The story behind Jiyā
Borrowed from Arabic ضِيَاء (ḍiyāʔ, “radiance”).
Pronunciation
Hindi; Hindi; Standard: /d͡ʒɪ.jɑː/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Hindi; Hindi; Standard: [d͡ʒi.jäː]
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Names Similar to Jiyā
Leya
Borrowed from Turkish Leya and Arabic لَيْيَا (layyā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Rza
Borrowed from Arabic رِضَا (riḍā).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Şəhla
Borrowed from Arabic شَهْلَاء (šahlāʔ), feminine singular of أَشْهَل (ʔašhal).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Jaya
Borrowed from Sanskrit जय (jaya, literally “victory”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Jayā
From जय (jaya).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends Ā
- same syllable count
- similar length
Jooa
From Biblical Hebrew יוֹאָשׁ (Yō’āš), as a given name since the late 20th century.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Jiyā
Barack
Anglicized spelling, used by Luo speakers, of Barak, ostensibly as an Old Testament name. A cognate of the biblical Baruch.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends K
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Barak
From Hebrew בָּרָק (“lightning”). From Arabic بَارَك (bārak, “he who is blessed”). Cognate with the biblical name Baruch of Hebrew origin. The usage of the root ب ر ك (b r k)…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends K
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Barrack
Variant of Barack.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends K
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Jiyā
Abacar
Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو بَكْر (ʔabū bakr, literally “father of a young camel; father of a person named Bakr”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abaz
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عباس (ʼabbas), from Arabic عَبَّاس (ʕabbās, literally “frowning; lion”). For the final /z/ compare abanoz. Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عباس…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abbas
From Arabic عَبَّاس (ʕabbās, “one who frowns a lot; untamed lion”), from عَبَسَ (ʕabasa, “to frown”), the title of the eightieth sura of the Qur'an. From Arabic عَبَّاس (ʕabbās).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length