Name of a film by Michael Cristofer and played by Angelina Jolie. Gía is a woman's name of Italian origin and means "God is merciful" . It is considered to derive from Gaia, Greek goddess, Mother Earth. Name of an American model, who died very young of AIDS. Her full name was Gia Carangi (her life was the subject of the film of the same name, which was played by Angelina Jolie).