Maia

Maia is the Roman earth goddess who gave her name to the month of May, goddess of growth and the spring fields, mother of Hermes in Greek myth and celebrated each spring with offerings of milk. The name also reads as Māori for brave and appears in Maori families with that meaning intact. At rank 459, Maia offers a softer, more classical alternative to Maya. Two or three syllables depending on pronunciation, all vowels, as light as pollen. It sounds like a deep breath taken outdoors. Mythic, maternal, and multilingual, Maia is one of the oldest names on earth, still surprisingly fresh.