Chaya
KHA-ya; CHIE-uh
Feminization of Chayyim or Chaim, Hebrew, Hindi, "life; shadow, shade"
"life; shadow, shade"
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Updated Tue Feb 03 2026
Chaya Origin and Meaning
Variation of Chava
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Famous People Named Chaya
- Chaya "Helena" RubinsteinPolish,American cosmetics magnate
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- Mayim Chaya BialikAmerican actress and neuroscientist
The name Chaya in Pop Culture
- Chaya Silberschmidtcharacter in movie "Left Luggage"
- Chaya Abramowicz/Hannah Sterncharacter in the novel "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen
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