Spahia (surname)
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| Origin | |
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| Language(s) | Albanian via Turkish from Persian |
| Meaning | descendant of a sipahi/cavalryman |
| Region of origin | Albania |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Spahija (Kosovo) |
| See also | Spahić, Sipahioğlu |
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Spahia is an Albanian surname. It is derived from the Turkish term sipahi (from Persian: سپاهی (sepāhī) with the meaning "soldier") for a cavalryman. People with the surname include:
- Ali Spahia (1935–2000), Albanian surgeon and politician
- Eqerem Spahia (born 1960), Albanian politician
- Halim Spahia (1897–1946), Albanian merchant and industrialist
- Sadik Spahia (born 1959), Albanian sculptor
