Maia is a feminine given name. It may be in reference to the mythic mother of Hermes. It is also a popular Māori name meaning "brave or confident." ...

Maia was the Roman goddess of Spring, after whom the month of May was named. It features in Greek mythology, but is of uncertain, meaning.

Maia was derived from the Greek word maia, meaning "mother." In Greek legend, she was the fair-haired daughter of Atlas who mothered Zeus's favorite ...

From Greek μαῖα (maia) meaning "good mother, dame, foster mother", perhaps in origin a nursery form of μήτηρ (meter). In Greek and Roman mythology she was ...

The name “Maia” comes from the Greek word “maia” meaning “good mother” or “nurse.” It's also associated with the word “maos” meaning “great” or “larger.” With ...

In French Baby Names the meaning of the name Maia is: May. In Roman mythology Maia: (source of the month May) was goddess of spring growth.

Maia in ancient Greek religion and mythology, is one of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes, one of the major Greek gods, by Zeus, the king of Olympus. Maia (star) · Maia (disambiguation) · Maiasaura

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The name Maia has its origins rooted in Latin, where it derives from the term maius, meaning great or bigger. This etymology reflects the name's rich ...