Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maia

/ˈmeɪ.ə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.98 in modern English

Syllables
ma-ia
IPA
/ˈmeɪ.ə/
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Daughter of Atlas and mother of Hermes.

Countable; Uncountable

name

The goddess of growth after whom the month May (Latin maius) was named.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A female given name.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A female given name.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A star in the Taurus constellation, part of the Pleiades Cluster. It is the fourth brightest star in the Pleiades cluster.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An asteroid in the Main Belt of the Solar System.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A language spoken in the Madang province of Papua New Guinea.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μαῖα (Maîa).

Usage

Inflected Forms

Maias (plural)

Phrases

Wiktionary’s coverage of Maia terms

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Maia terms

Synonyms

20 Tauri 20 Tau HR 1149 HD 23408 HIP 17573 66 66 Maia

Rhymes With

via maya messiah jeremiah mariah playa josiah gaia papaya jaya aja pariah

Questions

How do you pronounce maia?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmeɪ.ə/.
What does maia mean?
Daughter of Atlas and mother of Hermes.
Where does maia come from?
From Ancient Greek Μαῖα (Maîa).

How to pronounce maia

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈmeɪ.ə/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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