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[Facts] Maya...
Does anyone have any information on this name? I have found from various sources:Maya ~ from the ancient peoples inhabiting modern-day Mexico
Maya ~ "illusion" in Hindi (Sanskrit)
Maya ~ "mother" in Greek
Maya ~ from Greek and Roman mythologyAnyone have other info, or want to confirm some of that?
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"Maya" doesnt mean mother in greek, "Mana" means mother
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"Mayim" means "waters" in Hebrew (plural), and Maya is also a common Hebrew name.
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True.
However Maia does mean "midwife" in Greek, which is mother-related :)
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being indian...The only Maya i know of is Hindi/Snaskrit meaning Magic.Then again, i am Indian (as in, from India).I actually know an Indian girl, about 7, named Maya (MIE-ah)
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