Maia (given name) explained
Maia is a feminine given name. It may be in reference to the mythic mother of Hermes.[1] It is also a popular Māori name meaning "brave or confident."[2]
Notable people with the name include:
- maia arson crimew, Swiss developer and computer hacker
- Maia Bellon, American lawyer and environmentalist
- Maia Brewton (born 1977), American actress
- Maia Estianty (born 1976), Indonesian singer
- Maia Campbell (born 1976), American film and television actress
- Maia Chiburdanidze (born 1961), Georgian chess grandmaster
- Maia Lewis, New Zealand women's cricketer
- Maia Makhateli, Georgian ballet dancer
- Maia Mitchell (born 1993), Australian actress
- Maia Morgenstern (born 1962), Romanian film and stage actress
- Maía, stage name of Colombian singer Mónica Andrea Vives Orozco
- Maia Ramsden, New Zealand athlete
- Maia Sandu (born 1972), Moldovan politician
- Maia Shibutani (born 1994), American ice dancer
- Maia Weintraub (born 2002), American national champion and Olympic foil fencer
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Hesiod, Theogony, line 938. 2021-04-03. www.perseus.tufts.edu.
- Web site: Most popular Maori baby names for 2012 . Stuff . Sep 19, 2017 . Jan 27, 2020.
