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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the pattern is *ya.
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Liya f Chinese
Combination of the names Li 1 and Ya
Liya f Quechua
Quechua form of Leah.
Llipya m & f Quechua
Means "lightning" in Quechua.
Llocaya f Asturian
Asturian form of Leocadia.
Locaya f Asturian
Asturian form of Leocadia.
Loreleya f Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Lorelei.
Lovya f Santali
Means "very lovable" in Santali.
Luchiya f Bulgarian, Russian
Bulgarian and Russian form of Lucia.
Ludmya f Haitian Creole (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Ludmila. This name is borne by Haitian-American politician Mia Love (1975-), who was born Ludmya Bourdeau.
Lukerya f Russian (Rare)
Truncated form of Glikeriya.
Lukiya f Russian
Russian form of Lucia via its hellenized form Loukia. Also compare Lutsiya.
Lukretsiya f Bulgarian (Rare), Russian (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare)
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Lucretia.
Lumaya f Filipino (Rare), Tagalog (Rare)
From Tagalog lumaya meaning "be free, become independent".
Lumiya f Popular Culture, Literature
Lumiya proclaimed herself the Dark Lady of the Sith. She recruited and trained Jacen Solo, and was killed by Luke Skywalker.
Lushanya f Chickasaw
Possibly means "songbird" in Chickasaw, perhaps from the Chickasaw taloowa 'sing, chanter' and foshi 'bird'.... [more]
Lusya f Russian
Russian variant of Luchiya and diminutive of Lyudmila.
Lutfiya f Arabic, Tajik, Uzbek
Arabic alternate transcription of Lutfiyah as well as the Tajik and Uzbek form.
Luthfiya f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Lutfia.
Lutseya f Belarusian
Belarusian female name derived from Lucius, meaning "light".
Lutsiya f Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Lucia. Also compare Lukiya and Lyutsiya.
Luya f Xhosa
Diminutive form of Luyanda.
Lyalya f Tatar, Bashkir
Tatar and Bashkir form of Laleh.
Lyolya f Russian
Diminutive of Larisa.
Lyubimaya f Russian
Means "beloved" in Russian.
Lyusiya f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Lucia.
Lyusya f Russian
Diminutive of Lyudmila.
Lyutsiya f Russian, Soviet
Russian variant of Lutsiya, which is one of the main Russian forms of Lucia.... [more]
Maariya f Yakut
Yakut form of Mariya.
Maaryya f Yakut
Yakut form of Mariya.
Maaya f Japanese
From 真 (ma) meaning “real, genuine” and 綾 (aya) meaning “design”. The name can also be constructed with other kanji combinations.
Maaya f Tagalog, Filipino, Cebuano
Derived from the Tagalog and Cebuano word maaya meaning "cheerful".
Mackaya f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Makiyah, possibly influenced by the spellings of names like Mackenna. It is also a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae.
Madanapriyā f Sanskrit
Means "beloved of Madana" in Sanskrit, from the name of the Hindu god of love Madana combined with प्रिय (priya) meaning "beloved, dear to". This Sanskrit name occurs in a Cambodian inscription from 611 AD.
Madaya f Guanche, Berber (Archaic)
From Guanche *madăyya, meaning "beautiful thing to see". Besides the Canary Islands, this name was also used in Northern Africa.
Madhiya f Uzbek
Means "written tribute, eulogy, ode" in Uzbek.
Magajiya f Hausa
Means "heiress" in Hausa. In some dialects this means "madam" and is avoided.
Magaya f Kaguru
Means "endurances" in Chikaguru.
Mahaya f & m Sanskrit
Means "illusionist" in Sanskrit.
Mahdiyya f Arabic
Feminine form of Mahdi.
Mahiya f Bashkir
From the Persian ماه (mâh) meaning "moon".
Mahiya f Sanskrit
Means lover, someone whom you love, or joy
Mahya f Arabic (Mashriqi)
Mahya is an Arabic (Mashriqi) name .
