Names like Anaya
Anaya is a three-syllable Sanskrit 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 Anaya.
Alaya Sanskrit · Sanskrit for 'dwelling place, abode'
Ananya Sanskrit · unique, unparalleled
Amiya Sanskrit · traditionally 'nectar'; also a modern coinage in Western use
Amaya Basque · variant of Amaia, from Basque amaia, the end
The same roots
Also Sanskrit names, from the tradition Anaya comes from.
Divya Sanskrit · divine
Anika Sanskrit · grace, gracious; favored by Indian American families for reading naturally in both Hindi and English; also, separately, a Scandinavian/German diminutive of Anna, an unrelated coincidence that only strengthens its crossover appeal
Samaya Sanskrit · traditionally 'time, occasion' or 'vow' in Sanskrit
Maya Sanskrit · "illusion," in the Hindu philosophy where the word names the veil drawn over reality; separately the Greek Maia, mother of Hermes and namesake of May, and a European pet form of Amalia. Several honest origins, one warm modern favorite
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2020s, the same decade as Anaya, on a similar curve.
Aarya Sanskrit · variant of Arya, 'noble'
Aahana Sanskrit · commonly glossed as 'early dawn light' in baby-name references, though the precise Sanskrit root is debated
Advika Sanskrit · unique, one of a kind
Aadhya Sanskrit · the first power; another name for the goddess Lakshmi
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