Maiya

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Gender Feminine

Usage English (Modern)

Pronounced Pron. MIE-ə [key·IPA]

Other Forms FormsMaya, Maia

Meaning & History

Variant of Maya 2.

Added 11/24/2006 by bibi66
Edited 1/15/2024 by SeaHorse15, Frollein Gladys, LMS and more

Gender Feminine

Usage Tamil

Pronounced Pron. MIE-ah [key]

Other Forms FormsMaia, Maya, Maaya

Meaning & History

The name means "Illusion" in Sanskrit, having to do with the hindu belief that the world is all an illusion which one must overcome to reach moksha or nirvana

Added 5/7/2010 by Caitee Romanov
Edited 3/5/2020 by Mike C

Gender Feminine

Usage Japanese

Scripts 舞弥(Japanese Kanji)

Pronounced Pron. MIE-YAH [key]

Meaning & History

From 舞 (mai) "circle, wheel" and 弥 (ya) "increasingly"

Added 5/31/2013 by bedamijo
Edited 7/28/2022 by Frollein Gladys and LMS