Gia (name)

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

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

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

↑ 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]).

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