Submitted Name Save Gender Feminine Usage Spanish (Canarian, Archaic), Hausa (Archaic), Berber (Archaic) Pronounced Pron. ma-DAH-ya(Canarian Spanish, Hausa, Berber) [key] Edit Status Status [show contributorhide contributor] Added 10/11/2020 by guasguendi Meaning & History From Guanche *madăyya, meaning "beautiful thing to see". Besides the Canary Islands, this name was also used in Northern Africa.