So my husband and I are looking for a baby girl name and I like bia which means force/energy in Greek. Issue is the name is usually short for some other name in his (Pakistani) culture. We’re looking for a non-religious name that is easy to pronounce back home in states as well.
Posted Nov 8, 2022, 4:44 AM UTC
My first thought was Bianca!
Bria?
Means food in Irish.
If I saw Bia, I’d think you meant short for bitch.
Bea would be a better spelling.
I knew a lovely girl Bea who pronounced her name the same way. No issues, hello from Canada :)
I love the name and the way you spelled it. someone above though said it denotes violence in Greek so now I am back to square one with names.
I think the different spelling makes it fine, and Bea is quite common nickname. People get through life just fine as Bea!
I know a Beatrice who goes by Bia. It would also work for Beatrix. Briana maybe? Bridget? To me Bia works alone too though.
Pia :)
Sabia- The Irish meaning is “sweet “ Sabina
Hi, just wanted to let you know - “bia” in Greek means violence. Used in the Greek phrases for domestic violence, violence against women, etc. I’d suggest thinking of it as a nickname for an unrelated name, rather than a name on its own.
Oh! Thank you so much for letting me know. We really didn’t know this and were going off the definition google gave us.