Aya is a unisex name with multiple meanings in many different languages. In Old German, Aya means "sword".
Aya (あや, アヤ) is a common female Japanese given name meaning "design", "colorful" or "beautiful". Aya is also an Arabic feminine name written as آية meaning "wonderful", "amazing" , "miracle" or "verse". Aya (איה) is also in use in Hebrew and means "to fly swiftly" or "bird". In Mongolian, similar to Turkish, it means "goodness", "music", and "melody". In Chemehuevi, Aya means "tortoise". In Baoule on the Ivory Coast, Aya is often given to a female born on Friday.
In the Raute language of Nepal, Aya refers to one's sister-in-law. The word originates from the Proto-Tibeto-Burman ’ay (alternate form yay) meaning "mother". In the Urdu language the word Aya refers to bees, caretaker, or nurse for young children. Typically in Pakistan ayas work in early childhood centres or primary schools.
In Turkish-Altaic mythology, Aya symbolizes the good soul. All the seventeen types of benevolent angels who live in the sky are also called Ayas. They are seen as the source of abundance and creativity on Earth. The word comes from Ay ("moon" in Turkish). Ayaçı means "creative soul".
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.
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Written forms in Japanese
Aya can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
絢, "kimono design"
綾, "twill" "design" "complicated reason"
彩, "coloring"
理, "truth, logic"
亜矢, "sub-(Ateji), arrow"
亜弥, "sub-(Ateji), all the more"
亜夜, "sub-(Ateji), night"
順, "order, sequence, turn"
文, "writings"
The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.
People
Given name
Aya (queen), Ancient Egyptian queen during the 18th century BCE
Saint Aya (died c. 711), Belgian Catholic saint
Aya Brown (born 1995), American artist
Aya Cash (born 1982), American actress
Aya Chiry (born 1986/1987), Lebanese footballer
Aya Domenig (born 1972), Japanese-Swiss filmmaker
Aya Jamal Eddine (born 1997), Lebanese footballer
Aya El Aouni (born 2005), Moroccan tennis player
Aya Endō (綾, born 1980), Japanese voice actress
Aya Fujita (綾, born 1987), Japanese shogi player
Aya Goda (彩, born 1967), Japanese painter
Aya Hirano (綾, born 1987), Japanese voice actress
Aya Hirayama (あや, born 1984), Japanese actress
Aya Hisakawa (綾, born 1968), Japanese voice actress
Aya Ishiguro (彩, born 1978), Japanese singer
Aya Ishizu (彩, born 1972), Japanese voice actress
Aya Itō, better known as Luna Haruna (born 1991), Japanese singer and fashion model
Aya Jones (born 1994), French model
Surname
Ramzi Aya (born 1990) Italian footballer
Mythological figures
Aya (goddess), Akkadian goddess
Fictional characters
Aya of Yopougon, the protagonist of the comic book series Aya of Yop City
Aya Asagiri, main character from the Magical Girl Site series
Aya Ayano, a character in the novel Another
Aya Brea, a main character in the Parasite Eve video games
Aya Drevis, main character in the horror video game Mad Father
Aya Ikeuchi (亜也), a protagonist in the Japanese television drama 1 Litre no Namida
Aya Iseshima (綾), main character in Master of Martial Hearts
Aya Komichi, in the manga Kin-iro Mosaic
Aya Kominato (小湊 亜耶), character in the manga and anime series "Blue Spring Ride" (Ao Haru Ride)
Aya Natsume (亜夜), in the manga and anime series Tenjho Tenge
Aya Maruyama, from the BanG Dream! franchise
Aya Mikage (妖), main character in Ceres, Celestial Legend
Aya Fujimiya, a main character in the manga and anime series Weiß Kreuz.
Aya Odagiri, from the television series Chōjin Sentai Jetman
Aya Osawa (綾), from the manga and anime series The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All
