Comments for AYA:

Aya is also a Swedish pet form of the name Marie - spelt Aja but pronounced Aya. It also comes from a northern part of Spain, Catalonia. It is also Hebrew meaning "little bird" and is Arabic meaning "miracle".

-- ayasophia  2/7/2005

Most likely pronounced as IE-a or EYE-a, rhyming with the end part of the word Papaya.

-- Ciarda  10/13/2005

Extremely common name in Japan among the under 30 crowd (older crowd has its share of women named Ayako).

There are MANY kanji possibilities for this name. Here are just a few:
worship (this kanji can also be pronounced Takashi if it's for a boy)
writings (this is a relatively simple character)
intricately woven threads (extremely detailed)
has allusions to the concept of relationships as well - this is the character for Aya in famous authour Ayako Miura's name. Shiokari Pass and a few of her other books are actually translated into English. She died just a few years ago, but was a very famous authour in Japan and wrote many books and poems. She was from Hokkaido and had struggled with TB. I have read the English translation of her biography (as well as a couple of her other books) and it is very good.

-- abbasdaughter  12/26/2005

Famous bearer is Aya Matsuura, a Japanese teen idol.

-- Anonymous User  3/26/2006

Aya Mikage is the main character of Watase Yu's manga 'Ayashi no Ceres'.

-- Belldandy  7/13/2006

A character from the anime "Kodocha" is called Aya.

-- Anonymous User  7/14/2006

Aya is an Adinkra symbol from the Akan, an ethnic group in Ghana, West Africa. The symbol represents the "fern" as a sign of endurance and resourcefulness.

-- sandra-aya  7/19/2006

Aya is popular in Israel too and the meaning is Ereth Israel Hashlema.

-- lizka  9/20/2006

Aya in Creek means saint.

-- mak  10/22/2006

A famous bearer of the name Aya is Aya Ishiguro, former member of Hello! Project group Morning Musume.

-- ketsuekitsubasa  11/8/2006

In Naruto, during the episode with Sakura and Ino's batle during the preliminaries of the Chuunin exams, during one of the flahsbacks there was a girl named Aya who picked on Sakura.

-- LaLaKisekiChan  1/31/2007

Aya's the name of the protaganist of Square-Enix's PS1 game, Parasite Eve.

-- Anonymous User  3/10/2007

I know a girl named Aya, it's a very pretty name. I like it because it's short and simple.

-- Eee  6/13/2007

Aya is the main character of Scott Westerfeld's soon-to-be-released book 'Extras', a companion to his 'Uglies' trilogy.

-- Anonymous User  7/28/2007

In the manga Kare Kano, there is a girl named Aya who is skilled at sewing.

-- Evil  10/13/2007

There is a Hebrew variation "A'ya" which means, "to fly swiftly".

-- Dravinus  10/17/2007

I have a cousin named Alicia whose nickname is Aya. I wasn't sure what the name meant in reference to her (I thought it had something to do with the Ayah from The Secret Garden), but now that I know it's Japanese, I understand where she got it. She likes the language of Japanese (she's really into animes and mangas and always draws anime-style characters), and the meaning of "color" or "design" suits her well. It sounds like an artistic girl who can go between two different types of behavior, crazy and silly or dead-serious, both of them suiting her equally well (this is what my cousin does). I'd definitely use it.

-- Pippin  3/16/2008

AYA is the stage name of the guitarist from Mix speaker's inc. (known as Even pheonix, Fire Kyoncie, etc.) and previously Psycho le Cemu.

-- Mr.Mr.Kozi  7/16/2008

Aya Hirano who plays the voice or Haruhi in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya is a famous bearer.

-- sakura_akiko  7/23/2008

Aya Fuse is the main character in the book Extras by Scott Westerfeld.

-- bibi66  2/27/2009

So pretty, simple, uncommon, and sweet. I'd definitely use it.

-- -Julia-  10/10/2009

In Korean, I believe "Aya!" is an expression of pain, the equivalent of the English "ow!"

-- Anonymous User  10/15/2009

This is also an Arabic girls name. It comes from the Quran and means "sign", "miracle" or "verse".

-- ala  10/22/2009

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