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The name Mia is #5 on the list of top 100 cool baby girl names in the baby name book "Cool Names" by Pamela Redmond Satran and Linda Rosenkrantz.

In my experience people sometimes mispronounce Mia as MY-ah.

I think pronouncing Mia as MY-ah is a lot nicer, I prefer it, although pronouncing it MEE-a is lovely too.

Personal experiences with the name Mia: | Edit

People have always complimented and taken towards my name. I love it, it was easy to learn to write as child, and suitable for any age.

I am Mea and it came from my initials, Mary Ellen A. I love the variation, no one else ever had it spelled this way

Nicknames for Mia: | Edit

Mi, MiMi

Meanings and history of the name Mia: | Edit

In Italian, Mia translates to 'mine' or 'my own'.

Famous real-life people named Mia: | Edit

Mia Farrow, actress
Mia Hamm, soccer player
Mia Tyler, model, daughter of Steven Tyler of Aerosmith
Mia Kirshner, Canadian actress (The L Word)
Mia Michaels, SYTYCD USA choreographer
Mia Sara, actress (Legend, Ferris Bueller)
Mia Talerico, actress
Mia Aegerter, Swiss pop singer and actor
Mia Hagman, Finnish breaststroke swimmer
Mia Rose, English/Portuguese singer-songwriter
Mia Rose, American pornographic actress
Mia Strömmer, Finnish hammer thrower
Mia Wasikowska, Australian actress
Mia Zapata, American musician

Mia in song, story & screen: | Edit

Mia Jones, character on the TV series Degrassi: The Next Generation
Mia Thermopolis (short for Amelia), the main character in the Princess Diaries books and movies
Mia Lewis, the 16-year-old who sleeps with Hank Moody and steals his manuscript on the television show Californication
"Mia" is the name of an Aerosmith song written for Steven Tyler's daughter, Mia Tyler.
Mia Wallace, the wife of Marsellus Wallace in the movie "Pulp Fiction."