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View Name: Maia


MAIA (1)
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: Greek Mythology, Roman Mythology, Georgian
OTHER SCRIPTS: Μαια (Ancient Greek), მაია (Georgian)
PRONOUNCED: MAY-ə (English), MIE-ə (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
Meaning unknown. In Greek and Roman mythology she was the eldest of the Pleiades, the group of seven stars in the constellation Taurus, who were the daughters of Atlas and Pleione. Her son by Zeus was Hermes.
Related Names
OTHER LANGUAGES: Maja (Croatian), Maya (English), Maja (German), Maja (Polish), Maja (Scandinavian), Maja (Serbian), Maja (Slovene)
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