Yuya
Egyptian · Boy · 1 syllable
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About the name Yuya
The name 'Yuya' is of Egyptian origin, meaning "born of the moon" or "moon child," derived from the ancient Egyptian word *iꜥḥ* (moon).
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Etymology
The name 'Yuya' is of Egyptian origin, meaning "born of the moon" or "moon child," derived from the ancient Egyptian word *iꜥḥ* (moon). It is most notably associated with the historical figure Yuya, a powerful Egyptian nobleman and father of Queen Tiye, who lived during the 18th Dynasty (c. 1390 BCE) and was buried in the Valley of the Kings, though the name is also used in modern Japanese as a masculine given name with different kanji meanings (e.g., "evening arrow").
Yuya currently ranks #14,009 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2012.
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