The girls name Maia is of Greek origin and its meaning is great.

Maia as a name meaning. Maia is the goddess of spring. In Greek mythology Maya was the mother of the Greek god Hermes son of Zeus. In Greek and Roman mythology she was the eldest of the Pleiades the group of seven stars in the constellation Taurus who were the daughters of Atlas and Pleione.

The name Maia is primarily a female name of Latin origin that means Great. That there is a month May and an auxiliary verb may is a small linguistic coincidence not a meaningful overlap. Maria as a girls name is pronounced mah-REE-ah.

See the popularity of the boys name Maia over time plus its meaning origin common sibling names and more in BabyCenters Baby Names tool. Meaning History From Greek μαῖα maia meaning good mother dame foster mother perhaps in origin a nursery form of μήτηρ meter.

Habitational name from Maià de Montcal a village in Girona or any of several other places named with Maià which is of pre-Roman origin. 112 rows Maia. Maia as a girls name is of Greek origin and the meaning of Maia is great.

Maia was the oldest member of the Pleiades. The Greek name Maia comes from a root meaning mother nurse midwife The Roman Maia appears to be related to magnus meaning great and source of such words as magnify. There are multiple entries for this name.

Maia Name Meaning Portuguese. Maia was derived from the Greek word maia meaning mother In Greek legend she was the fair-haired daughter of Atlas who mothered Zeuss favorite illegitimate son Hermes. Basically the characters dont have any meaning by themselves.