Is Maya a Muslim name?

[bluemango]

I know lots of Muslims with the name Maya but when I look up the meaning, most books and websites say it's Hindu or European. I really like it but am a bit concerned as I'd like an Islamically acceptable name.

I think Maya can mean water in Arabic, and maybe something to do with faith or belief in God in Urdu??

Does anyone know if these are true or of any other meanings?

Thanks

[saramoon]

Mot sure, just asked my DH who is Muslim and he has sisters called Maha, Maida, Moona and Manaland a cousin Mya and he is not sure either. Sorry. We had problems choosing names for our DD as we agreed they would have names that were muslim - finally chose Yasmin and Hanna.
However if you know Muslims with this name, surely it must be Islamic.

[Tinker]

I know a Hindu Maya. Not sure if that's very helpful really.

[nowwearefour]

i have a muslim friend with a name maya. so it must be at least acceptable as their family had no problems with it!

[SilverSixpence]

Not sure what it means, but a relative of DH has a daughter called Maya. Even if it is hindu/european name then as long as it isnt a specifically religious meaning e.g. name of a god etc I wouldn't see it as a problem

[pinkmagic1]

Agree Silversixpence. You can use any name as long as it dosn't mean anything horrible or negative or is directly connected to a non Muslim religion. If it was the name of a Hindu Goddess for instance it would be forbidden, but if it just meant something like 'pretty flower in Hindi it would be fine. My daughter is yasmin, a very common Muslim name but after all not a religious name, just the Persian form of a certain type of flower.

[pinkmagic1]

Just looked it up on muslim-names.co.uk and it says it means 'princess'.

[abraid]

It can also be a variation of Maiaa Nordic name (of a goddessI THINK).

[mixedmama]

A friend of mine recently called her daughter this and had a lot of negative views from people. Her research said that Maya means Princess in Arabic.

As far as I knwo altho it is preferable to have an Islamic name, where I come from they always refer to it as a name that passes in the Koran, however, the most important thing is that the name has a meaning. Sorry if I repeated anything I only read the original post.

[pgwithnumber3]

I have a Maya and not one person has ever mentioned it being Muslim but I don't know any Muslims so I suppose they wouldn't know!

Are you not allowed to use a name that means Princess in Arabic if you are a Muslim mixedmama?

[CoteDAzur]

Maya is a major God in Hindu religion. That is why it is a name in India.

I don't think it is a Muslim name.

[CoteDAzur]

By the way, in Arabic:

Princess = "Ameera"

[bluemango]

Thanks everyone. I really like the name and assumed it was Muslim because I know so many Muslims with the name. However, now I don't know what to do.

I guess I wanted some Muslims to let me know why they'd chosen it or what they think it means.

Thanks again! Any advice welcome...

[firstontheway]

Dh and I are muslim and plan to call our daughter Samayah, Maya for short
Is it possible that your friend's names are actually Sumayah/Samayah as this is a very common name of the first martyr in islam

[nurali]

maya is not a muslim name it meens reflection and is mainly a hindu name from india, although people are crossing over and naming cross culturally e.g muslims with names as kiran, sonia, sabreena etc

[mummo]

i have a maya too!
we chose it because it sort of crossed borders and continents, as we are a mixed race family. my best friend who is malaysian muslim has maya as one of her names. it is also a very popular hindu indian name. also extremely popular in the mexican/honduran areas as well, where it is more popular among the christians!
in sanskrit it translates to
in hebrew it is water
maya is also spelt maja,but still pronounced
ma-ya, and in eastern european countries is another name for mary/maria!
so there you go i did do my research before she was born and i am glad we picked it!
uma thurman called her ddaughter maya, and it is a very popular name in america.
have to admit that it was a a close call between maya and zara, which is another name that works across the borders!

[candyfluff]

my dd's name means 'night' in hindu
her dad is muslim

[AnnieLobeseder]

My DD1 is Maya, and I've met people from various cultures saying what a lovely name it is and how it means "xyz" in their language/culture. It seems to be a very global name, and one your DD should fit in nicely anywhere with!

[syed376]

Hi, I`m Muslim and I have my daughter name "MAYA BUKAHRI". please find the link on Muslim Girls Name at below. Its a beautiful name. It means "Princess". Its nothing to do with Hindu or other religion. This name has different meaning in every language. So if you are Muslim and wants to keep this name , please do it. Hope this will resolve the problem with name.

www.muslimnames.info/baby-girls/islamic-girls-names-73/

[littleducks]

I don't believe it is a Muslim name, it doesn't have an Arabic door either as far as I know.

Out neighbours are Hindu and have a goddess statue of a Maya.

[Hoppinggreen]

My friend has called her daughter Maya and she is Jamaican

[Taybz]

Maya is not a Muslim name as such but an Arabic and Persian name of origin. It means both water (depending on the Arabic dialect) and princess. OP are you Muslim? If so, although it's not a Muslim name as such, it doesn't have an unfavourable meaning therefore is permissible.

[Taybz]

Sorry, I meant to say Arabic, Persian in origin in addition to Hindu.

[Britsy]

It’s usually a variation of the name Amaya, which is a Muslim name.