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amother

Thu, Jan 22 2009, 11:57 am

what do u all think of this name for a baby girl ? any idea what it means?

yersp

Thu, Jan 22 2009, 12:00 pm

My aunt's name is Malka. Maya is what she uses at work.

Atali

Thu, Jan 22 2009, 12:02 pm

I had a friend named Maya who spells her name: מי-ה, meaning from Hashem.

misteray

Sat, Jan 31 2009, 10:16 pm

As far as I read, it is a version/nickname of Miriam.

ClaRivka

Sat, Jan 31 2009, 10:22 pm

I dont think its jewish at all. If jews do use it then its a nickname.

Atali

Sat, Jan 31 2009, 10:35 pm

ClaRivka wrote:

I dont think its jewish at all. If jews do use it then its a nickname.

As I said above, I know someone (Israeli) who does use it as a Hebrew name.

roze22

Sat, Jan 31 2009, 10:50 pm

from some name websites:

MAYA Jewish: Derived from Hebrew מַיִם (mayim) "water"

Maya is also a modern Hebrew name, probably also a variant of Greek Maia, but maybe related to Maayan (spring) and to the Aramaic word for “water”.

even in wikipedia: Hebrew, the name Maya (מַיָּה in Hebrew) is a short form of "ma'ayan," meaning "spring" or "brook." Maya, in Hebrew, also means ("מלחמת יום הכיפורים") - "The war of Kippur" (in Judaism).

http://www.learn-hebrew-names......9.htm

http://judaism.about.com/libra.....d.htm

seems to be a relatively new up and coming Jewish name though

Ruchel

Mon, Oct 18 2010, 12:34 pm

I find a source for Maya in 1357 http://www.s-gabriel.org/names......html

I do wonder how it would be spelled.

Tamiri

Mon, Oct 18 2010, 1:28 pm

In Hebrew, it's was used for Milchemet Yom Hakippurim (YK war in 1973). Mem Yud Heh. People still use it because it's pretty.

saw50st8

Mon, Oct 18 2010, 1:53 pm

ClaRivka wrote:

I dont think its jewish at all. If jews do use it then its a nickname.

It is Jewish.

My Yeshivish-oriented sister used this for my niece. Mem aleph yud heh. Their Yeshivish Rav gave them the spelling. If it weren't a "Jewish" name, he would have said so.

My MO cousins used it for their daughter.

I personally think its a beautiful name. Its also a refreshing change.

amother

Mon, Oct 18 2010, 3:01 pm

My daughter's name is Maya and it is most definitely a Jewish name! We asked a Rav about using it and he said it is perfectly fine! We love it :-)

kolshemesh

Mon, Oct 18 2010, 3:14 pm

ClaRivka wrote:

I dont think its jewish at all. If jews do use it then its a nickname.

It's one of the most popular names in Israel.

Popular Israeli Baby Names

DrMom

Mon, Oct 18 2010, 3:14 pm

Maya is one of the most popular female baby names in Israel these days:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L.....names

DrMom

Mon, Oct 18 2010, 3:15 pm

kolshemesh,
I see we cross-posted...

MommyZ

Mon, Oct 18 2010, 4:18 pm

MAYA is a modern Hebrew name after the month of May (Kolatch, Alfred J. 1984. The Complete Dictionary of English and Hebrew First Names. Middle Village: Jonathan David. 366).

http://www.hebrewbabynames.com.....=2086

Isramom8

Mon, Oct 18 2010, 4:40 pm

All these make sense:
Mei-Hashem - from Hashem.
Aramaic for water (see Chad Gadya) (and Torah is compared to water...)
the month of May in Israel is pronounced like the first syllable in Maya

kolshemesh

Mon, Oct 18 2010, 4:53 pm

DrMom wrote:

kolshemesh,
I see we cross-posted...

I was going to say, "I win!"

chanchy123

Tue, Oct 19 2010, 3:08 am

Tamiri wrote:

In Hebrew, it's was used for Milchemet Yom Hakippurim (YK war in 1973). Mem Yud Heh. People still use it because it's pretty.

I know of it being used as short for Malchut Yehuda. Why would anyone want to name their daughter after a war (I mean to each their own - but seriously)?
I would go for Miya if I were thinking of from Hashem - sort of like Mia Farrow. Which is kind of cool. Although, I don't really like name children with this meaning (but it does sound cool).

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