Meaning and origin of Maya

The girl's name Maya \ma-ya\ is pronounced MYE-ah. It is of Spanish, Hindi and Russian origin. In Spanish, short form of Amalia. In Hindi, from Sanskrit, meaning "dream, illusion". In Russian, a form of Mary. A star constellation. See also Mai.

Maya has 3 variant forms: Maiya, Miah and Miya.

For more information, see also related names Maeja, May and Maia.

Baby names that sound like Maya are Mya, Moya, Mayah, Maye and Meya.

Maya is a popular female first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census).
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Meaning and origin of Maya

Origin: Latin
Meaning: Daughter of Atlas.
Origin: Spanish
Meaning: Abbreviation of Amalia; variant of Maia.
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Meaning and origin of Maya

Maya
Hindu
Female
divine creative forse in everything
Meaning & Origin
Maya is a Hindu girl name.
The meaning of the name is `divine creative forse in everything `.
Where is it used?
The name Maya is mainly used in English.
See also
In German, Scandinavian and in Polish: Maja (F)
In English: Mya
In Other languages: Maeja
Stastics
The name Maya was given to 3831 babies in the USA in 2004. Maya was the number 193 name that year. In 2005, the name was given to 3687 babies making it the number 85 name that year.
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