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Maya

Gender: F

Origin of Maya: Hebrew

Meaning of Maya: "water"

Maya's Popularity in 2011: #64

Maya, which has an exotic, almost mystical image, has been steadily climbing in popularity, and is now firmly in the Top 100.

In addition to being the name of a Central American culture, Maya was the legendary Greek mother of Hermes by Zeus, and means "illusion" in Sanskrit and Eastern Pantheism. It can also be spelled Maia.

Famed author Maya Angelou was born Marguerite; Maya was coined by her brother saying "mya sister." Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke's daughter is Maya Ray; British designer Phoebe Philo also has a Maya, named for Angelou.

Maaja, Maia, Maiah, Maie, Maiya, May, Mayi, Mayja, Moia, Moja, Moya, Mya, Myah

Maya's International Variations

Maj, Maja (Scandinavian) Mayanita (Spanish)

Famous People Named Maya
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Maya Angelou - American author and poet (born Marguerite Ann Johnson)
Maya Rudolph - American actress
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