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by Turquoise (guest)
12/29/2003, 12:19 PM
Does anyone have any information on this name? I have found from various sources:Maya ~ from the ancient peoples inhabiting modern-day Mexico
Maya ~ "illusion" in Hindi (Sanskrit)
Maya ~ "mother" in Greek
Maya ~ from Greek and Roman mythologyAnyone have other info, or want to confirm some of that?
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- lala (guest)
12/29/2003, 4:15 PM
being indian...The only Maya i know of is Hindi/Snaskrit meaning Magic.Then again, i am Indian (as in, from India).I actually know an Indian girl, about 7, named Maya (MIE-ah)
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- Christos (guest)   +2
12/30/2003, 7:52 AM
"Maya" doesnt mean mother in greek, "Mana" means mother
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- Pavlos (guest)
12/30/2003, 2:40 PM
True.
However Maia does mean "midwife" in Greek, which is mother-related :)
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- Todd (guest)
4/24/2004, 2:00 PM
"Mayim" means "waters" in Hebrew (plural), and Maya is also a common Hebrew name.
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