Maia

plural Maias

1. Greekcountableuncountablehuman sciencesDaughter of Atlas and mother of Hermes.
2. Romancountableuncountablehuman sciencesThe goddess of growth after whom the month May (Latin maius) was named.
3. A female given name.
   1. countableuncountableA female given name from Latin, of recent usage.
   2. countableuncountableA female given name, variant of Maya.
4. countableuncountableastronomyA star in the Taurus constellation, part of the Pleiades Cluster. It is the fourth brightest star in the Pleiades cluster.

   Synonyms: 20 Tauri, 20 Tau, HR 1149, HD 23408, HIP 17573

5. countableuncountableastronomyAn asteroid in the Main Belt of the Solar System.

   Synonyms: 66, 66 Maia

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