Given name · Hebrew
איה
“where”·“hē paragogicum”
איה (aya) is a feminine given name from Proto-Semitic. It is used in Hebrew.
HebrewWritten in Hebrew script, read right to left. In English: Aya.
Meaning & origin
What it means
איה is built from elements meaning “where” and “hē paragogicum”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Proto-Semitic *ʔayy-, built from Hebrew אַי ('ay, “where”) + ־ֵה (e, “hē paragogicum”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
איה’s family of names
In Hebrew usage, איה can be written in the Roman alphabet as Aya.
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