Maia is a feminine given name. It may be in reference to the mythic mother of Hermes. It is also a popular

Māori Māori or Maori can refer to: Relating to the Māori people * Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group * Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand * Māori culture * Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the Co ...

name meaning "brave or confident." Notable people with the name include: *

maia arson crimew Maia arson crimew (formerly known as Tillie Kottmann; born August 7, 1999) is a Swiss developer and computer hacker. Crimew is known for leaking source code and other data from companies such as Intel and Nissan, and for discovering a 2019 c ...

, Swiss developer and computer hacker * Maia Asatiani, (born 1977), Georgian TV host * Maia Bellon, American lawyer and environmentalist *

Maia Brewton Maia Brewton is an American actress who enjoyed success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. She is best known for her roles as the Mighty Thor-obsessed Sara Anderson in the 1987 film '' Adventures in Babysitting'', and as Shelly Lewis, the anta ...

(born 1977), American actress * Maia Estianty (born 1976), Indonesian singer *

Maia Campbell Maia Campbell is an American former actress known for her role as Nicole on the 1994 Fox comedy-drama series '' South Central'' and her portrayal of Tiffany Warren in the NBC/ UPN sitcom '' In the House'' for five seasons (1995–1999). She ...

(born 1976), American film and television actress *

Maia Chiburdanidze Maia Chiburdanidze ( ka, მაია ჩიბურდანიძე; born 17 January 1961) is a Georgian chess Grandmaster. She is the sixth Women's World Chess Champion, a title she held from 1978 to 1991, and was the youngest one until ...

(born 1961), Georgian chess grandmaster *

Maia Lewis Maia Ann Mereana Lewis (born 20 June 1970) is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter. She appeared in 9 Test matches, 78 One Day Internationals and 1 Twenty20 International for New Zealand between 1992 and 2005. She ...

, New Zealand women's cricketer *

Maia Makhateli Maia Makhateli (born November 5, 1985) is a Georgian ballet dancer. After terms with the Colorado Ballet and the Birmingham Royal Ballet, she joined the Dutch National Ballet in 2006, where she now is a principal dancer. Early life Makhateli ...

, Georgian ballet dancer *

Maia Mitchell Maia McCall Mitchell (born 18 August 1993) is an Australian actress and singer. Known for her work in film and television, she has received various accolades, including nominations for eight Teen Choice Awards. Born and raised in Lismore, ...

(born 1993), Australian actress *

Maia Morgenstern Maia Emilia Ninel Morgenstern (; born 1 May 1962) is a Romanian film and stage actress, Gabriela Dumba, ("Pure and simple, Maia Morgenstern", but with a pun, because Simplu is a Romanian musical group with whom she had done a video), ''Gardi ...

(born 1962), Romanian film and stage actress *

Maía Mónica Andrea Vives Orozco, more commonly known as Maía (born 1981 in Barranquilla, Colombia) is a Colombian singer-songwriter. History Mónica Vives Orozco (Maía) is the only child of Rafael Vives and Mónica Orozco. She grew up in Prado ...

, stage name of Colombian singer Mónica Andrea Vives Orozco *

Maia Ramsden Maia Ramsden (born 23 March 2002) is a track and field and cross-country athlete from New Zealand. Early and personal life Ramsden was born in New York to Mark and Margot Ramsden. Her father had a career in foreign affairs for the New Zealand ...

, New Zealand athlete *

Maia Sandu Maia Sandu (; born 24 May 1972) is a Moldovan politician who is serving as the sixth president of Moldova since 2020. She is the founder and former leader of the Party of Action and Solidarity and was Prime Minister of Moldova, prime minister o ...

(born 1972), Moldovan politician * Maia Schwinghammer (born 2001), Canadian freestyle skier *

Maia Shibutani Maia Harumi Shibutani (born July 20, 1994) is an American ice dancer. Partnered with her brother Alex Shibutani, she is a two-time Olympic bronze medalist (2018), a three-time World medalist (silver in 2016, bronze in 2011 and 2017), the 2016 F ...

(born 1994), American ice dancer * Maia Weintraub (born 2002), American national champion and Olympic foil fencer

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