Maiya f Tamil
The name means "Illusion" in Sanskrit, having to do with the hindu belief that the world is all an illusion which one must overcome to reach moksha or nirvana
Maiya f Japanese
From 舞 (mai) "circle, wheel" and 弥 (ya) "increasingly"
Makariya f Russian (Rare)
Feminine form of Makariy.
Makya f & m Hopi
Means "hunting eagle" in Hopi.
Malaya f Filipino, Tagalog
Means "free, independent" in Tagalog.
Malekaya f Russian
This name is The Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanov's childhood nickname.
Malivalaya f Thai, Lao
Means "climbing jasmine" in Thai, derived from มะลิิิ​ (mali) meaning "jasmine".
Maliya f Near Eastern Mythology, Hittite Mythology
Maliya is the Hittite goddess of gardens, often associated with the horse-god Pirwa and the goddess Kamrušepa. All three gods are connected to horses... [more]
Mamuraya f Aymara
Means "bee" in Aymara.
Mandeiya m & f Dagbani
"I have accepted", "I have collected"
Manolya f Turkish
Directly taken from Turkish manolya "magnolia".
Mansiya f Kazakh
Means "intelligent" or "knowledge (in writing)", derived from Kazakh мән (män) meaning "meaning, value, essence" and сия (siya) "ink".
Manya f Yiddish (Russified)
A Jewish and Yiddish styled form of Miriam and names alike. It's similar to the Russian diminutive Manya, which is of the Russian name Mariya, which is in fact a translation of Miriam.
Manya f Sanskrit
An ancient Sanskrit word meaning "respected or the one who is respected by all"
Mapiya f Sioux
Variant of Mahpiya.
Maraya f Aymara
Means "raft, boat" in Aymara.
Mareya f Spanish (Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Spanish Mireya or possibly a variant of Maria.
Mariya f Japanese
From Japanese 舞 (ma) meaning "dance", 万 (ma) meaning "ten thousand", or 茉 (ma) meaning "jasmine" combined with 吏 (ri) meaning "officer, an official" or 璃 (ri) meaning "glassy, lapis lazuli" and 矢 (ya) meaning "dart, arrow", 夜 (ya) meaning "night", or 弥 (ya) meaning "all the more, increasingly"... [more]
Marya f English
Variant of Maria.
Maryya f Belarusian
Alternative transcription of Maryia.
Mərziyə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Marzieh.
Mərziyyə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani cognate of Märziya.
Masaya m & f Aymara
Means "south" in Aymara.
Mataya f English
it is a cristian girls name meaning gift of god, often used in hindu speaking countries despite its english origin, its also associated with the number 7/
Matreya f English (Canadian, Modern, Rare), Obscure
Meaning uncertain, perhaps based on Maitreya.
Matteya f English
A feminine form to Matthew.
Māwiyya f History
The name of a fourth-century Arab warrior-queen, ultimately derived from مَاوِيّ‎ (māwiyy) meaning "watery".
Maxfiya f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek maxfiy meaning "secret".
Maya f Bulgarian
Bulgarian variant of Maja 2.
Maya f Soviet, Russian (Rare)
From Russian май (may), meaning "May". It was used by communist parents wanting to reject traditional names as a reference to International Worker's Day on May 1st. The name is written as Maya (Мая) because it is feminine.
Maya f Turkmen
Possibly means "camel" in Turkmen
Maya f & m Japanese
Combination of a ma kanji, like 麻 meaning "hemp, flax," 真/眞 meaning "pure, true," 磨/摩 meaning "polish, shine," 茉, part of 茉莉 (matsuri), referring to the Arabian jasmine, 舞 meaning "dance" or 万 meaning "ten thousand," and a ya kanji, such as 耶, 弥 meaning "increase," 矢 meaning "arrow," 也, 野 meaning "field" or 椰, referring to the (coconut) palm... [more]
Maya f Chinese (Rare)
Combination of Ma and Ya.
Maya f Tupi, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from Tupi maya "mother".
