Zaya

Zaya is associated with a Mongolian name element meaning fate or destiny, but the spelling also appears in other naming contexts. Some families use it as a modern form or a shortening related to another name. Those separate choices should not automatically inherit the Mongolian meaning merely because the Latin letters match.

The concise spelling and familiar rhyme with names such as Maya can make Zaya feel recognizable in English without revealing its particular origin. For a family using it to honor a longer name, that original form supplies the specific story. For the Mongolian route, the fate-related meaning can remain central without adding uncertain Arabic or biblical translations to it.