Given name

Viia

Viia is a feminine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Estonian.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Viia comes from Ancient Greek.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Viia’s family of names

In Estonian usage, Viia shares a linguistic root with the English form Sophia. In Estonian usage, Viia has a related form in VIIU. In Estonian usage, Viia has a conventional equivalent in the English form Sophia.

Walk Viia’s family in the name graph

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Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Around the world

Viia has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.

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3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Dots on the border stand for languages further away. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 2

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

Similar names

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Ancient Greek

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Ancient Greek

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Ancient Greek

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Ancient Greek

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Ancient Greek

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Ancient Greek · Modern

Grecia

Grecia is a feminine given name from Latin, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Spanish.

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Ancient Greek

Itys

Itys is a given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Latin.

No U.S. birth series

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Ancient Greek

Myrrha

Myrrha is a given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Latin.

No U.S. birth series

22% boys · 78% girls

Sibling ideas

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