Daya

דַּיָּה

• Gender: Female
• Origin: Modern Hebrew
• Meaning: kite bird

• In Hebrew, Daya refers to the kite bird, a graceful bird of prey mentioned in the Tanakh, giving the name a sense of soaring power and free-spirited energy. Interestingly, Daya also appears in Sanskrit, where it means "compassion" or "mercy," so this short, striking name carries both fierceness and tenderness in a single breath.

  Daya sounds gentle and approachable but carries the fierce energy of a bird of prey — a gorgeous contradiction for a little girl. For parents who love nature-inspired names like Wren or Lark but want something rooted in Hebrew with cross-cultural resonance, Daya soars above the expected choices.

• Alternate Spellings: Dayah
• Potential Sibling Name:
  Or
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  Gitta
  ,
  Nir
  ,
  Yarkon
• Theme: animals