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Gender Feminine
Other Forms FormsShamaya, Shamiah, Shamiya, Shamiyah, Sha'mya
Meaning & History
An invented name, combining the phonetic elements sha, my and ya, and sharing a sound with other popular names such as Amaya and Shania. It is sometimes claimed to derive from Shemaiah, a masculine name in the Old Testament that is pronounced similarly. It can be spelled Shamya or with a capitalized third letter as ShaMya (or Sha'Mya).