From Latin, -ia translated as ‘land of”. It’s pretty similar to countries that end in -land or -stan. If you look at the names of countries in Romance languages more countries end in -ia than in English. This is because those names are usually direct descendents of Latin names for those places.

noun suffix. Definition of -ia (Entry 2 of 4) 1 : pathological condition hysteria. 2 : genus of plants or animals Fuchsia. 3 : territory : world : society suburbia.

word-forming element in names of countries, diseases, and flowers, from Latin and Greek -ia, noun ending, in Greek especially used in forming abstract nouns (typically of feminine gender); see -a (1).

Morphology of medical termsMedical terms are created using root words with prefixes and suffixes that are Greek or Latin in origin. The new suffix is “ia” which is translated to “a condition or state”.

If you look at the names of countries in Romance languages more countries end in -ia than in English. This is because those names are usually direct descendents of Latin names for those places.

The word “ia” means “of god” or “from god”. Ia stands for “Y” (yah-weh), greeks didnt have alphabet “Y” so they used ia instead.. So countries ending with word ia means “OF GOD’s or “FROM GOD’s”

Can you name the countries ending in ‘ia’?

Country	% Correct
Indonesia	70.4%
Bulgaria	70.2%
Estonia	70.1%
Slovenia	67.7%

Originally Answered: Why do so many states in the United States end up with the letter “A”? Most of the states you are referring to are given the “female” personification of the territory as was the naming convention of the time.

There are twenty-one states ending with the letter “a.” They are: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Origin of State Names

Alabama	From the Alabama or Alibamu people, though the river was named first. Alabama comes from the Choctaw for “vegetation pickers,” in reference to local farming practices.
California	From an adventure book, Las Sergas de Esplandin, by Garcia Ordez de Montalvo, c. 1500

California: Not an island The name comes from the Spanish legend of Queen Califa, ruler of an island called “California” (yes, the early explorers thought they were on an island).

The story was so popular that when Spanish explorers under the command of Hernan Cortes landed on what they believed to be an island on the Pacific coast, they named it California after Montalvo’s mythical island.

All of the planets, except for Earth, were named after Greek and Roman gods and godesses. The name Earth is an English/German name which simply means the ground. It comes from the Old English words ‘eor(th)e’ and ‘ertha’.

Delaware

Nevada

All 50 State Mottos, Ranked

• Maryland. “Fatti maschii, parole femine” (Manly deeds womanly words)
• Delaware. “Liberty and Independence”
• Utah. “Industry”
• Alaska. “North to the Future”
• Arizona. “Ditat Deus” (​God Enriches)
• 44. California. “​Eureka” (I have found it)
• Maine. “Dirigo” (​I direct)
• Florida. “In God We Trust”

Friendship

North Dakota

Most of the United States’ 50 states have a state motto, as do the District of Columbia, and 3 U.S. territories. A motto is a phrase intended to formally describe the general motivation or intention of an organization. State mottos can sometimes be found on state seals or state flags.

List of U.S. state mottos

State	Motto	Translation (If applicable)
Alaska	North to the Future
Arizona	Ditat Deus	(Latin, “God enriches”)
Arkansas	Regnat populus	(Latin, “The people rule”)
California	Eureka	(Greek, “I have found it”)

Virtue, Liberty, and Independence

OREGON

New Jersey’s goldfinch-hued license plates were ranked only the 39th most attractive among the 50 states and District of Columbia in a survey by CarInsurance.com. Delware’s plates were deemed the ugliest and Wyoming’s the most attractive.

These are the states where only a rear license plate is required:

• Alabama.
• Arizona.
• Arkansas.
• Delaware.
• Florida.
• Georgia.
• Indiana.
• Kansas.

The first section of a number plate is the local memory tag – the first two letters of the plate – which identifies where the vehicle was registered. The plate’s second letter then identifies at which DVLA office in that area the registration took place – multiple letters can signify the same DVLA office.

Age identifier

Year	1 March to end August	1 September to end February
2014/15	14	64
2015/16	15	65
2016/17	16	66
2017/18	17	67

The new “20” number plate designs will feature on all new cars registered after March 2020 and will ru up to August. After this date new vehicles will be given a “70” number plate design with a “21” plate set to launch in March 2021.