Aya
Japanese or Hebrew
"colorful or bird"Aya Origin and Meaning
The name Aya is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "colorful or bird".
Simple names have their appeal, but Aya, barely more than a breath, maybe be too simple. It debuted on the US Top 1000 in 2012.
In the entertainment industry, Aya has two international bearers: Aya Korem, an Israeli singer-songwriter, and Aya Liu, a Taiwanese actress. Aya is also a Danish name (a creative spelling of Aja) and is a highly popular choice there.
In the entertainment industry, Aya has two international bearers: Aya Korem, an Israeli singer-songwriter, and Aya Liu, a Taiwanese actress. Aya is also a Danish name (a creative spelling of Aja) and is a highly popular choice there.
# 731 in the US
Aya Rank in US Top 1000
Aya Popularity
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Famous People Named Aya
- Aya HiranoJapanese pop singer
- Aya MatsuuraJapanese pop singer
- Aya IshiguroJapanese pop singer and former member of Morning Musume
- Aya JonesFrench,Jamaican model
- Aya CashAmerican actress
- Aya LiuTaiwanese actress
- Aya UetoJapanese actress
- Aya KoremIsraeli pop/rock singer
- Aya Kanaifashion director of "Cosmopolitan" and "Seventeen" magazines.
- Aya ThorgrenSwedish fashion model
Aya in Pop Culture
- Aya AlRashid, character on TV's "The Originals"
- Aya Fusecharacter in "Extras" by Scott Westerfeld
- Aya Breacharacter in the video game series "Parasite Eve"
- Aya Drevismain character in video game "Mad Father"
- Aya Mikagemain character in manga "Ceres, Celestial Legend"
- Ayaalso Japanese for "fragile, delicate"
- Ayaany verse in the Qur'an
- Ayacharacter in video game "Assassin's Creed: Origins"