English word origin

Etymology of Mia

A German, Dutch and North Germanic diminutive of Maria.

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Source etymology 1

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name

A female given name from German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, or Danish.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

A German, Dutch and North Germanic diminutive of Maria.

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Source etymology 2

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name

A surname from Bengali.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Bengali মিয়া (miẏa). This surname is mostly found in Bengal.

Relationships mentioned by the source

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Borrowed-form mentionমিঞাbn

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Machine-source provenance

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