This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the pattern is *ya.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Hiaya f JapaneseFrom Japanese 灯 (hi) meaning "lit flame" combined with 文 (aya) meaning "sentence". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Himaya f Filipino, CebuanoTransferred use of the surname, which means "glory," "bliss," or "rapture" in Cebuano.
Himeya f JapaneseFrom Japanese 姫 (hime) meaning "princess" combined with 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Homiya f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
homiy meaning "benefactor".
Huertaya f GuancheFrom Guanche
*wər-tayyat, meaning "without support". This was recorded as the name of a 12-year-old Guanche girl from La Palma who was sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1497.
Ideya f Soviet, RussianDerived from the Russian noun идея
(ideya) meaning "idea, thought, notion". This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names, possibly in reference to the word идеология
(ideologiya) meaning "ideology" or to communist ideas, concepts or ideals in general.... [
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Ikya f SanskritIkya is an Indian/Sanskrit name. It is derived from the Sanskrit word "Aikya," meaning "Oneness", "Integration" and "Uniqueness".
Industrializatsiya f Soviet, Russian (Archaic)Derived from the Russian noun индустриализация
(industrializatsiya) meaning "industrialization". This name was used by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names, in reference to the rapid industrialization of the Soviet Union, which at the beginning was predominantly agricultural.
Iraya f Spanish (Canarian)Meaning uncertain. It is popularly claimed to be derived from the name of a Guanche princess. However, there is no evidence regarding Guanche usage. It has possibly arisen by confusion with
Iruya or else a variant of Basque name
Iraia.
Ismaya f & m IndonesianOne of the names of Semar, a Javanese Wayang character from Indonesia.
Ištapariya f HittitePossibly deriving from the Luwian element
tapar, meaning "strong, mighty". Name borne by a Hittite queen (fl. 15th Century BCE), who was possibly of Luwian origin. Queen Ištapariya was assassinated during a period of political intrigue by rivals to her husband's throne.
Ivriya f Hebrew (Rare, Archaic)Derived from עִבְרִיָּה meaning "Hebrew (woman)". this name is relatively modern, first appearing in the first half of the 20th century in mandatory Palestine, it was used a few times but died out after the establishment of the Israeli state... [
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Ixeya f AragoneseTransferred use of
Ixeya (also known as
Ixeia), the name of a Pyrenean mountain located in the province of Huesca, Spain.
Iya f LazMeans violet, Laz version of the Greek name
Ia, common also in Georgia.
Izya m & f RussianDiminutive of ISAAC, ISIDORE, ISABEL, ISRAEL, and other names beginning with a similar sound.
Javhariya f UzbekDerived from
javhar meaning "jewel, gem" or "precious thing or person".
Jigya f OdiaMeans "the curiosity to know everything" in Odia.
Jiraiya m & f Japanese Mythology, Popular Culture, English (Modern)First used in the 1806 yomi-hon Jiraiya Monogatari (自来也説話) and then subsequently in the folklore Jiraiya Gōketsu Monogatari (児雷也豪傑譚), published as a series from 1839 to 1868, belonging to the main character who uses shape-shifting magic to morph into a gigantic toad... [
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Jiya f IndianHindi word "jiya" means Living or lived.
Kaaya f JapaneseFrom Japanese 花 (
ka) meaning "flower" combined with 彩 (
aya) meaning "colour". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kabtāya f BabylonianMeans "honoured", deriving from the Akkadian element
kabātu ("to be honored, shown respect").
Kaeya f & m IndianOriginated from the Hindi culture. Kaeya means monsoon flower. Kaeya is pronounced as \ka(e)-ya\.... [
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Kaivalya f & m SanskritKaivalya is the ultimate goal of Raja yoga and means "solitude", "detachment" or "isolation", a vrddhi-derivation from kevala, "alone, isolated". It is the isolation of purusha from prakrti, and subsequent liberation from rebirth.
Kaiya f ChineseFrom the Chinese 凯 (kǎi) meaning "triumph, victory, music of triumph" and 雅 (yǎ) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined".
Kaleriya f Soviet, Russian (Rare)Contraction of Russian Красная Армия легко разгромила империалистов Японии!
(Krasnaya Armiya legko razgromila imperialistov Yaponii!) meaning "The Red Army easily defeated the Japanese imperialists!"... [
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Kanaya f Popular CultureKanaya is the name of one of the main characters in webcomic Homestuck. It comes from the
Sanskirt counterpart of Virgo, which is called Kanya.
