Comments for MAIA (1):

This is a beautiful name. It's very peaceful sounding and it's nice that it's spelled differently than most Maia's out there, to set her apart. It's very feminine, light and meaningful.

-- Anonymous User  12/27/2004

In modern Greek the word maia is used for the midwife, that is the woman that helps another woman to give birth to her child.

-- Anonymous User  1/26/2005

It's very interesting that it means midwife in Greek, because midwife in Hebrew is Meyaledet (from Leyda which means Giving birth), which sounds kind of similar. I wonder if there's a connection.

-- tFighterPilot  9/8/2007

Her Roman name was Maia Maiestas, and she was also called Fauna, Bona Dea ("the Good Goddess") and Ops. Some believe her to be the equivalent of the old Italian goddess for Spring.

-- SylensetheBard  12/26/2005

The little psychic girl in The 4400.

-- dramaelf  8/20/2006

Maia is a very pretty name, I prefer the spelling Maya though. I would pronounce it May-a not My-a.

-- Anonymous User  9/27/2006

This name seems Hawaiian to me.

-- Taydbug112  12/14/2006

'Maia' is an ancient Greek noun (same in modern Greek also) which meant and means 'midwife' (obstetrics), the woman who knows how to help another woman to give birth.

-- comico  1/4/2007

In the novel 'The River Sea' by Eva Ibbotson, Maia is the main character. She goes to live with her aunt, uncle and cousins Beatrice and Gwendolyn in the Amazon jungle, which, of course, is in Brazil. It's a beautifully written novel, and it has made me really like this name. It, in my opinion, is much prettier than 'Maya'. :)

-- Surreal  1/7/2007

In Spanish and English, it is pronounced Mah-Yah. It is the name of the Native American People that inhabit Southern Mexico (Yucatan Peninsula) and Parts of Central America.

-- archie  9/11/2007

Maia is a pretty name. It is pronounced My-ah right?

-- Princess Veronica  9/12/2007

Maia is also used in Russia. A famous bearer is Maia (Maya) Mikhailovna Plisetskaya, a famous Russian ballet dancer (born in 1925).

-- ToveTer  10/25/2007

I have a friend named Maia and she pronounces it Ma-ee-ah.

-- jazzbaby  12/20/2007

I like this name; it's nice but not overused. Unlike the names Maya, Mia, etc. However, the fact that it means midwife in Greek sort of kills it for me just due to the fact that I travel a lot. =/ I still like it though and would use it for a middle name. **And by the way it's the Maya (with a 'y') that inhabit southern Mexico and parts of Central America. NOT the Maia (with an 'i').**

-- isabelajane  2/5/2008

Is largely pronounced MIE-a not MAY-a at least in Anglo countries.

-- Anonymous User  5/21/2008

It's My-ah, trust me I'm called this way, and my mother chose it for the Russian ballet dancer.

-- maiarb  9/10/2008

If I ever have a daughter, I would likely name her Maia because of this name's connection with both the stars and the passage of the seasons. As names go, Maia and its variations are both feminine and classy, classical and cultured.

-- Arcticwarrior  3/28/2009

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