Gender Feminine
Usage Greek Mythology, Roman Mythology, Portuguese, Georgian
Meaning & History
From Greek μαῖα (maia) meaning "good mother, dame, foster mother", perhaps in origin a nursery form of μήτηρ (meter). In Greek and Roman mythology she was the eldest of the Pleiades, a group of stars in the constellation Taurus, who were the daughters of Atlas and Pleione. Her son by Zeus was Hermes.
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Name Days
Norway: May 7
Categories
celestial, child actors, consorts of Zeus, dancers, family, figure skaters, goodness, Greek mythology, ice skaters, Jak and Daxter characters, mothers, mythology, Phantasy Star characters, Pleiades, Roman mythology, Shadowhunters characters, space, stars, top 10 in Georgia, top 10 in New Zealand - Maori
