Maya

Maya may refer to:

Ethnic groups

• Maya peoples, of southern Mexico and northern Central America
  • Maya civilization, the historical civilization of the Maya peoples
  • Mayan languages, the languages of the Maya peoples
• Maya (East Africa), a population native to the old Wej province in Ethiopia
• Sibuyanon, a Visayan population sometimes "May-" native to Sibuyan Island in the Philippines

Religion and mythology

• Maya (religion), in Indian religions, relates to the illusion of reality
• Maya (mother of the Buddha) (died 563 BC), mother of the historical Buddha
• Mayasura or Maya, a Hindu demon
• Maya religion, the religious practices of the Maya peoples of parts of Mexico and Central America
  • Maya mythology, the myths and legends of the Maya civilization

People

• Maya (given name), a feminine name (including a list of people and fictional characters with the name)

Places

• Maya (Aldan), a river in Yakutia and the north of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia
• Maya (Uda), a river in Amur Oblast and central Khabarovsk Krai, Russia
• Maya, Uganda, a town
• Maya, Western Australia, a town
• Maya Karimata, an island in West Borneo, Indonesia
• Maya Mountains, a mountain range in Guatemala and Belize
  • Maya Biosphere Reserve, a nature reservation in Guatemala
• Mount Maya, a mountain in Kobe, Japan
  • Maya Station, a railway station in Kobe, Japan
• La Maya (mountain), an alp in Switzerland
• Al Maya or Maya, a town in Libya

Military

• Japanese ships:
  • Japanese gunboat Maya, a Maya-class gunboat launched in 1886
  • Japanese cruiser Maya, a Takao-class cruiser launched in 1930
  • JS Maya, a Maya-class destroyer launched in 2018
• Aero L-29 Delfín, NATO reporting name Maya, a Czech military jet trainer aircraft
• Battle of Maya, an 1813 battle of the Peninsular War, between British and French forces

Film and television

• Maya (1949 film), a French drama film directed by Raymond Bernard
• Maya (1961 film), an Indian Hindi film starring Dev Anand, Mala Sinha and Lalita Pawar
• Maya (1966 film), an American film starring Sajid Khan, Jay North, and Clint Walker
• Maya (1989 film), an Italian horror film by Marcello Avallone
• Maya (1999 film), an Indian trilingual film by Rama Narayanan
• Maya (2001 film), an Indian Hindi film by Digvijay Singh
• Maya (2015 Pakistani film), a horror film
• Maya (2015 Tamil film), an Indian Tamil-language horror film starring Nayanthara
• Maya (2018 film), a French film
• Maya (American TV series), an American television series and reboot of the 1966 film
• Maya (2012 TV series), an Indian medical soap opera television series
• Maya (2018 TV series), an Indian Tamil television series
• Maya (2026 TV series), a British thriller drama on Channel 4
• Maya the Honey Bee , a Japanese anime television series
• Maya the Bee (TV series), a French-German animated comedy television series
• Maya the Bee (film), a German-Australian animated comedy adventure film
• Maya the Bee: The Honey Games , an Australian–German animated comedy adventure film
• Maya the Bee: The Golden Orb , a German animated comedy adventure film
• Maya & Miguel , 2004 animated TV series
• Maya 3D , a 2016 Sri Lankan horror film
• "Maya" (Echo), an episode of Echo
• Maya TV, a television channel in Honduras

Literature

• Maya (Surendran novel), a novel by K. Surendran
• Maya (Campbell novel), a 2010 novel by Alastair Campbell
• Maya, a 1999 book by Jostein Gaarder
• Maya the Bee , a 1912 children's book by Waldemar Bonsels

Music

• Maya (Banco de Gaia album) (1994)
• Maya (Zubeen Garg album) (1994)
• Maya (Bipul Chettri album) (2016) or its title song
• Maya (Moheener Ghoraguli album) (1997)
• Maya (M.I.A. album) (2010)
• Maya (John Frusciante album) (2020)
• "Maya", a 1968 song by the Incredible String Band from Wee Tam and the Big Huge

Other uses

• Maya language (disambiguation)
• Maya (bird), a folk taxon for several bird species in the Philippines
• Maya (mobile payments), a financial services and digital payments company based in the Philippines
• Autodesk Maya, a computer program for creating 3D graphics
• C.D. Maya, a football club in El Salvador
• Mayapada Group, an Indonesian-based conglomerate
• Washburn Maya Signature Series, a series of six-string electric guitars created by Washburn Guitars
• Most Advanced Yet Acceptable, a product design principle associated with Form follows function

See also

• All pages with titles containing Maya
• Mayan (disambiguation)
• List of Mayan languages
• Mahamaya (disambiguation)
• Mayya (disambiguation)
• Maaya (disambiguation)
• Mayavi (disambiguation)
• Maia (disambiguation)
• Maja (disambiguation)
• Mayer (disambiguation)
• Muia (disambiguation)
• Mya (disambiguation)