Names like Amaya
Amaya is a three-syllable Basque name that ends on a vowel. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
The same sound
Three syllables, ending the same way as Amaya.
Anaya Sanskrit · caring, compassionate
Alaya Sanskrit · Sanskrit for 'dwelling place, abode'
Ananya Sanskrit · unique, unparalleled
Aliya Arabic · feminine form of Ali, "lofty, sublime"; also a transcription overlapping Aaliyah
The same roots
Also Basque names, from the tradition Amaya comes from.
Aranza Basque · from Basque Arantza, 'thornbush,' by way of Our Lady of Arantzazu; carried into Mexican homes by a 1990s telenovela heroine
Nerea Basque · of debated origin: often read as Basque nere, 'mine', while others link it to the Nereids of Greek myth; popular across Spain, well beyond the Basque Country
Ainhoa Basque · from the Basque town of Ainhoa, home to a famous image of the Virgin Mary; a Marian name in the Basque tradition
Ainara Basque · the swallow (Basque enara); a bird name in the Basque tradition
The same feel
Also international and modern names.
Camila Spanish · in Roman legend the swift warrior maiden of the Volsci, from camillus, a youth who served at the altar; the Spanish and Portuguese spelling of Camilla, and one of Latin America's defining girls' names of recent decades
Araya Amharic · believed to mean 'he saw'; also a modern Aria/Maya blend
Amiya Sanskrit · traditionally 'nectar'; also a modern coinage in Western use
Gianna Italian · "God is gracious," the Italian short form of Giovanna, John's feminine; long an everyday name in Italy, it surged in 2000s America ahead of its mother name, with Gigi as its playful nickname
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2020s, the same decade as Amaya, on a similar curve.
Ariya English · variant of Aria (Italian, 'air, melody') or of Arya
Malaya Filipino · free, in Tagalog/Filipino
Sumaya Arabic · high, lofty (borne by Sumayya, the first martyr of Islam)
Samaya Sanskrit · traditionally 'time, occasion' or 'vow' in Sanskrit
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