Amaya

A1M3A1Y4A1

proper noun

A female given name from Spanish borrowed from Spanish in the 1990s.

OriginBasque amai →
Less commonScrabble 10
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A female given name from Spanish borrowed from Spanish in the 1990s.

Origin

  1. Basqueamai“the end”
  2. EnglishAmaya

Heroine of a Spanish historical novel Amaya o los vascos del siglo VIII (1877) by F. Navarro Villoslada, explained as Basque amai (“the end”).

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APA

Amaya. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Amaya

MLA

“Amaya.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Amaya. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Amaya,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Amaya.

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