Malay Names · Boy
Zia name meaning
“light; radiance”
- Letters
- 3
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- Z
- Origin
- Arabic
- Category
- Malay Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Arabic scriptضياء
- Devanagari scriptजिया
1
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Zia
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Zia is a boy's name from Arabic meaning 'light' or 'radiance'.
What does Zia mean?
About the name Zia
Zia is a Malay-style spelling of the Arabic name Diya' (ضياء), a noun meaning light or radiance, from the root ض و ء. Ziya and Ziyaa are other common spellings.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic |
| Root | ض و ء · ḍ-w-ʾ |
| Syllables | Zi-a |
| First letter | Malay Names starting with Z |
| Arabic script | ضياء |
|---|---|
| Devanagari script | जिया |
Sources
- Wiktionary: ضياء · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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