Maya name - Meaning of Maya
- Gender
- Feminine
- Lucky Number
- 4
- Usage
- Indian, Hinduism, English, Hebrew, Latin
- Pronounced
- MAY-ə, MIE-ə, MAY-ə/MIE-ə
- Maya Meaning
- Means "illusion" in Sanskrit. In Buddhist tradition this is the name of the mother of Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha). This is also another name of the Hindu goddess Durga. Variant of Maia. 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. Derived from Hebrew (mayim) "water". Maya is most likely a variant of May. May originates in Latin language and is taken from the name of the 5th month in the year, between April and June. The name of the month was derived from Maia, the Greek goddess of fertility. Some sources also suggest it is used as a diminutive of names such as Mary or Margaret. As a feminine given name it used to be very popular in the United States but lately has declined.
Maya Related Names
Variant:, Maia, Maiya, Maiyah, Maja
Other Languages: Maja (Croatian), Maja (Danish), Maia (Georgian), Maja (German), Maia (Greek Mythology), Maja (Norwegian), Maja (Polish), Maia (Roman Mythology), Maja (Serbian), Maja (Slovene), Maja (Swedish)
Maya Celebrities
Maya Angelou - poet, Maya Moore - basketball player, Maya Lin - architect, Maya Tiwari - spiritual leader,
