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I was researching the name Maya and came across this excerpt on Wikipedia: "Maya, in Hebrew, also means ("מלחמת יום הכיפורים") - "The war of Kippur" (in Judaism)." This linkage doesn't seem clear. I was unable to corroborate the connection by following the two attributions at the bottom of the page. The first source (Behind The Name [1]) contained no reference to "The war of Kippur." In the second source, The Baby Name Bible, the relevant excerpt was unavailable via Google Search view of the text, i.e. the "M" names page was not displayed.
I did find the following meanings/origins of the name Maya (or Mayah): Mayah close to God hebrew http://www.innocentenglish.com/popular-boy-girl-baby-names/baby-girls-name-database-meaning/baby-girls-names18.html
Mayah Hebrew F Close to God http://www.babynameguide.com/categoryhebrew.asp?strGender=&strAlpha=M&strCat=Hebrew&strOrder=Name
MAYA (3) Gender: Feminine Usage: Hebrew Other Scripts: מַיָּה (Hebrew) Derived from Hebrew מַיִם (mayim) "water". http://www.behindthename.com/php/search.php?nmd=n&terms=Maya&submit=Go
Maya is also a modern Hebrew name, probably also a variant of Greek Maia, but maybe related to Maayan (spring) and to the Aramaic word for “water”. http://babynamesworld.parentsconnect.com/meaning_of_Maya.html
The Hindi name Maya means - God's creative power The Greek name Maya means - mother; grandmother. The Latin name Maya means - great. A form of Maia http://www.babynamescountry.com/meanings/Maya.html
Susanfern ( talk) 02:41, 23 March 2010 (UTC)
Arguably the name in western culture is mainly derived from the Greek mythology name and the use of the Greek goddess portrait in the info box would be appropriate for an English language article. I removed the info box because it interferes with the layout of all the pictures. I would prefer to restore it with the Greek goddess portrait in the info box. -- Bookworm857158367 ( talk) 01:51, 10 May 2010 (UTC)
The common ancestral origin is the same, certainly she was a Indo-European goddess. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.222.74.128 ( talk) 10:56, 18 July 2012 (UTC)
I added 4 fiction characters name Maya. Three were removed. They are not non-notable. Wikipedia is an Encyclopedia and should reflect fact no matter how minor. A fictional character name Maya is still a relevant fictional character named Maya. FedualJapan ( talk) 08:21, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
I don’t see where that supports you. If anything that article supports me. I see those there are worthy of notice by verifiable canon facts from verifiable sources and you are limiting the article by discriminating subject-specific notability. Those are 3 fictional characters named Maya that fits the criteria of the article. Those three are from popular animated shows. FedualJapan ( talk) 01:14, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Sofia-the-First/Princess-Maya/
https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Mary-Long/. (Voice Actor for Maya in eps 103).
https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Sailor-Moon-Super-S/. If you look will see the Maya from eps 142 as Mayako with a Japanese voice actor. Cloverway made it Maya where viz and Japanese sub is Mayako.
Below is pictures of all three Maya’s. The other two are screenshots of viz episode summaries containing Maya for eps 103 and Mayako for 142. I did have pictures from Sophia season one eps 8 saying Princess Maya is voiced by Mary long but the snapshot of a black screen. However, the link above on Princess Maya or this link on Olivia Grace, has a green check mark with Maya. Should suffice enough. https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Olivia-Grace/
https://ibb.co/WDnsYKW https://ibb.co/rFXzrWR https://ibb.co/RQ3YVN5 https://ibb.co/yWvwvS9 https://ibb.co/4M3XjNt
FedualJapan ( talk) 02:11, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
Just putting it out here that it should go without saying that user-generated unattributed websites like nameberry and babynames and whatshouldinamemy baby are not reliable sources. There's general indicia of consensus on this topic, such as at recent discussions at Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard/Archive_285#BabyNames.com and Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard/Archive_266#Behindthename.com?, that they're not fully reliable, and if they are based on something we should use that primary source to ref, not self-published open submission websites. JesseRafe ( talk) 13:41, 19 April 2022 (UTC)
( edit conflict) Right now it looks like the Oxford Dictionary of First Names is being used to support the inclusion of Mya as a variant of Maya. In my digital version of this publication, the entry on Maya shows only one variant (Maia). It says that the name may be a Latinate version of May. It mentions the phonetic word "mya” (lowercase) only to tell the story mentioned above about how Maya Angelou got her nickname. The source doesn’t seem to be saying that Mya is an alternate form of Maya.
