My daughter wsa going to be called
Maia (it means
MARIA in basque) but my husband convinced me to call her Naia instead (wanted/loved in the same language) and although I like the name she's got I much prefer
Maia. You pronuance it as
Maya.
The oxford dictionary of names explains that
Maia was a roman goddess, daughter of
Atlas. She was the mother by
Jupiter of
MercuryHope this helps