First names in Hebrew

First name Mya: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

מיה

Gematria value: 55

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Mya is written מיה

Mya is a modern spelling, read sometimes as Maya and sometimes as Mia.

Meaning and origin

What does Mya 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

Mya = 55

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. מיה has 3 letters:

• מthe letter Mem40
• יthe letter Yod10
• הthe letter He5
• Total55

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 Mya, 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

Mya, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Mya in three answers

How do you write Mya in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Mya is written מיה. Mya is a modern spelling, read sometimes as Maya and sometimes as Mia.

What is the gematria value of Mya?
Written מיה, Mya is worth 55: the letter Mem (40) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5).

What does Mya 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.