I feel like the overused
Maya has eclipsed, the softer, more subtle
Maia, whose meaning as well as whose spelling appeals to my sensibilities exponentially more. I rarely even see it mentioned, but I used to know someone in all state chorus with this name, and it as always struck me as graceful, where I find
Maya a bit garish. Still, I would be unlikely to use either, but felt the need to shed some light on it, and dust it off a bit.
Maia CatharinaMaia CeciliaMaia JocastaMaia LucindaMaia SusannaMaia SophiaMaia ThereseMaia VictoriaMaia Winifred