Are there additional sources (other than the problematic ones already discussed)? It seems like posting those sources would be the easiest way to resolve the dispute. A couple of weeks ago, Bookworm857158367 indicated the need for more time to post additional sources, but it seems like posting the sources would take up less time than going through formal dispute resolution procedures. Larry Hockett ( Talk) 04:29, 8 May 2022 (UTC)
As the dispute resolution has been closed, I will say again that I made a mistake in citing The ISBN numbers, which I have tried to correct. The books, with differing page numbers and corrected ISBN numbers are:
The spelling variant and its rank in the U.S. naming statistics is also verifiable which i guess takes us back to differences in opinion over what constitutes notability. I still want to add the spelling Mya to the article and I would actually prefer to add all the information from the Mya (given name) article to the Maya article and redirect Mya to Maya. Bookworm857158367 ( talk) 16:02, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
Should the spelling variant Mya be added to the article Maya? Bookworm857158367 ( talk) 21:26, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
Please see the above discussion for background on this content dispute. The main question is whether the article should list Mya as a spelling variant. I have provided citations that list it as such, which the other editor objected to due to formatting errors I tried to correct and apparently due to concerns regarding relevance and notability. I tried dispute resolution which was ended without resolving the matter. At this point more input is needed. Bookworm857158367 ( talk) 21:31, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
So Maya Yoshida is listed here, Maya is also Japanese men's name? Metufit ( talk) 13:59, 15 October 2023 (UTC)
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I was researching the name Maya and came across this excerpt on Wikipedia: "Maya, in Hebrew, also means ("מלחמת יום הכיפורים") - "The war of Kippur" (in Judaism)." This linkage doesn't seem clear. I was unable to corroborate the connection by following the two attributions at the bottom of the page. The first source (Behind The Name [1]) contained no reference to "The war of Kippur." In the second source, The Baby Name Bible, the relevant excerpt was unavailable via Google Search view of the text, i.e. the "M" names page was not displayed.
I did find the following meanings/origins of the name Maya (or Mayah): Mayah close to God hebrew http://www.innocentenglish.com/popular-boy-girl-baby-names/baby-girls-name-database-meaning/baby-girls-names18.html
Mayah Hebrew F Close to God http://www.babynameguide.com/categoryhebrew.asp?strGender=&strAlpha=M&strCat=Hebrew&strOrder=Name
MAYA (3) Gender: Feminine Usage: Hebrew Other Scripts: מַיָּה (Hebrew) Derived from Hebrew מַיִם (mayim) "water". http://www.behindthename.com/php/search.php?nmd=n&terms=Maya&submit=Go
Maya is also a modern Hebrew name, probably also a variant of Greek Maia, but maybe related to Maayan (spring) and to the Aramaic word for “water”. http://babynamesworld.parentsconnect.com/meaning_of_Maya.html
The Hindi name Maya means - God's creative power The Greek name Maya means - mother; grandmother. The Latin name Maya means - great. A form of Maia http://www.babynamescountry.com/meanings/Maya.html
Susanfern ( talk) 02:41, 23 March 2010 (UTC)
Arguably the name in western culture is mainly derived from the Greek mythology name and the use of the Greek goddess portrait in the info box would be appropriate for an English language article. I removed the info box because it interferes with the layout of all the pictures. I would prefer to restore it with the Greek goddess portrait in the info box. -- Bookworm857158367 ( talk) 01:51, 10 May 2010 (UTC)
The common ancestral origin is the same, certainly she was a Indo-European goddess. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.222.74.128 ( talk) 10:56, 18 July 2012 (UTC)
I added 4 fiction characters name Maya. Three were removed. They are not non-notable. Wikipedia is an Encyclopedia and should reflect fact no matter how minor. A fictional character name Maya is still a relevant fictional character named Maya. FedualJapan ( talk) 08:21, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
I don’t see where that supports you. If anything that article supports me. I see those there are worthy of notice by verifiable canon facts from verifiable sources and you are limiting the article by discriminating subject-specific notability. Those are 3 fictional characters named Maya that fits the criteria of the article. Those three are from popular animated shows. FedualJapan ( talk) 01:14, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Sofia-the-First/Princess-Maya/
https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Mary-Long/. (Voice Actor for Maya in eps 103).
