Maia

American

[mey-yuh, mahy-uh] / ˈmeɪ jə, ˈmaɪ ə /

noun

Classical Mythology.

the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.

Maia British

/ ˈmaɪə /

noun

Greek myth the eldest of the seven Pleiades, mother by Zeus of Hermes

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Maia

In terms of those in waiting, Maia Bouchier and Sophia Dunkley seem the most likely.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

Olsen: Your character, Maia, in some ways is the audience surrogate, she’s kind of the most “normal” character on the show.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

The experimental findings were supported by first-principles calculations based on density functional theory, performed by a theoretical team led by Dr. Maia G. Vergniory of the Donostia International Physics Center and Université de Sherbrooke.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 5, 2026

Strong demand for custom AI chips aids rivals like Amazon and Alphabet, but Microsoft has not detailed demand for its Maia chips.

From Barron's ● May 4, 2026

Far away they heard Maia laughing and saw something bright dangling from her arm.

From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers

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