Gia (name)

Gia
Pronunciation	GEE ah
Gender	female
Origin
Word/name	English
Meaning	God is Gracious

Gia is a most likely English female name,^[1] used as short for the Italian name Gianna (English Jane).

People named Gia

• Gia Allemand (1983–2013), model
• Gia Carangi (1960–1986), model
• Gia Carides (born 1974), Australian actress
• Gia Ciambotti, American singer
• Gia Darling (born 1977), transsexual adult film actress
• Gia Farrell (born 1989), American singer
• Gia Giudice, a reality show personality on the reality show Real Housewives of New Jersey
• Gia Johnson (born 1986), model
• Gia Long (1762–1820), Vietnamese Emperor
• Gia Maione, American singer and widow of singer Louis Prima
• Gia Mantegna, American actress and daughter of actor Joe Mantegna
• Gia Milinovich, TV presenter
• Gia Scala (1934–1972), English-American actress of Italian-Irish descent
• Gia Ventola, fashion designer

Fictional people named Gia

• Gia Campbell, former character in the soap opera General Hospital
• Gia Goodman, minor character in the television show Veronica Mars
• Gia Mahan, secondary character in the television show Full House
• Gia Moran, a character in the television show Power Rangers Megaforce
• Gia the Jaguar, a character in the third Madagascar film, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

Popularity

As a baby name it is the 730th most popular name in the U.S.

References

1. Even though this name does originate from Italian Gianna, it is not used as a given name in Italy and seems to be simply a short form of the name in English (from English pronunciation /ˈdʒiɑːnə/, different from Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒanna]).