Aya is a male or female name with multiple meanings in many different languages. In Old German, Aya means "sword"
Language(s)Turkish, Japanese, Arabic,
English
Meaning
Old German: "sword"
Turkish: "
angel"
Chemehuevi: "tortoise"
Hebrew: "to fly swiftly"
Arabic: "sign," "miracle," or "verse"
Aya (あや, アヤ) is a common female Japanese given name meaning "design", "colorful" or "
beautiful". Aya is also an Arabic feminine name written as آية meaning "wonderful", "amazing", "miracle" or "verse" (of a religious scripture such as the Quran or
Bible). Aya is also in use in Hebrew and means "to fly swiftly" or "
bird". In Mongolian, similar to Turkish, it means "goodness", "music", and "melody". In Chemehuevi, Aya means "tortoise". In Baoule on the Ivory Coast, Aya is often given to a female born on
Friday.
In the Raute language of Nepal, Aya refers to one's
sister-in-law. The word originates from the Proto-Tibeto-Burman ’ay (alternate form yay) meaning "mother".1 In the Urdu language the word Aya refers to bees, caretaker, or nurse for young
children. Typically in Pakistan ayas work in early childhood centres or primary schools.
In Turkish-Altaic mythology, Aya symbolizes the good soul. All the seventeen types of benevolent angels who live in the sky are also called Ayas.
Jan in many languages (Arabic, Persian, Turkic) means life, soul
