Mahya

A Quranic Name for Girls

Meaning: Life and Alive

Mahya is variant of Mahia and has the exact same meaning and pronunciation (see below for full meaning). You can use either Mahya or Mahia, both are correct and acceptable. If you like this variant more and you'd like to pronounce it the way it is spelled (different than the original name), this is perfectly acceptable. For more details please see the main entry at: Mahia.

Full Meaning of Mahya

Mahya is a Quranic name for girls that means “life” and “earth”, a person’s lifetime or the place they lived in. It is directly mentioned in the Quran, such as in 6:162:

Say, ‘My prayer and my sacrifice and my life and my death are all for God, the Lord of the worlds