Entry № 7036 · Basque origin

Munia Munia — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ MOO-nee-ah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Basque
Meaning
"Medieval Basque-Spanish queen"
Syllables
3
First recorded
Medieval (Spanish)

A name that means "medieval basque-spanish queen".

Munia is from the Old Spanish-Basque muniño (hill, mound). Munia Mayor (c. 990-1066) was the Castilian princess and wife of Sancho III the Great of Navarre — through her, the kingdoms of Castile and Navarre were eventually united in their son Ferdinand I, forming the foundation of medieval Spain.

Sometimes called Mayor of Castile.

Medieval Basque-Spanish queen — a Basque name.

The name in its native script.

Munia
Transliteration
Munia
Pronunciation
/ ˈmuː.ni.ə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Munia stands.

Munia does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Munias before her.

Real people
Munia Mayor
Mother of Ferdinand I of Castile.
c. 990 – 1066
In fiction
Munia
Common in Iberian historical fiction.

Names connected to Munia.

The number behind Munia.

4

The Builder

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Munia reduce to 4, The Builder. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.