Meaning and Origin
What does the name Meia mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
Origin and Meaning of Meia
User Submitted Origins
German
40%
Thai
20%
Islamic/Muslim
13%
English
13%
Scandinavian
7%
Egyptian
7%
User Submitted Meanings
- According to a user from Oklahoma, U.S., the name Meia means "Mine".
International Interest
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Wiktionary
From Old Portuguese meya, from Latin media, feminine of medius (“middle; half”), from Proto-Indo-European *medʰyo- (“between”).
- sock (covering for the foot; originally short form of meia-calça)
- Synonyms: carpim (Rio Grande do Sul), peúga (Portugal)
- (Brazil) Short for meia-entrada. (a ticket sold for half its normal price, as required by law, for students and children)
- Synonym: meia-entrada
- (Portugal, historical) obsolete unit of measure for liquids, equivalent to six pints
- (when reading a time) half past (short form of meia hora)
- O evento termina às três e .
- The event ends at three.
See the etymology of the main entry.
- (soccer) midfielder
- Synonym: meio-campista