Maya f English
Latinate form of May.
Maya f Russian
Alternate transcription of Maiya 4.
Mazanya f Mordvin
Means "beauty" in Erzya.
Mbiya f Chewa
Means “bowl” in Chichewa.
Meafnya f Datooga
Means "one who cannot be hidden" in Datooga.
Medinya f Russian
Diminutive of Medlin.
Meiya f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" and 雅 (yǎ) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined".
Mengya f Chinese
From Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream, vision" combined with 雅 (yǎ) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined"... [more]
Metaksya f Armenian
From Armenian մետաքսյա (metakʿsya) meaning "silken", idiomatically meaning someone who is gentle and pleasant. It is a cognate of Metaxia.
Metaxya f Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Մետաքսյա (see Metaksya).
Miamaya f Danish
Variant of Miamaja.
Miaya f Japanese
From Japanese 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 三 (mi) meaning "three", 充 (mi) meaning "fill, be full, supply", 翠 (mi) meaning "green", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" or 御 (mi) meaning "imperial" combined with 彩 (aya) meaning "colour" or 文 (aya) meaning "sentence"... [more]
Midoriya m & f Japanese
It means green valley.
Mihaya f Japanese
From 美 (mi) "beauty" and 早 (haya) "early."
Mikiya m & f Japanese
From Japanese 幹 (miki) meaning "tree trunk" combined with 允 (ya) meaning "field". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Milusya f Russian
Russian diminutive of any Slavic feminine name that contains the element milu meaning "gracious" or "dear", such as Lyudmila. Also compare Milusha and Milushka.
Milya f Russian
Diminutive of Lyudmila.
Minayə f Azerbaijani
From Azerbaijani min meaning "thousand" and ayə meaning "ayah (a verse in the Quran)".
Minya f English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Minja.
Miropiya f Russian (Rare)
Variant transliteration of Миропия (see Miropia).
Mirusya f Russian
Russian diminutive of any Slavic feminine name that contains the element miru meaning "peace" or "world", such as Miroslava. Also compare Mirusha and Mirushka.
Miya f Japanese
Derived from Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace", or a combination of 美 (mi) meaning "beauty", 実 (mi) meaning "berry, fruit, nut, real", 看 (mi) meaning "to watch, to care for", or 見 (mi) meaning "to see" and 夜 (ya) meaning "night" or 屋 (ya) meaning "shop".... [more]
Montoya f & m African American
Transferred use of the Spanish surname Montoya (itself from the name of a Spanish town), used because of its similarity to LaToya and its initial sound (also found in names such as Montrell, Montel or Montez).
Monya f Russian
Variant of Маня (see Manya).
Morya f English
Variant of Moira.
Moviya f Uzbek
Derived from moviy meaning "sky blue".
Moya f Spanish
Meaning "estate of Modius" from the Latin Modianus, with Modius derived from the Latin modus meaning 'measure'. Traditionally a Spanish surname deriving from Moya, in Cuenca, or similarly named places in Valencia, Lugo, and the Canary Island.
Moya f Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Máire, itself an Irish form of Mary. It is a phonetic variation in which the 'r' is silent.... [more]
Muliya f Indonesian
Variant of Mulia.
Murraya f English (Australian)
Possibly from the name of a genus of plants.
Muspkaya m & f Aymara
Means "admirable" in Aymara.
Musya f Russian
Russian diminutive of Mariya.
Mut-tuya f Ancient Egyptian
Derived from the name of the goddess Mut and the given name Tuya.
Mutya f Tagalog
Means "pearl" or "amulet, charm" in Tagalog, of Sanskrit origin.
Mutya f Indonesian
Variant of Mutia.
Mweya f Shona
Means "soul" in Shona.
Mya m & f Burmese
Means "emerald" or "keen, sharp" in Burmese.
