THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Pia
Pia is recorded as a female given name in Cebuano. The source gives a linguistic connection through Latin, specifically the form Pia. Quoted root glosses describe elements in the etymology, not an automatic translation of the complete personal name.
Pronunciation & syllables
A dictionary pronunciation or syllable division has not been verified for this exact spelling. Use the synthetic reading as a starting point and confirm the intended pronunciation with the family.
Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
CebuanoEtymology & source
From Latin Pia, feminine form of the papal name Pius, from pius (“pious”).
a female given name from Latin
EnglishEtymology & source
A female given name from Latin.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Source accounts remain in their original English; editorial summaries and filters are adapted. Attribution and downloads
People with the name Pia
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Pia Arcangel
Filipino broadcast journalist
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Pia Guanio
Filipino actress
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Public-record transcription
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eligible source records · 2001
This spelling is reported in an openly licensed transcription of elected-candidate records. This is a record count, not a birth count or national popularity measure.
OpenHalalan / COMELEC ↗Wikidata
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distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Pia Guanio, Pia Arcangel
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Pia in the birth records
Exact spelling, stated year, published top-ten tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Available publications: 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. No 2021 count is inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Pia
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Pía♀Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
- Pina♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Pio♂Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
- Pío♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Pilar♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Pilo♂Short form of Teofilo
- Pino♂Short form of Josefino
- Pichay♂Short form of Richard
What rhymes with Pia?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Explore Pia further
Follow the sources
- OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)
Source-reported given-name form in a row with a separate explicit middle initial; ODbL-1.0.
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.
- Wikidata given-name item Q2300138 — Pia (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Pia Guanio (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q2300138 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wikidata — Pia Arcangel (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q2300138 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Pia (Cebuano) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Wiktionary contributors — Pia (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.