Amaya
[əˈmaɪə]Meaning
from Basque amai, "the end"; a variant of Amaia
Background Story
Amaya is a female given name and surname of Spanish origin, and a variant of the Basque name Amaia. It was coined by Francisco Navarro Villoslada for the heroine of his 1877 novel Amaya o los vascos del siglo VIII, from Basque amai, "the end". The name is also derived from the village of Amaya in Castile and León. In America, it was popularized in 1999 by a contestant on the reality television series The Real World.
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