Aria
Aria is a girl name of Italian / Hebrew origin, ranked #3 in popularity, meaning Air, melody; lioness.
What Aria means
Air, melody; lioness.
Aria is short — 4 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Aria comes from
Italian / Hebrew is a blended origin: the name is claimed by more than one tradition, which usually means it travelled, or that two similar-sounding names converged. Italian names preserve Latin forms more directly than most European languages, often keeping the original vowel endings that other languages dropped.
Aria is recorded as Italian / Hebrew in origin. Browse other Italian / Hebrew names.
How popular is Aria?
Aria is ranked #3, which places it in the very top tier of girl names in use right now. Expect it to be instantly recognised and correctly spelled by almost everyone — and expect your child to meet others with the same name.
The character of Aria
Two ideas meet in Aria: music and Lion. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Names like Aria
These share Aria's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Ariel — Lion of God.
- Wren — The small, spirited songbird.
- Cadence — Rhythm; a flowing beat.
- Calliope — Beautiful voice; muse of poetry.
- Cecilia — Patroness of music.
- Echo — Reflected sound; a mountain nymph.
- Harmony — Perfect agreement and balance.
- Kavya — Poetry; a poem.
- Kulture — Culture; heritage and art.
- Lark — The singing songbird.
- Lyra — Lyre; harp.
- Lyric — The words of a song.