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Amaya is not used as a given name in Japan.
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Amaya is a popular name in Spanish-speaking countries. It derives from the Basque name Amaia.
Popular namesakes include Amaya Salazar, a Dominican artist (born 1951), Amaya Forch, a Chilean actress and pop singer (born 1972), Amaya Uranga, a Spanish singer (born 1947) and Amaya Valdemoro, a Spanish basketball player (born 1976).
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Popular namesakes include Amaya Salazar, a Dominican artist (born 1951), Amaya Forch, a Chilean actress and pop singer (born 1972), Amaya Uranga, a Spanish singer (born 1947) and Amaya Valdemoro, a Spanish basketball player (born 1976).
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Notes from Perrine/Destry's edit to the Japanese Amaya entry:
It seems to be common in Spain, even though Amaia is more popular. There are famous women named Amaya from Spain. The oldest was born in 1947, the youngest in 1992 (given name). It also seems to be a popular Spanish surname as well as given name.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaya_(Spanish-language_name)
There is also a village named Amaya in Spain:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaya_(Burgos)
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It seems to be common in Spain, even though Amaia is more popular. There are famous women named Amaya from Spain. The oldest was born in 1947, the youngest in 1992 (given name). It also seems to be a popular Spanish surname as well as given name.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaya_(Spanish-language_name)
There is also a village named Amaya in Spain:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaya_(Burgos)
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My name is Amaya and I'm Irish and Dutch.
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Don't think I've ever met a Japanese person named Amaya. Not in my years in Japan anyway. Maybe it's not so common there now or is a regional thing.
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