December 13
Why this day? Chía is a short form of Lucia, and shares its name day.
Chía is celebrated in Spain, Brazil and Argentina on December 13; the United States and Italy on August 11.
Chía is a short form of Lucia. It keeps its origin (Latin) and meaning — the luminous one or the one born with light, and shares its name day, December 13.
On birth records, Chía is rarely written as such: the Chías are Lucias (353,843 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Lucia page. Chía is also a short form of Chiara, Lucinda, Ygnacia.
Chía is a short form of Lucia, which means the luminous one or the one born with light.
December 13, together with Lucia: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.
It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Lucia.
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