Nia (given name)

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Nia is a given name which appears in many cultures.

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In Bulgaria, it is a short form of the feminine name Evgenia. [1]

In English it is a short form of the feminine given name Antonia used in Mexico, the United States, most of Canada, Guyana, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines, Peninsular Malaysia, India, Pakistan, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Namibia, South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Cameroon, and Nigeria. [2]

In Wales it is used as a feminine given name deriving from the Old Irish name Niamh, meaning "bright". [3]

It is also an Afro-Asiatic name of Swahili origins used in the East African nations of Egypt, Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Somaliland, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Comoros, Mayotte, and Madagascar, [4] meaning "purpose". [5]

Nia (Georgian: ნია) is a popular name in Georgia. [6] [ citation needed ]

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References

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  3. "Nia". Name-doctor.com. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
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  5. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Nia - Behind the Name".
  6. "Პოპულარული სახელები საქართველოში 2012".