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Mia (Hebrew: מיה) is a feminine name. It is of Hebrew Latin and Scandinavian origin. The earliest known reference was to the short form of Miriam (מִרְיָם) an ancient female Hebrew name. Bearing in mind that many Levite names are Egyptian it might be derived from an Egyptian word myr which means beloved. The name has subsequently come to be associated with the Italian word mia meaning mine and also recognized as a derivation from the Slavic word mila meaning “dear darling”.