Umaya

oo-MIE-uh

Variation of Uma, Maya, Umay, Amaya, or Umayma, Sanskrit, Hindi, Hebrew, Turkish, Basque, Arabic

"light, flax; magic, illusion; beloved; womb; the end; mother"

Umaya Origin and Meaning

The name Umaya is a girl's name meaning "light, flax; magic, illusion; beloved; womb; the end; mother".

A cross-cultural name with a distinctive yet familiar sound, Umaya has a magical feel to it.

From its Sanskrit and Hindi origins, it could mean "light, flax" or "magic, illusion", combining the meanings of Uma and Maya. It may therefore be associated with the goddess Parvati, for whom Uma is used as an epithet, with the goddess Durga, who is sometimes called Maya (and might also be considered an aspect of Parvati), and with Lakshmi. This could be why some sources suggest the name means "goddess".

From its Turkish origins, it is related to another goddess, Umay, the goddess of fertility and motherhood, whose name is derived from a Turkish word for womb or placenta. Alternatively, it be linked to the Basque name Amaya, meaning "the end" or the international Maya meaning "beloved" if seen as a variant of Mary, "water" from the Hebrew mayim and "mother" if seen as a variation on Maia.

There is also the possibility it is used as an alternative form to the Arabic name Umayma, derived from umm, meaning "mother", or perhaps Umayya, meaning "servant".