Maia Sanaa, and Aaliyah Akasha
2006-07-24 01:40:59 · 26 answers · asked by hollywoodqueen_2000 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
to aaron h, just because a name is different does not mean it has an african origin. if you notice, only one name out of the four names that i picked is of african origin. and just to educate you, im not african american, im american.
2006-07-24 10:34:01 · update #1
Maia - a Greek name which means "Mother."
Sanaa - a Swahili name which means "Work of Art" or "Beauty."
Aaliyah - a Hebrew name which means "Ascender."
Akasha - a Sanskrit name which means "Sky." In Hinduism it one of the five great elements. It is also a term used in Wicca (Neopaganism - the worship of nature.) It is the fifth or "other" element.
2006-07-24 01:50:59 · answer #1 · answered by Petra M 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Maia: Maia, in Greek mythology, is the eldest of the Pleiades, the seven daughters of Atlas and Pleione. She and her sisters, born on Mount Cyllene in Arcadia, are sometimes called mountain goddesses. Maia was the oldest, most beautiful and shyest. She is also the goddess of fields.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maia_%28mythology%29
Sanaá (, romanized as ', and also known as Sana or Sana'a'), population 1,303,000 (2000), is the capital of Yemen. Sanaá is located at 15°21'17" North, 44°12'24" East (15.354722, 44.20667).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanaa
Aaliyah Dana Haughton (January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001), professionally known simply as Aaliyah, was an African-American R&B singer. She also acted in two motion pictures before her death in a plane crash in 2001 at the age of 22.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaliyah
Akasha: "Non-visible." Inner sky, or ether. A broad term referring to the "fifth element" of the physical plane (earth, air, fire, water and akasha), perceived as the rarified space or fluid plasma that pervades the universe. Even more subtly, akasha names the inner mind or superconscious stratum. It is through psychic penetration into the akasha that great cosmic knowledge is gathered and the entire circle of time, past, present and future can be known.
http://www.himalayanacademy.com/resources/books/virtue/SVGlossary.html
2006-07-24 08:47:23 · answer #2 · answered by Ritz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love that name.. Aaliyah Akasha but Maia is cute ( i have a cousin name maia). What about Maliyah Sanaa??? ( hey i just came up with a name). lol.
2006-07-24 08:44:18 · answer #3 · answered by deviousbeautifulangel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Taylor & Tyler
Hailey & Hannah
Madison & Morgan
Ella & Emma
Hannah & Sarah
Faith & Grace
Emily & Sarah
Olivia & Sophia
Ashley & Emily
Elizabeth & Emily
Elizabeth & Katherine
Abigail & Alison
Amy & Emily
Gabriella & Isabella
Isabella & Sophia
Megan & Morgan
Ava & Olivia
Jayden & Jordan
Abigail & Emily
Anna & Emma
Haley & Hannah
Jada & Jaden
Jayden & Jaylen
Parker & Peyton
2006-07-24 08:46:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maia is a Mythological name. It is Greek or Roman origin.
Sanaa means work of art, beauty. It is Swahili origin.
Aaliyah means to ascend or highly exalted. It is modern English Origin.
Akasha means thorn. It is also modern English.
Congrats!!
2006-07-24 08:50:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Remember this: these girls - when they get in preschool - and they must learn how to spell their names. And teachers/friends and friend's parents must remember their names... This is quite a challenge: seems pretty hard. Why dont you go for something more easy? Something that is easy to say and easy to figure. Two names that fit together. (kind of like yin and yang) They don't have to rhyme or anything, but they must sound good together without risking a mix.
2006-07-24 08:45:43 · answer #6 · answered by Tones 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just because you're black don't mean you have to give them an "african" sounding name... you're probably not even African.
I'm irish heritage, and I don't name my kid Conan O'Brien
2006-07-24 08:45:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
maia = greek, latin; nurse, mother, goddess of spring
sanaa = swahili; work of art, beauty
aaliyah = arabic, hebrew; high exalted, to ascend
akasha = didnt have any match. :( i know acacia though. it's a tree.
2006-07-24 08:52:25 · answer #8 · answered by cute_filipina 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the websites given in other answers r useful...
i can only add that Aliya means smth like being above others(in a good mean)....kinda being better that common
2006-07-24 08:49:19 · answer #9 · answered by Some1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
google "what's in a name"... a history and definition of common male and female names...
or, the online, interactive "what shall we name the baby?" book!!!
2006-07-24 08:45:43 · answer #10 · answered by Zed 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