Usual Nickname, Unexpected Name--Mia

Mia. At just three letters, it's easily the shortest female name in common usage today. That's probably why, despite it's overwhelming world-wide popularity, it still feels incomplete to many an expectant parent. Originally, Mia was a nickname for Maria, but in modern English (when not used by itself) it's more likely a nickname for the fast-on-the-comeback Amelia.

• Damiana (dah-mee-AH-nah, Italian)--feminine form of Damian
• Demetria (de-MEE-tree-ah, Greek)
• Efimia (eh-FEE-mee-ah, Greek)--"speaks well". Modern form of Euphemia.
• Miela (mee-EL-ah, Esperanto)
• Milena (mee-LEH-nah, Czech, Italian, Polish, Russian)
• Millaray (mee-ah-RYE, Spanish)--from Mapuche, "golden flower"
• Miranda (meer-AN-dah, English)--"wonderful"
• Mireia (mee-RAY-ah, Catalan)
• Miriam (MEE-ree-am, Hebrew)--original form of Mary
• Miruna (mee-ROO-nah, Romanian)
• Miyako (mee-yah-koh, Japanese)--"beautiful night child"
• Noemia (no-EHM-ee-ah, Portuguese)--form of Naomi
• Salomea (sah-lom-EE-ah, Polish)--"peace"