Meaning: The end
The story
A Basque name meaning the end, known through the novel Amaya. Its literary history is more specific than the broad nature meanings sometimes assigned online.
Spellings & variants
- Amaya
Popularity
Familiar
In the US top 1,000 — familiar, not everywhere.
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Style
Origins
Amaia comes from Basque.
More like Amaia
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Joyful; happy
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Nayeli
Possibly from a Zapotec expression for “I love you”
Ailani
Uncertain; possibly from ʻAilani or Aylín
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