Malay Names · Girl
Nurul Maya name meaning
“light; illusion, magic”
- Letters
- 9
- Syllables
- 4●●●●
- First letter
- N
- Origin
- Arabic · Sanskrit
- Category
- Malay Names
- Gender
- ♀ Girl
Nurul Maya is a girl's name combining Nurul ('light of') with Maya ('illusion, magic').
What does Nurul Maya mean?
About the name Nurul Maya
Nurul Maya is built from Nurul, an element commonly placed before girls' names, and Maya. Nurul comes from the Arabic nur and means 'light of'. Maya comes from the Sanskrit maya (illusion, magic), so this name joins an Arabic element with a Sanskrit-derived name. The spellings Nurul, Nur and Nor vary between documents and families.
| Gender | ♀ Girl |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic, Sanskrit |
| Syllables | Nu-rul Ma-ya |
| Parts | Nurul + Maya |
| First letter | Malay Names starting with N |
Sources
- Wiktionary: نور · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Maya · behindthename.com · meaning
Names with a related meaning
- Nur♀Light
- Noraini♀Light of the eye
- Norhayati♀Light of life
- Nurul♀Light of
- Nur Hidayah♀Light of guidance
- Nur Syafiqah♀Light · compassionate
- Nur Atiqah♀Light · ancient, free
- Nurul Hidayah♀Light of guidance
- Nur Izzati♀Light · honour, power
- Norhidayah♀Light of guidance
- Nurul Ain♀Light of the eye
- Nur Fatihah♀Light of the beginning
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