Zia

The Zia sun Symbol is featured on the New Mexico flag.

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • A male given name from Arabic popular among Muslims.
  • A Papuan language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
  • A pueblo in New Mexico.
  • Shanghainese romanization of the Chinese surname romanized as Xie in Mandarin.

Origin

  • (sense 1 below) Borrowed from Arabic ضِيَاء ("light") via Spanish.

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