Gender:
Female
Meanings:
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Illusion, fantasy (MAY-yah—Hindi, India). In Indian mythology, Maya is a name of the goddess Devi, the consort of Shiva.
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Form of Maia: Nurse or mother for whom the month of May was named (MY-yuh—Greek).
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