Maya

Maya may refer to:

Peoples, languages, numerical systems

The Maya peoples, peoples of southern Mexico and northern Central America
- Maya civilization, their historical civilization
- Mayan languages, the family of languages spoken by the Maya
  - Yucatec Maya language, a specific Mayan language frequently referred to simply as Maya
- Maya numerals, the numeral system used by the Maya civilization
- Maya calendar, the system of calendars and almanacs used in the Maya civilization
- Maya script, the writing system of the Maya civilization
- Maya society, social constructs and practices of the Maya
Badimaya language, an Aboriginal language of Australia, also known as "Parti-Maya"
Maya language (Brazil), an unclassified language that may be related to the Panoan languages
Ma'ya language, an Austronesian language of West Papua

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
Maya (illusion), in Hinduism and Sikhism, the principal concept which manifests, perpetuates and governs the illusion and dream of duality in the phenomenal Universe
Mayasura, a Hindu demon often known by the name Maya
Maya (mother of Buddha), the mother of the historical Buddha
Mahamaya-tantra, "Great Maya tantra", a Vajrayana Buddhist Tantra & meditational deity

See Maya (given name) for persons with this name.

Battle of Maya, a 1813 battle of the Peninsular War, between British and French forces
Maya (Egyptian) (13th century BC), the treasurer to Pharaoh Tutankhamun of Egypt
Maya (Korean singer) (b. 1979), K-Pop singer

Japanese cruiser Maya of the Imperial Japanese Navy
Japanese gunboat Maya, the lead ship of the Maya-class gunboats of the early Imperial Japanese Navy
Maya, the NATO reporting name for Aero L-29 Delfín, a Czech military jet trainer aircraft
Autodesk Maya, a computer program for creating 3D graphics
Washburn Maya Signature Series, six-string electric guitars created by Washburn Guitars

Maya, the original name given to Aelita (Code Lyoko) in the TV show Code Lyoko
Maya, the Indian DC Comics super-heroine. See Maya (comics)
Maya, the alter ego of Marvel Comics superhero Paragon. See Paragon (comics)
Maya, a character in Battlestar Galactica. See List of minor characters in Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)
Maya (Space: 1999), an alien character on the television series Space: 1999
Maya the Magnificent, the title elephant of the 1966 film and 1967 Maya (TV series) scripted by Jalal Din
Maya Amano, a player character from videogame Persona 2
Maya the Bee, a character in a German and Czech children's book and television series
Maya Chinn, a character from the American daytime soap opera Passions. See Minor Passions characters
Maya Do'Urden, a sister of Drizzt Do'Urden in Forgotten Realms. See House Do'Urden
Maya Fey, a character from the Ace Attorney videogame series. See List of characters in the Ace Attorney series
Maya Gallo, a character in the NBC sitcom Just Shoot Me
Maya Herrera, a character in the NBC drama series, Heroes
Maya of Mirinoi, the Yellow Ranger in Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy. See Galaxy Power Rangers.
Maya Santos, a character from the children's animated series Maya & Miguel

Maya, a 1999 book by Jostein Gaarder
Maya, a song by the Incredible String Band from the 1968 album Wee Tam and the Big Huge
Maya (Banco de Gaia album), 1994 release by Banco de Gaia
MAYA (M.I.A. album), or /\/\/\Y/\, the 2010 album by M.I.A.
Maya (film), a 2001 film by Digvijay Singh
Maya (1966 film), an American film starring Sajid Khan, Jay North, and Clint Walker
Maya (TV series), a US television adventure series that ran from 1967 to 1968 and was a follow-up to the 1966 film
The Maya Calendar and the European Agenda, a documentary film about Prodesis by Mirrormundo
Maya TV, television channel in Honduras
Maya Lokam, 1945 Telugu film.
Māya Love, a 1974 song by George Harrison from his album Dark Horse
Maya Memsaab, a 1992 Bollywood movie directed by Ketan Mehta
Maya with Doll, a 1938 painting by Pablo Picasso of his daughter Maya
Tamperer featuring Maya, a British pop group

C.D. Maya, a football club in El Salvador
Maya, the name for a number of different birds in various Philippine languages, including:
MAYA, the acronym of the Muslim Arab Youth Association, an American Muslim organization
MAYA, the acronym for "Most Advanced Yet Acceptable", a product design principle associated with Form follows function
maya means love in Nepali language