Naavya f English (Rare)
Could be a variant of Navia
Naaya f Japanese
From Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" combined with 彩 (aya) meaning "colour". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Nabiya f Urdu
Meaning uncertain. Possibly means “high position”
Nadāya f Babylonian
Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from the Akkadian element nadānu ("gift, tribute, payment").
Nadaya f Asturian
Asturian form of Natalia.
Nadeya f Belarusian (Archaic)
Older Belarusian form of Nadzeya, used in the 16th century.
Nadtaya f Thai
Alternate transcription of Nattaya.
Nadzyunya f Belarusian
A diminutive of Nadzeya.
Nadzyusya f Belarusian
Diminutive of Nadzeya.
Nafiya f Arabic
Variant transcription of نافعة (See Nafia)
Nailya f Tatar
Tatar form of Naila.
Nairatmya f Mythology
Means "she who has no self", an embodiment of the Buddhist philosophical concept of anātman.
Nalya f Russian
Diminutive of Natalya.
Namutenya f Ovambo
Feminine form of Amutenya.
Nanthiya f Thai
From Thai นันทิ (nanthi) meaning "delighted, joyful, happy", ultimately from Sanskrit नन्द (nanda).
Nantiya f Thai
Alternate transcription of Nanthiya.
N'anya f African American (Modern)
African American name possibly taken from the Igbo word n'anya meaning "love".
Narantuya f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian наран (naran) meaning "sun" and туяа (tuyaa) meaning "ray, beam (of light)".
Nastassya f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Anastasiya.
Nataleya f Obscure
Variant of Natalia.
Natallya f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Natalya.
Nataniya f Hebrew
Feminine form of Natan, also a city in Israel.
Natanya f & m English (Modern, Rare), African American (Modern), Hebrew (?)
Alternate transcription of Hebrew נְתַנְיָה (see Netanya), a modern form of Netanyahu (which was the name of three or four male characters in the Old Testament).... [more]
Natasya f Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian diminutive of Natalya. Also compare Nastasya, which is quite similar in appearance.
Nataya f Thai
Alternate transcription of Nattaya.
Nathanya f English (Rare)
English variant of Nathania and Natania.
Nathaya f Thai
Alternate transcription of Nattaya as well as Natthaya.
Natiya f Georgian (Russified)
Russification of Natia, since the name is written as Натия in Russian, which is properly transcribed as Natiya.
Natoya f African American, Jamaican Patois, English Creole
Possibly an invented name blending the popular phonetic prefix na and the name LaToya. It can be spelled Natoya or with a capitalized third letter as NaToya... [more]
Nattaya f Thai
Derived from Sanskrit नाट्य (natya) meaning "dance". This can also be another way of transcribing the name ณัฐญา or ณัฏยา (see Natthaya).
Natthaya f Thai
Derived from Thai ณัฐ or ณัฏ (nath) both meaning "wise, intelligent, knowledgeable".
Navya f Indian, Telugu
Means "to be praised, laudable" and "navigable" in Sanskrit. However, in Telugu, it allegedly means "blue".
Naya f Chinese
Combination of the names Na and Ya but it can be also variant of the name Naia
Naya f Spanish (Modern)
Spanish form of Nahia and Naia.
Naya f Asturian (Modern)
Truncated form of Anaya.
Naylya f Tatar
Tatar form of Naila.
Nazariya f Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Nazaria and feminine form of Nazariy.
Nazmiya f Uzbek
Derived from nazmiy meaning "poetic, in poetry".
Nazriya f Indian (Muslim, Rare)
Possibly from Persian نظریه (nazariye), ultimately from Arabic نَظَرِيَّة (naẓariyya) "theory, theorem". A known bearer is Nazriya Nazim (1994–), a Muslim Indian actress from Kerala.
Nehtaya f Sanskrit (Modern, Rare)
Eternal.shakti.another name for durga
Ne'kiya f African American
Maybe a variant of Nekayah.
Nesya f Hebrew (Modern)
Combination of the name Nes with the letters יה (which are part of the name of God) means "Miracle of God" in Hebrew.
