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Around the globe, Guardia (Guardia
, Gwardya, واردا) is a very rare largely masculine, but uncommonly female forename. The given name Guardia is characteristic of the Dominican Republic, where it is a rare masculine name, and Italy, where it is a very rare boy's name. More frequently, Guardia is the last name as well as the forename.
Guardia is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Guardia Pretoria .