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Gaia

/GY-ah/ FeminineGreek

Meaning

Gaia is a feminine name of Greek origin meaning “earth”.

Gaia is the ancient Greek personification of the earth itself, the primordial mother who bore the sky, the sea, and the Titans. Modern environmental science borrowed her name for the Gaia hypothesis, and Italian parents have made it a mainstream choice there.

A top-30 girls' name in Italy; rare but rising in English-speaking countries.

At a glance

Origin
Greek
Gender
Feminine
Pronounced
/GY-ah/
Themes
Earth

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Questions

  • Gaia is a feminine name of Greek origin meaning “earth”. Gaia is the ancient Greek personification of the earth itself, the primordial mother who bore the sky, the sea, and the Titans.

  • Gaia is traditionally a feminine (girl) name. It is a top-30 girls' name in Italy; rare but rising in English-speaking countries.

  • The name Gaia comes from Greek. Gaia is the ancient Greek personification of the earth itself, the primordial mother who bore the sky, the sea, and the Titans. Modern environmental science borrowed her name for the Gaia hypothesis, and Italian parents have made it a mainstream choice there.

  • Gaia is pronounced GY-ah.

More names that mean earth

Names that share this meaning.

  1. Adam MasculineHebrew“earth, ground”
  2. Adamina FeminineHebrew“earth, ground”
  3. Avani FeminineSanskrit“earth”
  4. Bhumi FeminineSanskrit“earth, soil”
  5. Clay MasculineEnglish“clay”
  6. Demeter FeminineGreek“earth mother (probable)”