Gender:
Origin:
Latin
12 famous people named Mania found on Wikipedia.
18 female in US.
Most recent ranking:
15714-th in year 2005
Best ranking:
7617-th in year 1970
Mania is a given name and a surname. It may refer to:
Mania (queen), a 4th-century BC satrap (governor) of Dardanus
Mavia (queen) (died 425), an Arab warrior-queen whose name is sometimes given as Mania
Mania Akbari (born 1974), Iranian film director
Adam Mania (born 1983), Olympic swimmer
Ryan Mania (born 1989), Scottish jockey
Late 14c., "mental derangement characterized by excitement and delusion," from Late Latin mania "insanity, madness," from Greek mania "madness, frenzy; enthusiasm, inspired frenzy; mad passion, fury," related to mainesthai "to rage, go mad," mantis "seer," menos "passion, spirit," all from PIE *mnyo-, suffixed form of root *men- (1) "to think," with derivatives referring to qualities and states of mind or thought. Sense of "fad, craze" is 1680s, from French manie in this sense. Sometimes nativized in Middle English as manye. Used since 1500s (in imitation of Greek) as the second element in compounds expressing particular types of madness (such as nymphomania, 1775; kleptomania, 1830; megalomania, 1890).
Mother of souls.
| Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mania Akbari | 1974 | Iranian actress and film director |
| 2 | Ryan Mania | 1989 | British jockey |
| 3 | Adam Mania | 1983 | Polish swimmer |
| 4 | Florian Mania | 1984 | German stage actor |
| 5 | Domingo Mania | 1915 | Argentinian actor |
| 6 | Dietrich Mania | 1938 | German archaeologist and prehistorian |
| 7 | Sibylle Mania | 1967 | |
| 8 | Paul Mania | 1883 | |
| 9 | Mania Arko | Polish actress | |
| 10 | Ulrich Mania | 1970 | German art historian and archaeologist |
| 11 | Elba Mania | Argentinian actress | |
| 12 | Mania | Queen of ancient Dardania |