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ETYMOLOGY: Mia is pronounced MEE-ah. This is a name with many meanings.
In Italian and Spanish it is a possessive form, possibly due to a the phrase "cara mia" where mia means "my", however, it is also a variation of Maria which mean wished for child or rebellion. Yet, it is also a Danish and Swedish pet name for Maria that means beloved. While in Hebrew it means uncertain.

ORIGIN & HISTORY: The specific origin of Mia is unknown, however, it is thought to be of Hebrew, Latin, or Scandinavian in origin. In Hebrew Mia is the feminine abbreviation of Michael. The original name is to believed to be Miriam, sister to Moses and Aaron. Miriam means whishing for a child. Mia in Latin and Scandinavian is thought to be a form of Maria and Mary.

POPULARITY: The name Mia first appeared in the United States Social Security Administration in the 1960's and the popularity of the name continues to grow. In 2006 0.576 % of those that applied for a social security card where named Mia. In my opinion the increase in popularity is due to popular figures such as Mia Hamm and in the Latino communities because of Mia Colucci.

FASCINATING FACTS:

Artists: Peter Frampton
Title: Mia Rose

Written by: Michael Pacholek
Parody song title: Carry Mia

Artists: Aerosmith
Title: Mia

Mia - Dice game that does not involve gambling.

NAMESAKES:

Mia Wallace - Character in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction who was played by Uma Thurman.

Mia Fey - Fictional character from the Ace Attorney series of video games by Capcom.

Mia Thermopolis - The main character in Meg Cabot's " The Princess Diaries."

Mia Colucci - Character in a Mexican telenovela that features many different plots that are often put on hold for several episodes leaving viewers in suspense.

FAMOUS PERSONS:
Mia Begovic - January 11 1963 to present
She debuted in the Croatian National Theatre and has since stared in over 50 plays, 20 major films, and several television shows.

Mia Corak Slavenska - February 20, 1916 - October 5, 2002
American ballerina of Yugoslavian extraction.

Mia Hamm - March 17, 1972 to present
At the age of 15 Mia became the youngest woman ever to make the U.S. national soccer team and in 2007 she was elected to the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame.

Mia de Lourdes Villiers -Farrow - February 9, 1945 to present.
Although Mia debuted in 1959 but her final break through was when she meet Woody Allen. Currently a representative of the United Nations Children's Fund and UNICEF.

Mia Sarapocciello- June 19, 1967 to present
Mia best known for playing Ferris Buellers girlfriend and Jean-Claude Van Damme's wife in Timecop.

Mia Backman - November 17, 1877 - March 26, 1958
Mia was an actress who preformed in comedy, drama, romance, and a short.

Mia Kirshner - January 25, 1975 to present
Canadian actress who broke into film in 1993, when she starred Cadillac Girls.

Mia Rosales-St. John - June 24, 1967 to present
Who is also known as Mia the Knockout St. John, because she is the IFBA Lightweight Champion of the World.

Mia Tyler - Mia was born Mia Abagale Tallarico on December 22, 1978.
She is the daughter of Aerosmith's lead singer Steven Tyler and is a well-known plus-sized model.

Mia Korf - 1965 to present
In 1991 she would be cast as the original Blair Cramer on One Life to Live, after leaving she would be referred to as "the Asian Blair."

NAME VARIANTS:

Miia - is the Finnish form of Mia.
My - Swedish pet name of Maria, which means beloved.
Mea - Greek Orthodox form, which means my only one.

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