Zia

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UK/ˈziː.ə/US/ˈzi.ə/

proper noun

A male given name from Arabic popular among Muslims.

OriginArabic ضِيَاء →
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Meanings

Zia1

proper noun
  1. A male given name from Arabic popular among Muslims.
  2. A Papuan language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
  3. Shanghainese romanization of the Chinese surname romanized as Xie in Mandarin.

Zia2

adjectiveZia (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to the Zia Pueblo people, culture, or the variety of Keres they speak.
nounZia (countable and uncountable, plural Zia or Zias)

plural Zias

  1. collectivecountablein pluraluncountableA federally recognized tribe of Keres-speaking Pueblo people in Sandoval County, New Mexico, known for their pottery and use of the sun symbol.
  2. countableAn individual member of this tribe.
proper noun
  1. The pueblo inhabited by these people.

Origin

Zia · proper noun

  1. Arabicضِيَاء“light”
  2. EnglishZia

Borrowed from Arabic ضِيَاء (ḍiyāʔ, “light”) via Spanish.

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Zia · adjective, noun, proper noun

  1. Eastern KeresTsi'ya
  2. SpanishZía
  3. EnglishZia

Likely borrowed from Spanish Zía, from Eastern Keres Tsi'ya.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Zia

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Anagrams

Izazai
Cite this entry
APA

Zia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zia

MLA

“Zia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zia. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Zia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zia.

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