Name: Maia
Gender: Female
Usage: Maia, of hebrew origin, is a popular first name. It is more often used as a girl (female) name.
People having the name Maia are in general originating from Belarus, Bulgaria, Estonia, France, Greece, Italy, Moldova, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Spain, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Maia across the world, see Maïa.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Maia is: Mother, May.
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Numerology of the first name Maia: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 6. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: responsible, protective, stable, balanced, loving, compassionate.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Romantic, Nurturing
Ruling planet: Venus
Colors: Blue
Gemstones: Emerald
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The name Maia is ranked on the 3,651st position of the most used names. It means that this name is commonly used.
We estimate that there are at least 92300 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.002% of the population. The name Maia has four characters. It means that it is relatively short-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Maia for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
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History and Origin
Maia is both a feminine given name from the Greek language and a surname. It is also a popular Māori name meaning "palm tree."
Notable people with the name include:
Given name:
- Maia (singer), Colombian singer
- Maia Brewton (born 1977), American actress
- Maia Campbell (born 1976), American film and television actress
- Maia Chiburdanidze (born 1961), Georgian chess grandmaster
- Maia Lewis, New Zealand women's cricketer
- Maia Mitchell (born 1993), Australian actress
- Maia Morgenstern (born 1962), Romanian film and stage actress
Surname:
- César Maia (born 1945), mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Demian Maia (born 1977), Brazilian jiu-jitsu and mixed martial arts fighter
- Luizão Maia (1949–2005), Brazilian musician
- Miguel Maia (born 1971), Portuguese beach volleyball player
- Salgueiro Maia (1944–1992), Portuguese captain during the Carnation Revolution
- Tim Maia (1942–1998), Brazilian musician
- Deidson Araújo Maia, aka Veloso, (born 1983), Brazilian footballer
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