Maia

Gender

Female

Origin

Greek
Close to God
Meaning unknown; In Greek and Roman mythology she was the goddess of spring and growth. Maia was the eldest of the Pleiades, the group of seven stars in the constellation Taurus, who were the daughters of Atlas and Pleione. She and Zeus had a son Hermes, a god of fertility.
Hebrew
Close to God
Latin
Daughter of Atlas

Syllables

3

Themes

Greek/Roman Mythology

Alternate Spellings of Maia

Maelynn, Maelee, Mae, Maylin, Maylene, Mayleen, Maylee

Pronunciation

maia