"Miah" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Anglicized from Bengali মিঞা (mĩa /⁠mĩa⁠/), itself borrowed from Classical Persian میان (miyān). Doublet of Miya. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|bn|মিঞা|ts=mĩa}} Bengali মিঞা (mĩa /⁠mĩa⁠/), {{der|en|fa-cls|میان|tr=miyān}} Classical Persian میان (miyān), {{doublet|en|Miya}} Doublet of Miya Head templates: {{en-prop}} Miah
  1. A South Asian honorific for a Muslim man, which has also become a surname in the West.
    Sense id: en-Miah-en-name-fr70YHyP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: Modern usage, probably a variant of Mia. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Mia}} Mia Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Miah
  1. A female given name. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names
    Sense id: en-Miah-en-name-b1svBRzJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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