Amaya Name Meaning

Gender: Female

Origin: Arabic

Meaning: Night Rain

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1. Meaning of the name "Amaya"

Amaya's name is a Japanese girl's name, Basque origin means "mother city; end; night rain". The Amaya form of Spain is both a surname and a surname, originating from the Amaya mountains and the Amaya village of Spain.

In this context, it means the mother city. Actors Mariska Hargitay and Peter Hermann are the parents of a young daughter named Amaya Josephine. If the name Amaya is new to you, it is because it has been listed on the baby name rankings since the beginning of the century.

It has a beautiful name with a mysterious past: It means a pleasant place of Islam or a pleasant place, both from the Basque region of Spain, or a wonderful place of Japan. Copy. It caught the eye of Peter Hermann of Hui Younger and Mariska Hargitay of Law and Order: SVU committed it when they adopted a girl in 2011.

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2. Variation of the name "Amaya"

Amaia:

The name Amaia is a girl's name meaning "high place or end". This pretty and uncommon Basque name is all but unheard of in this country. Amaya is a spelling variation as well as a similar Japanese name meaning "night rain."

With the newfound popularity of Amara and Amora, Amaia and Amaya are among the Spanish names for girls we'll be hearing a lot more of in the US.

Amayah:

Amayah means near God in the Arabic origin. In the Japanese origin it means night rain.

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3. Top 3 Famous Person Named Amaya

Amaya Valdemoro:

She was Russia's Best Player of 2006. With the national team she competed in two Olympic Games, Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008. won a bronze medal at the 2010 FIBA World Championship and won 5 medals at EuroBasket women, including a gold medal at the 2013 EuroBasket Women.

Amaya Gastaminza:

Amaya Gastaminza Ganuza (born 27 February 1991) is a Spanish professional basketball player. She plays for Hondarribia-Irún and Spain women's national basketball team. She has represented several junior teams in European competitions. She won EuroLeague Women 2010–11 with Perfumerías Avenida Baloncesto.

Amaya Uranga:

Amaya Uranga Amezaga (born 18 February 1947) is a Spanish singer from Bilbao, best known for the fifteen years she spent as a member of the Basque folk/pop sextet Mocedades. She is a cousin of director Pablo Berger.

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