Meaning and Origin of: Maya

Girl name origins & meanings

• Hawaiian : Precious one
• English : Month of May
• Hebrew : Bitter
• Latin : Great
• Greek : Mother
• Hindi : God's divine creative power

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Family name origins & meanings

• Spanish (from Basque) : habitational name from Maya del Baztán in Navarre province, from Basque Amaiur.
• Catalan : variant spelling of Maià, habitational name from Maià de Montcal and other places (see Maia)

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