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Miah

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Miah¹

Where it comes from

Anglicized from Bengali মিঞা (mĩa /⁠mĩa⁠/), itself borrowed from Classical Persian میان (miyān). Doublet of Miya.

proper noun

  1. A South Asian honorific for a Muslim man.
  2. A surname

Miah²

Where it comes from

Modern usage, probably a variant of Mia.

proper noun

  1. A female given name.

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"Miah." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/miah. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Miah. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/miah

Chicago

"Miah." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/miah.

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@misc{miah_2026,
  title = {Miah},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/miah},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}