Bria

See also: bria

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian Bria, a surname of uncertain meaning.

Proper noun

Bria (plural Brias)

1. A surname from Italian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bria is the 36337^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 616 individuals. Bria is most common among White (90.91%) individuals.

Etymology 2

A 20th-century short form of Briana.

Proper noun

Bria

1. A female given name
   • 2012, Jackie Manning, Tough As Nails, Harlequin, →ISBN:

     She'd always refused to be called anything but Brianna. Yet when Mike had first called her Bria, they were making love for the first time, and the gentle way he spoke the name had sounded like poetry.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bria”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 225.

Anagrams

• Abir, Bair, Bari, RAIB, RIBA, abir, abri, bari, rabi, riba

Italian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Bria m or f by sense

1. a surname