411 females with the given name Pia have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on 19 May, 2011.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pia (“pious, dutiful”), feminine of pius.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpi.aː/
  • Audio(file)

Proper noun

Pia f

  1. A female given name.

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpiːa]
  • Audio (Austria)(file)
  • Hyphenation: Pi‧a

Proper noun

Pia

  1. A female given name recently popular.

Norwegian

Etymology

Latin Pius.

Proper noun

Pia

  1. A female given name used in the twentieth century.

Swedish

Etymology

Latin Pius.

Proper noun

Pia c (genitive Pias)

  1. A female given name popular in the twentieth century.
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