Pagan Names

Maia

Pronounced MAY ah OR MIE uh
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About the name Maia

Maia is the name of a Greek Goddess, one of the Pleiades (a group of stars in Taurus) and the mother of Hermes. In Roman tradition Maia is a Goddess of springtime and the month of May is named for her.
The name may mean "midwife".

Related Names

Maja, Maya

Origin
Mediterranean
Greek

myth, divine, seasons, occupation, celestial bodies

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