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Maia (given name)

FieldValue
nameMaia
genderFemale
meaning"great" or "mother"
originGreek
related namesMaria, Maija, Maiya, Maya, Mai, May,

Mari Maia is a feminine given name. It may be in reference to the mythic mother of Hermes. It is also a popular Māori name meaning "brave or confident."

Notable people with the name include:

  • maia arson crimew, Swiss developer and computer hacker
  • Maia Asatiani, (born 1977), Georgian TV host
  • Maia Bellon, American lawyer and environmentalist
  • Maia Brewton (born 1977), American actress
  • Maia Estianty (born 1976), Indonesian singer
  • Maia Campbell (born 1976), American film and television actress
  • Maia Chiburdanidze (born 1961), Georgian chess grandmaster
  • Maia Kealoha (born 2016), Hawaiian child actress
  • Maia Lee (born 1983), Singaporean singer and businesswoman
  • Maia Lewis, New Zealand women's cricketer
  • Maia Makhateli, Georgian ballet dancer
  • Maia Mitchell (born 1993), Australian actress
  • Maia Morgenstern (born 1962), Romanian film and stage actress
  • Maía, stage name of Colombian singer Mónica Andrea Vives Orozco
  • Maia Ramsden, New Zealand athlete
  • Maia Sandu (born 1972), Moldovan politician
  • Maia Schwinghammer (born 2001), Canadian freestyle skier
  • Maia Shibutani (born 1994), American ice dancer
  • Maia Weintraub (born 2002), American national champion and Olympic foil fencer

Notes

References

  1. "Hesiod, Theogony, line 938".
  2. (Sep 19, 2017). "Most popular Maori baby names for 2012".
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