Nia (given name)

Nia is a given name which appears in many cultures.

In Bulgaria, it is a short form of the feminine name Evgenia.[1] It is an English 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] It is also used in Welsh short form of the feminine given name Niamh, from the Old Irish name meaning "bright" used in Wales.[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] It is also a short form of names ending in "nia" such as Antonia.