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Maya
ماياIn Arabic
- Meaning
- Several unrelated origins, among them Sanskrit 'illusion' and Māori 'courage'
- About the name
- Wikipedia lists several meanings: 'illusion' in Sanskrit, 'mother' in Tupi (southern Brazil) and 'courage' or 'bravery' in Māori. It is spelled Maia or Maja in some languages.
- For
- A girl
- Origin
- Greek, Other, Sanskrit
- Other spellings
- Maia, Maja
Islamic naming guidance
Draft: not yet reviewed by a scholar. This is not a fatwa.
Good meaning, nothing against it in the sources
One proposed source is Maia, the Greek goddess who was the mother of Hermes, and in Sanskrit Maya is also given as a name of a Hindu goddess; many families use the name today with none of these links. Low confidence: a scholar's call.
Confidence: low
Sources