Maiya
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Origin of the name Maya:
From Indian mythology, Maya is a name of the goddess Devi, the consort of Shiva. Alternatively, it is a variant of Maia, the name of a Greek fertility goddess, the daughter of Atlas and Pleione, and mother of Hermes (Mercury) by Zeus.
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My brother and his wife were looking for a spelling for the name Maya, Mia, Maija... that was the least likely to be mispronounced. They especially did not want her called MAY-yuh or MEE-yuh.
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