Maia
[ˈmaɪə]Meaning
from Greek μαῖα, "good mother, dame, foster mother"
Background Story
Maia is used in Croatian, Danish, English, French, German, Hungarian, Norwegian, Polish, Serbian, Slovene and Swedish. A separate Latin name Maia, probably from maior, "greater", belonged to a Roman goddess of spring and gave the month of May its name. In Estonian and Basque, Maia is a form of Maria.
Temperament
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