Maia

Maia (pronounced /ˈmaɪə/) is a female given name of Greek origin. Together with other similar words, it may refer to:

Mythology

• Maia (mythology), the eldest of the Pleiades in Greek mythology, also identified with an Ancient Italic goddess of spring

Literature, fiction and entertainment

• Maia (novel), a fantasy novel by Richard Adams
• Os Maias or "The Maias", a realist novel by Eça de Queirós, named after the protagonist family
• Maia (Middle-earth), one from the race of divine beings in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth writings
• Maia Skouris (née Rutledge), a character on the USA Network science fiction TV show The 4400
• Maia Jeffries, a character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street
• Maia Sterling, a character from the Robotech anime series
• Maia, the name given to Thumbelina by her newlywed husband, the King of the Spirit of the Flowers, in Hans Christian Andersen's original fairy tale "Thumbelina"
• Maia, Queen of Hallasar in the video game Summoner 2 is the reincarnation of the goddess Laharah
• Maia Mizuki, the protagonist of the anime Daphne in the Brilliant Blue
• Maia, a werewold character in The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare

Place names

Portugal

• Maia, Porto, Portugal
• Maia Parish, Porto 9,816 inhabitants
• Maia (Ribeira Grande), a parish in Ribeira Grande district in the Azores, Portugal

Other places

• Maia, Ialomiţa, a commune in Ialomiţa County, Romania
• Maia, a village in Bobâlna, Cluj, Romania
• Maia, a village in Bereni Commune, Mureş County, Romania
• Maia, New Zealand, a suburb of the city of Dunedin, New Zealand

People

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• Maía, Colombian singer
• Maia Brewton (born 1977), American actress
• Maia Campbell (born 1976), American film and television actress
• Maia Chiburdanidze (born 1961), Georgian chess grandmaster
• Maia Lewis, New Zealand women's cricketer
• Maia Morgenstern (born 1962), Romanian film and stage actress
• César Maia (born 1945), mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Demian Maia (born 1977), Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and mixed martial arts fighter
• Luizão Maia (1949–2005), Brazilian musician
• Miguel Maia (born 1971), Portuguese beach volleyball player
• Salgueiro Maia (1944–1992), Portuguese captain during the Carnation Revolution
• Tim Maia (1942–1998), Brazilian musician

Other

• Maia (star), the third brightest star in the Pleiades open star cluster
• F.C. Maia, a Portuguese football club
• Short S.21 Maia, a piggyback long-range flying boat combination

See also

• Majo or Maja, terms for people from the lower classes of Spanish society
• Mya (disambiguation)
• Maya (disambiguation)
• All pages beginning with "Maia"
• All pages with titles containing "Maia"

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