Maya (2)

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Pronounced： [ MAY-ə, MIE-ə ]
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Usage：English

Meaning & History：

Variant of MAIA (1). This name can also be given in reference to the Maya peoples, a Native American culture who built a great civilization in southern Mexico and Latin America.

MAIA (1) female Greek Mythology, Roman Mythology, Portuguese, Georgian

Meaning unknown. In Greek and Roman mythology she was the eldest of the Pleiades, the group of seven stars in the constellation Taurus, who were the daughters of Atlas and Pleione. Her son by Zeus was Hermes.

Names related to Maya (2)：

EQUIVALENTS

CROATIAN: Maja

DANISH: Maja

FRENCH: Maïa

GEORGIAN: Maia

GERMAN: Maja

GREEK MYTHOLOGY: Maia

NORWEGIAN: Maja

POLISH: Maja

PORTUGUESE: Maia

ROMAN MYTHOLOGY: Maia

SERBIAN: Maja

SLOVENE: Maja

SWEDISH: Maja

MASCULINE FORMS

SLOVENE: Maj