Nethanya f Obscure (Modern)
A rare variant of the masculine Biblical name Nethaniah used for girls.
Neya f English
Variant of Naya.
Neya f Soviet, Russian
Contracted form of Energiya. This name was used by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.... [more]
Nickoya f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Nicoya, which might be an invented name based on the sounds found in names such as Nicole, Nikia and Sequoia.
Nidtaya f Thai
Alternate transcription of Nittaya.
Nikusya m & f Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian diminutive of given names that contain the element -nik-, such as Kallinik, Nikifor and Nikolay (for men) and Dominika and Veronika (for women)... [more]
Nindya f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Anindya.
Niramaya f Indian
"healthy" or "free of disease."
Nitaya f Thai
Alternate transcription of Nittaya.
Nitiya f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Nittaya.
Nittaya f Thai
Derived from Thai นิตย์ (nit) meaning "constantly, perpetually, eternally", ultimately from Sanskrit नित्य (nitya).
Nittiya f Thai
Alternate transcription of Nittaya.
Niya f Sanskrit, Indian
MEANING : to pass over( with a carriage ), to come down to, to incur... [more]
Nkhumbwizhya m & f Nsenga
Meaning admire for a while. Name given to a baby after his/her siblings die as babies.
Nofya f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "God’s view" or "beautiful view" from Hebrew name Noya ("God’s beauty") and the name Nof.
Norhaya f Filipino, Maguindanao, Maranao
From Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light" combined with the name Haya.
Norhidaya f Malay
Malay variant of Nurhidayah.
Noya f Cherokee
Means "sand" in Cherokee language.
Ntombhekya f South African, Xhosa
Means "girl of the house" in Xhosa, from ntombi "girl" and khaya "home, household".
Nuanya f Chinese
Combination of the names Nuan and Ya.
Nuhaya f Malaysian
Intelligent.... [more]
Nurcahaya f Indonesian
Combination of Nur and Cahaya.
Nurcahya f & m Indonesian
Combination of Nur and Cahya.
Nuriya f Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tatar, Bashkir
Strictly feminine form of Nur.
Nuriyyə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Nuriya.
Nuroniya f Uzbek
Derived from nuroniy meaning "shining with light".
Nuya f Mordvin
Derived from Erzya нуема (nuema) meaning "harvest".
Nya f Swahili
Derived from the Swahili word "Nia," meaning "purpose."
Nzaya f Kongo
knowledge
Obraya f Medieval English
Feminine variant of Aubrey.
Odeya f Hebrew
Derived from a Hebrew phrase meaning "I will thank God", which is said to consist of Hebrew ode "I will thank, praise" (compare the Hebrew name Odelia 2) combined with Hebrew ya, yah "Yahweh"... [more]
Odiliya f Bulgarian (Rare)
Bulgarian form of Odilia.
Odillya f English (Archaic)
Form of Odilia borne by a short-lived daughter (1598) of the poet Emilia Lanier and Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon.
Odottya f Udmurt
Udmurt form of Avdotya.
Ofelya f Armenian, Azerbaijani (Rare)
Armenian and Azerbaijani form of Ophelia.
Ogdoochchuya f Yakut
Yakut form of Evdokiya.
Oishimaya f Bengali
Some sources claim this name means “a noble person of good deeds; no evil within”; others claim it means “divine illusion”. A notable bearer is biochemist Dr. Oishimaya Sen Nag.
Okaya f Japanese
Means "mount, hill, knoll" in Japanese.
Oksaniya f Russian, Ukrainian
Alternative form of Oksana, sometimes transliterated as Oxaniya.
Oksanya f Russian (Rare)
Diminutive of Oksana.
Oksya f Mordvin
Mordvin form of Xenia.
Oktaviya f Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Octavia.
Oliya f Uzbek
Derived from oliy meaning "high, supreme".
Olyesya f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Olesya.
Omiya f Japanese
Means "palace, princess" in Japanese.
Omya f Nepali
Name: Omya ओम्या... [more]
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