Given name

Piia

“one who is pious”·“from the land of ice”

In Finnish use, Piia has a related form in Pia. Interpretations include “one who is pious” and “from the land of ice”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.

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Meaning & origin

What it means

In Finnish use, Piia has a related form in Pia. Interpretations include “one who is pious” and “from the land of ice”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.

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Where it comes from

In Finnish use, Piia has a related form in Pia. A possible origin is Latin, although the derivation remains uncertain.

Explained through its name family

How it developed

In Finnish usage, Piia developed from Pius.

Piia’s family of names

In Finnish usage, Piia shares a linguistic root with the Danish form Pia. In Greenlandic usage, Piia was borrowed from the Danish form Beate. In Finnish usage, Piia has a related form in Pia.

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Piia has relatives in 6 languages.

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Nicknames & forms 2

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Across languages 3

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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