Aya (given Name)

Aya (given Name)

Aya is a female name with multiple meanings in different languages. Aya (あや, アヤ) is a common female Japanese given name. Meaning "Design" "Art" or "Beautiful" Aya is also an Arabic female name written as آية meaning "sign", "miracle", or "verse." A'ya is also in use in the Hebrew language and means "to fly swiftly." or "Bird"

In Old German Aya Means "Sword"

There are several alternative spellings including Ayah and Aiya.

There is also an African Adinkra symbol called an Aya which is a fern, it is a symbol of endurance and resourcefulness.

In the Raute language of Nepal, Aya refers to one's sister-in-law, meaning the wife of one's elder or younger brother. The word's origin comes from Proto-Tibeto-Burman ’ay (alternate form yay) meaning mother http://stedt.berkeley.edu/~stedt-cgi/rootcanal.pl/etymon/6134.