"Chia" meaning in English

See Chia in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Chias [plural], Cheah [alternative], Sia [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from either Hokkien 謝 /谢 (Chiā) or Teochew 謝 /谢 (zia⁷). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nan-hbl|謝|tr=Chiā}} Hokkien 謝 /谢 (Chiā), {{sup|7}} ⁷, {{bor|en|nan-tws|謝|tr=zia⁷}} Teochew 謝 /谢 (zia⁷) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Chias}} Chia (plural Chias)
  1. (Singapore, Malaysia) A surname from Hokkien. Tags: Malaysia, Singapore
    Sense id: en-Chia-en-name-PM0aHIuI Categories (other): English surnames, Malaysian English, Singapore English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 46 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 43 43 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 45 9
  2. (Singapore, Malaysia) A surname from Teochew. Tags: Malaysia, Singapore
    Sense id: en-Chia-en-name-PSqGv3dR Categories (other): English surnames, Malaysian English, Singapore English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 46 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 43 43 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 45 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Forms: Chias [plural]
Etymology: Variant of Lucia Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Chias}} Chia (plural Chias)
  1. A female given name.
    Sense id: en-Chia-en-name-b1svBRzJ Categories (other): English female given names, English given names, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 43 43 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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