Adaya

עֲדָיָה

• Gender: Female
• Origin: Biblical / Rabbinic Hebrew
• Meaning: jewel of God

• Adaya is a name with both biblical roots and a modern sparkle. It appears in the Hebrew Bible as a masculine name carried by several figures, but in its contemporary feminine form, it combines the Hebrew word for "jewel" or "ornament" with the divine suffix "-ya," meaning God. The effect is a name that elevates beauty into something sacred, suggesting a child who is not just precious but divinely so.

  Adaya, a multicultural folk musician and granddaughter of the famous English herbalist Juliette de Bairacli Levy, has toured the world as a singer and multi-instrumentalist with the internationally acclaimed band FAUN. With the melodic flow of trending names like Maya and Amaya, Adaya carries a spiritual depth they simply do not have. It feels luxurious without being showy, like a name that belongs equally at a Shabbat table and on a global stage. That divine sparkle in its meaning gives it a dimension most jewel-themed names only wish they had.

• Alternate Spellings: Adaia, Adaiah, Adayah
• Potential Sibling Name:
  Meira
  ,
  Tiferet
  ,
  Elad
  ,
  Aviv
• Theme: God, treasures