Kanlaya f ThaiMeans "beautiful woman" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit कल्याणी
(kalyani).
Karya f Greek MythologyDerived from Ancient Greek
καρύα "hazel, hazel tree, hazel bush", ultimately from Ancient Greek
κάρυον "nut". In Greek Mythology, Karya is attributed to the hamadryads, one of those nymphs who live in trees and are closely linked to the fate of the tree... [
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Katariya f IndianPossibly stems from Katariya the city in the Ambedkar Nagar district of India.
Katrya f UkrainianDiminutive and folk form of
Kateryna. Katrya Hrynevycheva (1875-1947) was an Ukrainian writer and activist.
Kattleya f GermanDerived from: Cattleya (/ˈkætliə/) is a genus of orchids from Costa Rica south to Argentina.
Kaya f JapaneseFrom Japanese 香 (
ka) meaning "incense, perfume" or 果 (
ka) meaning "fruit, reward" combined with Japanese 耶 (
ya), a phonetic character. ... [
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Kaya f LiteratureShort form of
Kaya'aton'my', a name invented for the Native American girl of the Nimíipuu or Nez Percé tribe in the
American Girl series of dolls, accompanied by books... [
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Kganya f & m SothoMeans "brightness" or "(God's) light" in Sesotho.
Khivrya f Ukrainian (Rare, Archaic), TheatreUkrainian variant of
Fevroniya. The name was borne by a character in Modest Mussorgsky's comic opera 'The Fair at Sorochyntsi' (1874 - 1880) which was based on Nikolai Gogol's short story of the same name, from his early (1832) collection of Ukrainian stories 'Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka'.
Kikuya f JapaneseDerived from the Japanese kanji 菊 (
kiku) meaning "chrysanthemum flower" combined with 弥 (
ya) meaning "widely, increasingly, more and more, for a long time". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Kimaya f IndianOf Marathi origin, the word is used in the sense of "magic" or "sleight of hand".... [
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Kimiya f PersianMeans "rare" or "alchemy" in Persian, possibly given in reference to the 11th-century Sufi text كيمياى سعادت
(Kimiya-yi sa'ādat), 'The Alchemy of Happiness', by Al-Ghazali.
Kimya f SwahiliMeans "silent" in Swahili. This is the name of musician Kimya Dawson.
Kisaiya f RomaniEither a corruption of
Keziah or else derived from or influenced by Romani
kissi "purse" (ultimately from Sanskrit
koza "box; pocket; cask; treasure; bud").
Kittiya f ThaiDerived from Thai กิตติ
(kitti) meaning "fame, renown".
Kofiya f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
kofi meaning "sufficient".
Koiya f JapaneseWith the kanji meaning 恋 meaning love, and 屋 meaning house, And 子 meaning child with the suffix -iya.
Konohanasakuya f Japanese MythologyKonohanasakuya-hime is represents how delicate earthly life is in Japanese mythology and she is symbolized by the cherry blossom.
Koroya f JapaneseFrom Japanese 心 (
koro) meaning "heart, mind, soul" combined with 椰 (
ya) meaning "coconut palm" or 夜 (
ya, yo, yoru) meaning "evening, night". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kurmi Thaya f AymaraFrom the Aymara
kurmi meaning "rainbow" and
thaya meaning "cold".
Kusi Wiñaya f AymaraFrom the Aymara
kusi meaning "fortune, happiness" and
wiñaya meaning "eternal".
Kuwannaniya f Near Eastern Mythology, Hittite MythologyOf uncertain etymology, possibly deriving in part from the Hittite element
kuu̯an ("woman"). Kuwannaniya was a Hittite goddess of spring, possibly related to a specific sacred space (known as loci numinosi).
Kwanaya f ShonaMeaning “it has rained”, rain is seen as a symbol of new life as its waters are a source of nourishment for natural life.
Lasya f HindiTaken from the name of a dance performed by the goddess
Parvati, full of joy and grace.
Lavya f IndianMeans "renowned for her devotion to her teacher" in Indian.
Leiya f ChineseFrom the Chinese 蕾 (lěi) meaning "buds, unopened flowers" (typically feminine) and 雅 (yǎ) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined".
Levya f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)Combination of the name
Lev 2 means "heart" with the letters ya (יה) (which are part of the name of God) means "Heart of God" in Hebrew.