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There are a few people wondering what the name AYA means.
As far as I can see, there are a number of origins for the name AYA:

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In Japanese, it can mean "colourful one" or "beautiful", depending on the character used (Japanese has three scripts)

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In Korean, it may come from "loved"

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Aya is also a reasonably common Muslim first name.
The verses of the Quran are also sometimes referred to as Aya's.

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In Old German, it can relate to "sword" or the big rakes that are used on fields by farmers ("eg" in Dutch)

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Then there is the meaning of "wisdom", as in Aya Sophia (the church/mosque in Istanbul)

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Aya was also a Sumerian goddess, wife of the sungod Shamash, or UTU.

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