The name Aya is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "colorful or bird". Aya is ranked #790 on our popularity charts and is often added to lists like Bird Baby Names and discussed in our forums with posts like "Picky Parents BNG".
From the experts:
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.
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Aya Al Maghrabi Says:
indiefendi2 Says:
there is a gorgeous model named Aya Jones who has me loving this name!
pamsatran Says:
Thanks for bringing this up; you are correct. There was a punctuation issue in our back end that masked the Japanese meaning and the Hebrew origin! It's fixe now.
shanade213 Says:
Aya means "colorful" in Japanese and "bird" in Hebrew.
MissAussie1992 Says:
I've only met one Aya - a teenage boy.
SimoneKadele Says:
I love this name. I've known two girls named Aya, and they were both Japanese. They pronounced it EYE-uh.
fifer Says:
It's a multicultural name, so it really depends on where you are. I don't know about Hebrew, but in Japanese it means "silk" and is pronounced ah-yuh.
OliviaSarah Says:
I've wondered this too, I think AY-ah is the prettier pn. It is beautiful either way though, I heard Evangeline Aya recently which I think is just gorgeous.
Uyen Tran Says:
aya lily would sound good
Theodora_Phoenix Says:
Is it pronounced like EYE-ah or AY-ah?
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Aya is also an Arabic name which means. "miracle, proof, sign or gift." I know because that's my name and i am an Egyptian. i didn't find Arabic meaning here so thought i could share