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Amaya
Amaya (name) means a female given name of Spanish and Basque origin, popularised in the 1990s. Example: “Amaya is a heroine in a 19th-century Spanish historical novel.”
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A female given name of Spanish and Basque origin, popularised in the 1990s.
"Amaya is a heroine in a 19th-century Spanish historical novel."
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Etymology
From the heroine of the Spanish novel Amaya o los vascos del siglo VIII (1877), explained as Basque amai ("the end").
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What does “Amaya” mean?
The word “Amaya” means a female given name of Spanish and Basque origin, popularised in the 1990s.
How do you use “Amaya” in a sentence?
Here is “Amaya” used in a sentence: “Amaya is a heroine in a 19th-century Spanish historical novel.”
What part of speech is “Amaya”?
“Amaya” is a name.
Where does the word “Amaya” come from?
The word “Amaya” dates back to around 1877 and comes from Spanish. From the heroine of the Spanish novel Amaya o los vascos del siglo VIII (1877), explained as Basque amai ("the end").
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