First names in Hebrew

First name Maia: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

מאיה

Gematria value: 56

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Maia is written מאיה

Maia is another spelling of Maya.

Meaning and origin

What does Maia mean?

Meaning: of several origins (Greek, Latin, Sanskrit)
Origin: disputed

Maya is a name with several origins. It is linked to the Greek maia, "mother, nurse", to the Latin Maia, which gave its name to the month of May, and to a Sanskrit word, maya. It is also one of the most popular names in Hebrew today, written מאיה. Some Hebrew speakers hear in it mayim, "water", but that is a popular reading, not its origin. The poet Maya Angelou made it a name of courage.

Gematria

Maia = 56

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. מאיה has 4 letters:

• מthe letter Mem40
• אthe letter Aleph1
• יthe letter Yod10
• הthe letter He5
• Total56

The verse of the name

From the letter Mem 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 Maia, from מ to ה:

מַיִם עֲמֻקִּים דִּבְרֵי פִי־אִישׁ נַחַל נֹבֵעַ מְקוֹר חׇכְמָה׃

“The words of a man's mouth are deep waters; the source of wisdom is a flowing stream.”

Proverbs 18:4

The book of your first name

Maia, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Maia in three answers

How do you write Maia in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Maia is written מאיה. Maia is another spelling of Maya.

What is the gematria value of Maia?
Written מאיה, Maia is worth 56: the letter Mem (40) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5).

What does Maia mean?
Of several origins (Greek, Latin, Sanskrit) (origin: disputed). Maya is a name with several origins. It is linked to the Greek maia, "mother, nurse", to the Latin Maia, which gave its name to the month of May, and to a Sanskrit word, maya. It is also one of the most popular names in Hebrew today, written מאיה. Some Hebrew speakers hear in it mayim, "water", but that is a popular reading, not its origin. The poet Maya Angelou made it a name of courage.