Entry № 7015 · 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 queen. Mother of Ferdinand I of Castile.

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.