Pia

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pia"

English

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Pia

1. A female given name from Latin.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Pia

2. A town and commune of the Pyrénées-Orientales department, Occitanie, France, historically part of Northern Catalonia.

Cebuano

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Pia

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

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations: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

• [1] 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/

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Proper noun

Pia f

1. a female given name

Finnish

Etymology

Variant of Piia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpi(ː)ɑ/, [ˈpi(ː)ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -iɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Pi‧a

Proper noun

Pia

1. a female given name

Declension

Inflection of Pia (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Pia	Piat
genitive		Pian	Piojen
partitive		Piaa	Pioja
illative		Piaan	Pioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Pia	Piat
accusative	nom.	Pia	Piat
	gen.	Pian
genitive		Pian	Piojen Piain rare
partitive		Piaa	Pioja
inessive		Piassa	Pioissa
elative		Piasta	Pioista
illative		Piaan	Pioihin
adessive		Pialla	Pioilla
ablative		Pialta	Pioilta
allative		Pialle	Pioille
essive		Piana	Pioina
translative		Piaksi	Pioiksi
abessive		Piatta	Pioitta
instructive		—	Pioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Pia (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Piani Piani accusative nom. Piani Piani gen. Piani genitive Piani Piojeni Piaini rare partitive Piaani Piojani inessive Piassani Pioissani elative Piastani Pioistani illative Piaani Pioihini adessive Piallani Pioillani ablative Pialtani Pioiltani allative Pialleni Pioilleni essive Pianani Pioinani translative Piakseni Pioikseni abessive Piattani Pioittani instructive — — comitative — Pioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Piasi Piasi accusative nom. Piasi Piasi gen. Piasi genitive Piasi Piojesi Piaisi rare partitive Piaasi Piojasi inessive Piassasi Pioissasi elative Piastasi Pioistasi illative Piaasi Pioihisi adessive Piallasi Pioillasi ablative Pialtasi Pioiltasi allative Piallesi Pioillesi essive Pianasi Pioinasi translative Piaksesi Pioiksesi abessive Piattasi Pioittasi instructive — — comitative — Pioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Piamme Piamme accusative nom. Piamme Piamme gen. Piamme genitive Piamme Piojemme Piaimme rare partitive Piaamme Piojamme inessive Piassamme Pioissamme elative Piastamme Pioistamme illative Piaamme Pioihimme adessive Piallamme Pioillamme ablative Pialtamme Pioiltamme allative Piallemme Pioillemme essive Pianamme Pioinamme translative Piaksemme Pioiksemme abessive Piattamme Pioittamme instructive — — comitative — Pioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Pianne Pianne accusative nom. Pianne Pianne gen. Pianne genitive Pianne Piojenne Piainne rare partitive Piaanne Piojanne inessive Piassanne Pioissanne elative Piastanne Pioistanne illative Piaanne Pioihinne adessive Piallanne Pioillanne ablative Pialtanne Pioiltanne allative Piallenne Pioillenne essive Piananne Pioinanne translative Piaksenne Pioiksenne abessive Piattanne Pioittanne instructive — — comitative — Pioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Piansa Piansa accusative nom. Piansa Piansa gen. Piansa genitive Piansa Piojensa Piainsa rare partitive Piaansa Piojaan Piojansa inessive Piassaan Piassansa Pioissaan Pioissansa elative Piastaan Piastansa Pioistaan Pioistansa illative Piaansa Pioihinsa adessive Piallaan Piallansa Pioillaan Pioillansa ablative Pialtaan Pialtansa Pioiltaan Pioiltansa allative Pialleen Piallensa Pioilleen Pioillensa essive Pianaan Pianansa Pioinaan Pioinansa translative Piakseen Piaksensa Pioikseen Pioiksensa abessive Piattaan Piattansa Pioittaan Pioittansa instructive — — comitative — Pioineen Pioinensa

Statistics

• Pia is the 62^nd most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 11,016 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,232 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpiːa]

• Audio (Austria):

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• Hyphenation: Pi‧a

Proper noun

Pia

1. a female given name, popular recently

Norwegian

Etymology

Latin Pius.

Proper noun

Pia

1. a female given name used in the twentieth century

Swedish

Etymology

Latin Pius.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Pia c (genitive Pias)

1. a female given name popular in the twentieth century