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View Name: Maya


MAYA (2)
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: English
PRONOUNCED: MAY-ə, MIE-ə   [key]
Meaning & History
Variant of MAIA (1). This name can also be given in reference to the Maya peoples, a Native American culture who built a great civilization in southern Mexico and Latin America.
Related Names
OTHER LANGUAGES: Maja (Croatian), Maja (Danish), Maia (Georgian), Maja (German), Maia (Greek Mythology), Maja (Norwegian), Maja (Polish), Maia (Roman Mythology), Maja (Serbian), Maja (Slovene), Maja (Swedish)
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United States  ranked #64 
England/Wales  ranked #57 
Canada (BC)  ranked #19 
Australia (NSW)  ranked #38 
Belgium  ranked #51 
France  ranked #73 
Ireland  ranked #84 
Netherlands  ranked #174 
Norway  ranked #82 
Scotland  ranked #60 



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