Pia

From Latin Pia, feminine form of the papal name Pius, from pius (“pious”).

Pia

1. a female given name from Latin
2. a surname from Latin

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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.

Pia

1. a female given name

• 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.

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈpi.aː/

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Pia f

1. a female given name

• IPA^(key): [ˈpiːa]

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• Hyphenation: Pi‧a

Pia

1. a female given name, popular recently

Latin Pius.

Pia

1. a female given name used in the twentieth century

Latin Pius.

Pia c (genitive Pias)

1. a female given name popular in the twentieth century