Mya is a primarily feminine given name of uncertain origins. One source considers it to be a 20th-century phonetic spelling of the name
Maya
Maya may refer to:
Civilizations
* Maya peoples, of southern Mexico and northern Central America
** Maya civilization, the historical civilization of the Maya peoples
** Maya language, the languages of the Maya peoples
* Maya (Ethiopia), a popu ...
or
Mia, names that have multiple, different meanings and origins in different languages. The American poet and civil rights activist
Maya Angelou, born
Marguerite, is said to have acquired her
nickname
A nickname is a substitute for the proper name of a familiar person, place or thing. Commonly used to express affection, a form of endearment, and sometimes amusement, it can also be used to express defamation of character. As a concept, it is ...
as a child when her brother referred to her as "mya sister". Mya is also a
Burmese
Burmese may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Myanmar, a country in Southeast Asia
* Burmese people
* Burmese language
* Burmese alphabet
* Burmese cuisine
* Burmese culture
Animals
* Burmese cat
* Burmese chicken
* Burmese (hor ...
name of a different origin, said by one source to mean ''
emerald
Emerald is a gemstone and a variety of the mineral beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) colored green by trace amounts of chromium or sometimes vanadium.Hurlbut, Cornelius S. Jr. and Kammerling, Robert C. (1991) ''Gemology'', John Wiley & Sons, New York, p ...
'', in use for both sexes.
Usage
The name has been ranked among the top one thousand names for newborn girls in the United States since 1997 and was among the two hundred most used names for American girls between 1999 and 2018. It was the 270th most used name for American girls born in 2021.
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Notable people
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Mya Aye ( my, မြအေး), born 1966, Burmese activist and one of the leaders of the 8888 generation of pro-democracy student activists in Burma (Myanmar)
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Mya Aye ( my, မြအေး), (1942–2013), Burmese educator and Minister of Education from 2011 to 2013
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Mya Aye, Burmese professional golfer, born 1940
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Mya Azzopardi
Mya Azzopardi (born 29 September 2002) is a Maltese Swimming (sport), swimmer. She competed in the Swimming at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 100 metre freestyle, women's 100 metre freestyle at the 2019 World Aquatics Champions ...
, born 2002, Maltese swimmer
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Mya Baker, born 1974, also known as Mya B., American filmmaker, poet, writer, director and researcher
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Mya Bollaers, Belgian actress
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Mya Breitbart
Mya Breitbart is an American biologist and professor of biological oceanography at the University of South Florida's College of Marine Science. She is best known for her contributions to the field of viral metagenomics. Popular Science recognized ...
, American biologist and professor of biological oceanography at the University of South Florida's College of Marine Science
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Mya Byrne, born 1978, American singer-songwriter
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Mya-Rose Craig, born 2002, British-Bangladeshi ornithologist and campaigner for equal rights
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Mya Diamond, born 1981, Hungarian pornographic actress and erotic model.
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Mya Harrison, known by the stage name Mýa, American R & B singer, born 1979
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Mya-Lecia Naylor (2002–2019), English actress, model and singer
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Mya Rose, born 1979, American indie folk-alternative artist
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Mya Sein, ( my, ဒေါ်မြစိန်) (1904–1988), Burmese writer, educator and historian
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Mya Taylor, born 1991, American actress and singer
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Mya Than Tint
Mya Than Tint ( ; 23 May 1929 – 18 February 1998) was a five-time Myanmar National Literature Award winning Burmese writer and translator.
Biography
Born Mya Than on 23 May 1929 in Myaing, Pakokku Township, Magway Division, Myanmar, he was ...
( (1929–1998), five-time Myanmar National Literature Award winning Burmese writer and translator
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Mya Thwe Thwe Khine () (2001–2021), a young Burmese woman who became the first known casualty of the 2021 Myanmar protests, which formed in the aftermath of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état
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Mya Thwin
Daw Mya Thwin, known as Mother Sayamagyi ( my, မြသွင်, ; 12 March 1925 – 28 January 2017) was a Theravada Buddhist meditation teacher who has established centres for vipassana meditation around the world. She was a senior disciple of ...
( my, မြသွင်) (1925–2017), Theravada Buddhist meditation teacher who has established centres for vipassana meditation around the world
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Mya Tun Oo ( my, မြထွန်းဦး), born 1961, Myanmar's incumbent Minister for Defence
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