First names in Hebrew

First name Maya: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

מאיה

Gematria value: 56

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Maya is written מאיה

Meaning and origin

What does Maya 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

Maya = 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 Maya, 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

Maya, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Maya in three answers

How do you write Maya in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Maya is written מאיה.

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

What does Maya 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.