What names are similar to Amaya?
If you like Amaya, consider Anaya, Alaya and Ananya. Like Amaya, their spellings end in -ya.
The same sound
Three syllables, ending the same way as Amaya.
Anaya Sanskrit · caring, compassionate
Alaya Sanskrit · matches Sanskrit ālaya, "dwelling, abode"; also a modern form of Alayah, probably linked to Aaliyah ("high, lofty, sublime")
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 village of Ainhoa, associated with local devotion to the Virgin Mary
Ainara Basque · the swallow (Basque enara); a bird name in the Basque tradition
The same feel
Also international and modern names.
Camila Spanish · a Spanish and Portuguese spelling of Camilla, the warrior maiden in Virgil’s Aeneid; from the Roman name Camillus, probably of Etruscan origin and unknown meaning
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.
Arantza Basque · "thornbush" or "thorn" in Basque, the word behind Arantzazu, a shrine of the Virgin Mary
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)
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