Adia (name)

Adia is a Swahili girl's name meaning "gift".^[1]^[2]

People

Adia Chan Indonesian-born Hong Kong actress, singer, model
A'dia Mathies (1991) American professional basketball player
Adia Barnes (1977) American women's basketball coach
Adia, child in the song Adia by Sarah McLachlan

References

↑ Teresa Norman The African-American Baby Name Book 1998 0425159396 p.178 "From the traditional Swahili name Adia to the musical-sounding Zeleka"
↑ The Complete Idiot's Guide to 40,000 Baby Names, 2nd Edition Marcia Layton Turner - 2009 1101014490 "Adia (Swahili) Gift."

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