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Aya - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Aya

[ syll. a-ya, ay-a ] The girl name Aya is pronounced as -AYAA KEY. Aya is largely used in the Japanese language and its origin is also Japanese. The name's meaning is woven silk.

Aya is a rarely used baby name for girls. It is not listed in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Aya include Ayah (Swahili), Aayshah (English), Adda (English and German), Addi (English), Aja (English and Indian), Anni (English, Finnish, and German), Awo (Twi), Adde (English), Ai (Chinese, Japanese, and Vietnamese), and Oheo (Iroquoian).

KEY: approx English pronunciation for Aya: AY as in "hide (HH.AY.D)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)"


 
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