What names are similar to Maya?
If you like Maya, consider Arya, Aanya and Diya. Like Maya, their spellings end in -ya.
The same sound
Two syllables, ending the same way as Maya.
Arya Sanskrit · "noble"
Aanya Sanskrit · meaning uncertain
Diya Sanskrit · oil lamp, light
Riya Sanskrit · singer; graceful
The same roots
Also Sanskrit names, from the tradition Maya comes from.
Naya Sanskrit · guidance, leadership, from Sanskrit naya
Priya Sanskrit · beloved, dear, favored; the Sanskrit adjective priya
Kavya Sanskrit · poetry
Kamya Sanskrit · traditionally 'desired, wished-for' in Sanskrit
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2010s, the same decade as Maya, on a similar curve.
Miya Japanese · traditionally "shrine, palace"
Meena Sanskrit · fish (Pisces in Hindu astrology)
Divya Sanskrit · divine
Amiya Sanskrit · traditionally 'nectar'; also a modern coinage in Western use
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