Nia (given name)


Nia is traditionally a masculine given name with several derivations and uses of the name, including at least three Irish Kings. Most famous is Nia Segamain, son of Adamair, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland. He took power after killing his predecessor, Conall Collamrach. Geoffrey Keating says his mother was the presumed woodland goddess Flidais of the Tuatha Dé Danann https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nia_Segamain
Nia is also a Bulgarian short form of the feminine name Evgenia used in Bulgaria. 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. It is also used in Welsh short form of the feminine given name Niamh, from the Old Irish name meaning "bright" used in Wales. It is also and 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, meaning "purpose".
Nia is a popular name in Georgia. It is also a short form of names ending in "nia" such as Antonia.

Given name