https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Sailor-Moon-Super-S/. If you look will see the Maya from eps 142 as Mayako with a Japanese voice actor. Cloverway made it Maya where viz and Japanese sub is Mayako.
Below is pictures of all three Maya’s. The other two are screenshots of viz episode summaries containing Maya for eps 103 and Mayako for 142. I did have pictures from Sophia season one eps 8 saying Princess Maya is voiced by Mary long but the snapshot of a black screen. However, the link above on Princess Maya or this link on Olivia Grace, has a green check mark with Maya. Should suffice enough. https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Olivia-Grace/
https://ibb.co/WDnsYKW https://ibb.co/rFXzrWR https://ibb.co/RQ3YVN5 https://ibb.co/yWvwvS9 https://ibb.co/4M3XjNt
FedualJapan ( talk) 02:11, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
Just putting it out here that it should go without saying that user-generated unattributed websites like nameberry and babynames and whatshouldinamemy baby are not reliable sources. There's general indicia of consensus on this topic, such as at recent discussions at Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard/Archive_285#BabyNames.com and Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard/Archive_266#Behindthename.com?, that they're not fully reliable, and if they are based on something we should use that primary source to ref, not self-published open submission websites. JesseRafe ( talk) 13:41, 19 April 2022 (UTC)
( edit conflict) Right now it looks like the Oxford Dictionary of First Names is being used to support the inclusion of Mya as a variant of Maya. In my digital version of this publication, the entry on Maya shows only one variant (Maia). It says that the name may be a Latinate version of May. It mentions the phonetic word "mya” (lowercase) only to tell the story mentioned above about how Maya Angelou got her nickname. The source doesn’t seem to be saying that Mya is an alternate form of Maya.
Are there additional sources (other than the problematic ones already discussed)? It seems like posting those sources would be the easiest way to resolve the dispute. A couple of weeks ago, Bookworm857158367 indicated the need for more time to post additional sources, but it seems like posting the sources would take up less time than going through formal dispute resolution procedures. Larry Hockett ( Talk) 04:29, 8 May 2022 (UTC)
As the dispute resolution has been closed, I will say again that I made a mistake in citing The ISBN numbers, which I have tried to correct. The books, with differing page numbers and corrected ISBN numbers are:
The spelling variant and its rank in the U.S. naming statistics is also verifiable which i guess takes us back to differences in opinion over what constitutes notability. I still want to add the spelling Mya to the article and I would actually prefer to add all the information from the Mya (given name) article to the Maya article and redirect Mya to Maya. Bookworm857158367 ( talk) 16:02, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
Should the spelling variant Mya be added to the article Maya? Bookworm857158367 ( talk) 21:26, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
Please see the above discussion for background on this content dispute. The main question is whether the article should list Mya as a spelling variant. I have provided citations that list it as such, which the other editor objected to due to formatting errors I tried to correct and apparently due to concerns regarding relevance and notability. I tried dispute resolution which was ended without resolving the matter. At this point more input is needed. Bookworm857158367 ( talk) 21:31, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
So Maya Yoshida is listed here, Maya is also Japanese men's name? Metufit ( talk) 13:59, 15 October 2023 (UTC)