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Amaya

Also spelled: Amaia

Usually a girl's name

Meaning
Origin disputed: the Spanish place name Amaya, or Basque amaia 'the end' Disputed

The Basque reading goes back to an 1877 Spanish novel whose heroine has the name.

Origin
Spanish or Basque
Popularity

US 2025: #180 (girls) · England and Wales 2025: #122

Popularity: US Social Security Administration 2025; Office for National Statistics 2025, England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

This name's meaning doesn't link to one of the five elements, so it isn't matched to a chart here.

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