Taya is a given name and surname, and may refer to:
Surname
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Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya
Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya ( ar, معاوية ولد سيد أحمد الطايع, Ma‘āwiyah wuld Sīdi Aḥmad aṭ-Ṭāya‘ / Mu'awiya walad Sayyidi Ahmad Taya; born 28 November 1941) is a Mauritanian military officer who served as the ...
, Mauritanean leader
* Omar Katzelma Taya, a candidate in the
1993 Nigerien presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Niger on 27 February 1993, with a second round on 27 March after no candidate passed the 50% barrier in the first round. They were the first multi-candidate presidential elections held in the country since indep ...
Given name
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Taya Renae Kyle, widow of Chris Kyle
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Taya Parker
Laurie Anne Maria White (born January 10, 1978), professionally known as Taya Parker, is an American reality TV show contestant known for winning the VH1 reality television show ''Rock of Love Bus with Bret Michaels''.
Career
Modeling
Parker ...
(born 1978), American model, actress, and singer
* Taya Perry, member of
Homemade Jamz Blues Band
Homemade Jamz Blues Band is an American, Tupelo, Mississippi-based blues trio, consisting of siblings Ryan (vocal and guitar), Kyle (bass) and Taya (drums) Perry. In December 2007, the trio made music history as the youngest blues band to achieve ...
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Taya Rikizo
Taya is a given name and surname, and may refer to:
Surname
* Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, Mauritanean leader
* Omar Katzelma Taya, a candidate in the 1993 Nigerien presidential election
Given name
* Taya Renae Kyle, widow of Chris Kyle
* Taya ...
, Asakusa Opera singer and influence of
Kenichi Enomoto
* Taya Smith Gaukrodger, member of Australian worship band
Hillsong UNITED
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Taya Straton (1960–1996), Australian actress
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Taya Valkyrie
Kira Renée Magnin-Forster (born October 22, 1983) is a Canadian professional wrestler, fitness competitor, and model better known by the ring name Taya Valkyrie.
She is currently appearing for Impact Wrestling, where she is a current two-time ...
(born 1983), Canadian professional wrestler
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Taya Zinkin (1918–2003), English journalist and author
Places
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Taya, Algeria
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Taya, Kalewa, Burma
Other
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Taya Station, a railway station in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
* Taya (Luo for "The Light"), a nickname for Kenyan association football club
Gor Mahia
Gor Mahia Football Club (), commonly also known as ''K'Ogalo'' (), is a association football, football club based in Nairobi, Kenya. They have won the Kenyan Premier League a record 19 times, and have also won the FKF President's Cup a record 11 ...
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Tell Taya, an archaeological site in Nineveh Province, Iraq
See also
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Daya (disambiguation)
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Taia (disambiguation)
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Thaya
The Thaya ( cs, Dyje ) is a river in Central Europe, the longest tributary to the river Morava. Its drainage basin is . It is ( with its longest source river German Thaya) long and meanders from west to east in the border area between Lower A ...
, a river in Central Europe
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Tiye
Tiye (c. 1398 BC – 1338 BC, also spelled Tye, Taia, Tiy and Tiyi) was the daughter of Yuya and Thuya. She became the Great Royal Wife of the Ancient Egypt, Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep III. She was the mother of Akhenaten and grandmother of T ...
(14th century BC), also spelled Taia, Tiy and Tiyi, wife of Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep III
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