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Aja

A multicultural name whose meaning depends on language and spelling.

Meaning and history

Aja is used as a personal name in several unrelated traditions. In Sanskrit, aja can carry meanings including “goat” and, in particular compounds or interpretations, “unborn”; Aja is also the name of a king in classical Indian literature. The Yoruba form Àjà refers to a spirit associated with the forest and herbal knowledge, but its diacritics and pronunciation distinguish that tradition. The unmarked spelling Aja therefore has no single universal origin or meaning.