First names in Hebrew

First name Amaya: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אמאיה

Gematria value: 57

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Amaya is written אמאיה

Meaning and origin

What does Amaya mean?

Meaning: "the end, fulfillment", from the Basque amaia
Origin: Basque

Amaya is a Basque name, also written Amaia. It comes from the word amaia, “the end”, in the sense of completion, of what is brought to its goal. It is also the name of a historic place in Castile. The name spread to Spain, then to America.

Gematria

Amaya = 57

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. אמאיה has 5 letters:

• אthe letter Aleph1
• מthe letter Mem40
• אthe letter Aleph1
• יthe letter Yod10
• הthe letter He5
• Total57

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph to the letter He

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Amaya, from א to ה:

אַתָּה סֵתֶר לִי מִצַּר תִּצְּרֵנִי רׇנֵּי פַלֵּט תְּסוֹבְבֵנִי סֶלָה׃

“You are my hiding place; You guard me from distress, You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah.”

Psalms 32:7

The book of your first name

Amaya, in nine pages

• Amaya, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Amaya
• Amaya, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Amaya in three answers

How do you write Amaya in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Amaya is written אמאיה.

What is the gematria value of Amaya?
Written אמאיה, Amaya is worth 57: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Mem (40) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5).

What does Amaya mean?
The end, fulfillment", from the Basque amaia (origin: Basque). Amaya is a Basque name, also written Amaia. It comes from the word amaia, “the end”, in the sense of completion, of what is brought to its goal. It is also the name of a historic place in Castile. The name spread to Spain, then to America.