Girl
Maya
Maya (まや) is a Japanese name for girls. Its best-known spelling is 麻耶, 麻 hemp + 耶 (used for its sound. It has not made the top of Japan's baby name rankings, but Wikidata lists 31 notable people with this name.
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Ways to write Maya
The same sound can be written with different kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. These are the spellings that have appeared in Japan's yearly baby name rankings, most popular first.
麻耶
麻hemp耶(used for its sound, ya)
Girl, 10 notable people on Wikidata麻弥
麻hemp弥more and more
Girl, 5 notable people on Wikidata摩耶
摩chafe; rub耶(used for its sound, ya)
Girl, 5 notable people on Wikidata真弥
真true, genuine弥more and more
Girl, 4 notable people on Wikidata真矢
真true, genuine矢arrow
Girl, 3 notable people on Wikidata真彩
真true, genuine彩colour
Girl, 2 notable people on Wikidata真耶
真true, genuine耶(used for its sound, ya)
Girl, 2 notable people on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Maya appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
真八true + eightGirl
真也true + to be (classical)Girl
真夜true + nightGirl
真野true + fieldGirl
正耶right + (used for its soundGirl
舞夜to dance + nightGirl
舞耶to dance + (used for its soundGirl
舞弥to dance + more and moreGirl
Famous people named Maya
Maya Yoshida 吉田 麻也Japanese association football player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.