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Mya en · PROPN · etymology 1

Etymology

A modern phonetic spelling of Maia or Maya.

Meanings

  1. A female given name from Latin.

wikidata: Q112108985

Source: en.wiktionary, “Mya” (name), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mya en · PROPN · etymology 2

Meanings

  1. A surname.

Forms

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Source: en.wiktionary, “Mya” (name), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mya en · SYM · etymology 3

Meanings

  1. million years ago: megayears ago.
    • Both tabulates and rugosans evolved independently as part of the Ordovician Radiation; the tabulates appeared first in the Early Ordovician (~488 Mya), followed by rugosans about 20 My later. 2013, Walter M. Goldberg, “A Brief History of Reefs and Corals”, in The Biology of Reefs and Reef Organisms, Chicago, Ill.; London: University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, section 13-2 (An Introduction to Paleozoic Corals), page 272, column 2:

Relateds

mya · MYA

wikidata: Q7854897