Maya

/ˈmaɪə/

Maya

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American (Lessac) (medium)

Female 0.6s

American (Amy) (medium)

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Definition

A member or descendant of various peoples:

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maya, from Yucatec Maya mayab (“flat”), a self-designation of the northern Maya for themselves, in the form maya’ found in compounds and phrases e.g. maya’ wíinik (“Maya man”).