"Mya" meaning in English

See Mya in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: A modern phonetic spelling of Maia or Maya. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Mya
  1. A female given name from Latin. Wikidata QID: Q112108985
    Sense id: en-Mya-en-name-en:Q112108985 Categories (other): English female given names, English given names, English symbols Disambiguation of English symbols: 46 18 26 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Forms: Myas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|s}} Mya (plural Myas)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Mya-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Symbol

Head templates: {{head|en|symbol}} Mya
  1. million years ago: megayears ago. Wikidata QID: Q7854897 Related terms: mya [alternative], MYA [alternative]
    Sense id: en-Mya-en-symbol-en:Q7854897
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3
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