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Where does “Mia” come from?

Mia (Danish) comes from Danish Maria, from Latin Marīa, from Ancient Greek Μαρία, from Hebrew מִרְיָם, from Aramaic מרים, from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם.

Ancestry of “Mia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishMaria—
2LatinMarīa—
3Ancient GreekΜαρία—
4Hebrewמִרְיָם—
5Aramaicמריםbitter
6Biblical Hebrewמִרְיָם—
Every word from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם →