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Maya Forename

372nd Most Commonname in the World

Approximately 1,792,170 people bear this name

Most prevalent in: IndiaHighest density in: Nepal

Maya Forename Definition:

A Hindustani name, meaning: Illusion. (Sanskrit) Art and wis­dom of supernatural power. (Arabic) Root: origin source.

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Maya Forename Distribution

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• 2014

Sort resultsIncidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)

Place	Gender	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
India	100%	1,377,923	1:882	62
Indonesia	99%	109,944	1:2,346	235
Nepal	97%	83,474	1:341	52
Egypt	98%	35,699	1:2,574	359
United States	100%	21,773	1:16,651	1,464
Bangladesh	100%	19,062	1:8,365	1,085
Bulgaria	100%	14,967	1:467	102
Lebanon	100%	10,735	1:524	95
Syria	-	9,486	1:2,035	349
Switzerland	100%	8,080	1:1,017	222
Azerbaijan	100%	6,648	1:1,451	342
Russia	99%	4,871	1:29,611	711
Brazil	100%	3,864	1:55,444	3,804
Turkmenistan	99%	3,520	1:1,555	326
Madagascar	-	3,325	1:7,107	1,310
England	100%	3,262	1:17,046	1,139
Tajikistan	99%	3,221	1:2,600	461
Sri Lanka	-	3,148	1:6,607	1,068
Netherlands	100%	3,128	1:5,403	811
Uzbekistan	100%	3,066	1:10,041	1,290
Canada	100%	2,977	1:11,130	1,259
Morocco	100%	2,812	1:12,215	914
Philippines	97%	2,765	1:38,340	3,090
Spain	100%	2,545	1:18,283	1,112
France	100%	2,441	1:27,231	1,094
Mali	91%	2,209	1:7,686	693
Algeria	100%	2,107	1:18,119	1,129
Pakistan	96%	2,036	1:95,461	4,316
Germany	100%	1,968	1:49,125	1,437
Japan	100%	1,968	1:65,034	3,401
Poland	99%	1,932	1:19,683	705
Oman	100%	1,751	1:2,346	339
Australia	-	1,697	1:8,048	838
Niger	88%	1,691	1:11,345	1,029
Malaysia	90%	1,624	1:18,750	1,917
Thailand	91%	1,618	1:43,304	4,862
DR Congo	51%	1,616	1:45,685	3,061
Sudan	-	1,586	1:23,838	2,295
Mauritania	100%	1,369	1:2,991	333
Turkey	100%	1,361	1:57,165	2,421
Ivory Coast	89%	1,262	1:18,285	1,717
Kazakhstan	99%	1,219	1:14,559	1,072
Ethiopia	100%	1,156	1:84,395	6,393
South Africa	95%	1,028	1:53,047	5,375
Sweden	100%	855	1:11,530	973
Saudi Arabia	-	816	1:37,760	4,574
Mauritius	-	781	1:1,662	293
Denmark	-	738	1:7,655	727
Ghana	50%	730	1:36,967	2,200
Mexico	99%	704	1:176,342	3,366
Belgium	100%	701	1:16,391	1,395
Malawi	75%	635	1:26,949	2,214
Suriname	100%	625	1:884	159
Kyrgyzstan	100%	624	1:9,573	1,411
Papua New Guinea	75%	569	1:14,327	1,432
Nigeria	84%	556	1:319,360	11,671
Armenia	100%	521	1:5,602	638
Italy	100%	448	1:136,299	2,249
Belarus	97%	401	1:23,647	380
Bahrain	-	385	1:3,503	566
Czechia	99%	367	1:29,036	673
Greece	100%	355	1:30,802	1,315
United Arab Emirates	-	340	1:21,035	2,152
Senegal	93%	332	1:43,920	1,861
New Zealand	-	328	1:13,829	1,271
Chad	100%	309	1:44,008	4,322
Guatemala	100%	286	1:56,323	1,774
China	-	238	1:5,739,730	55,937
Tanzania	67%	210	1:251,373	9,495
Norway	100%	202	1:25,408	1,393
Iraq	100%	193	1:181,440	3,305
Dominican Republic	-	173	1:60,296	3,762
Fiji	-	173	1:5,158	1,243
Peru	100%	168	1:189,235	5,096
Somalia	-	160	1:84,537	3,429
Cameroon	52%	159	1:135,915	6,466
Jordan	100%	152	1:58,071	1,643
Kenya	-	149	1:310,786	10,644
Ireland	100%	148	1:31,375	1,268
Romania	100%	148	1:135,486	5,433
Bhutan	100%	147	1:5,612	419
Zimbabwe	50%	146	1:105,643	7,570
Kuwait	-	142	1:26,657	2,664
Portugal	-	138	1:75,441	2,229
Israel	98%	136	1:61,786	3,433
Afghanistan	86%	134	1:243,459	5,741
Singapore	100%	116	1:54,199	6,755
Taiwan	66%	114	1:208,506	18,221
Trinidad and Tobago	100%	112	1:12,156	1,719
Moldova	-	103	1:34,574	781
Burkina Faso	91%	97	1:189,479	8,618
Scotland	100%	93	1:57,531	1,719
Georgia	92%	90	1:41,539	2,206
Hungary	100%	84	1:116,569	777
Austria	100%	78	1:109,156	2,203
Venezuela	100%	74	1:408,134	11,668
Slovenia	100%	70	1:35,125	1,725
Colombia	100%	68	1:702,631	9,373
Malta	-	68	1:6,314	764
Mongolia	100%	67	1:43,803	3,867
Tunisia	-	62	1:10,918	1,059
Finland	100%	60	1:91,386	2,282
Estonia	100%	51	1:25,792	1,959
Guinea	100%	51	1:232,522	2,628
Angola	-	49	1:550,339	1,990
Qatar	100%	49	1:48,359	6,334
Wales	100%	49	1:63,149	1,962
New Caledonia	100%	48	1:5,628	744
Hong Kong	-	44	1:176,198	3,174
Argentina	100%	43	1:994,727	5,195
Benin	100%	37	1:285,834	11,817
Latvia	-	37	1:54,477	1,447
Cyprus	100%	36	1:24,197	1,408
Namibia	-	35	1:68,691	3,761
Palestine	100%	35	1:130,002	2,060
Panama	100%	33	1:118,381	5,491
Serbia	-	29	1:246,404	3,840
South Korea	-	29	1:191,187	7,453
Uganda	67%	29	1:1,412,308	21,370
Ukraine	100%	28	1:1,624,997	4,464
Botswana	-	26	1:84,017	7,219
Burundi	50%	25	1:396,262	737
Croatia	100%	25	1:168,683	3,219
Honduras	100%	24	1:367,394	6,443
Chile	100%	23	1:765,531	7,771
Uruguay	100%	23	1:149,028	3,201
Barbados	-	22	1:13,172	1,234
Ecuador	-	22	1:805,769	6,913
Iran	-	22	1:3,568,039	16,388
Bolivia	100%	21	1:504,829	2,894
Guyana	100%	21	1:36,346	3,756
Maldives	100%	20	1:21,695	942
El Salvador	-	18	1:352,321	3,774
Lithuania	-	18	1:163,993	1,800
Liberia	50%	17	1:259,533	8,550
Transnistria	100%	17	1:27,979	568
French Polynesia	-	16	1:17,369	1,803
Gambia	-	16	1:120,412	458
Costa Rica	100%	15	1:317,863	5,868
American Samoa	-	14	1:3,989	735
Slovakia	100%	14	1:379,290	1,926
Belize	100%	13	1:27,255	2,702
Zambia	-	12	1:1,321,233	17,217
Nicaragua	100%	11	1:547,121	9,117
Vietnam	-	11	1:8,420,283	3,954
Jamaica	-	10	1:288,323	8,750
Liechtenstein	-	10	1:3,786	437
Monaco	100%	10	1:3,847	675
Gabon	-	9	1:209,260	2,118
Mozambique	-	9	1:3,027,040	2,336
Northern Mariana Islands	-	9	1:6,074	908
Congo	100%	8	1:626,151	12,913
Cuba	-	8	1:1,438,319	4,450
Haiti	-	8	1:1,340,869	18,166
Abkhazia	100%	7	1:34,775	1,415
Bosnia and Herzegovina	-	7	1:503,494	4,832
Cambodia	100%	7	1:2,324,761	25,689
Northern Ireland	100%	6	1:307,191	2,078
British Virgin Islands	-	6	1:5,208	987
Saint Lucia	80%	6	1:29,636	2,683
Curaçao	-	5	1:31,161	859
Bahamas	-	4	1:99,842	1,712
Macau	-	4	1:152,052	991
Puerto Rico	-	4	1:887,575	4,962
Rwanda	-	4	1:2,842,858	2,668
Sierra Leone	-	4	1:1,772,166	913
Albania	100%	3	1:1,015,523	26,928
Paraguay	100%	3	1:2,412,268	9,978
Brunei	-	2	1:209,785	2,478
Cayman Islands	-	2	1:30,650	1,815
United States Virgin Islands	-	2	1:54,874	3,819
Yemen	-	2	1:13,148,376	10,677
Aruba	-	1	1:103,780	2,838
Bermuda	-	1	1:64,826	2,481
Cape Verde	100%	1	1:529,151	6,361
Djibouti	-	1	1:915,664	2,132
East Timor	-	1	1:1,218,375	811
Eritrea	100%	1	1:4,752,977	997
Grenada	-	1	1:108,125	4,208
Guam	-	1	1:160,646	3,210
Iceland	-	1	1:366,017	7,938
Jersey	-	1	1:99,980	2,122
Libya	-	1	1:6,221,309	3,060
Luxembourg	-	1	1:564,049	5,042
North Macedonia	-	1	1:2,090,757	15,787
Montenegro	100%	1	1:634,576	4,914
Northern Cyprus	100%	1	1:318,133	3,044
Saint Kitts and Nevis	-	1	1:54,861	2,604
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	100%	1	1:111,580	7,062
São Tomé and Príncipe	100%	1	1:191,997	5,295
Seychelles	-	1	1:92,670	1,891
Swaziland	-	1	1:1,300,177	3,374
Togo	-	1	1:7,239,239	8,047

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The alternate forms: Mâya (6), Mayã (3), Mayà (2) & Mayá (1) are calculated separately.

Maya (273,718) may also be a surname.

Maya Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Hindustani name, meaning: Illusion. (Sanskrit) Art and wis­dom of supernatural power. (Arabic) Root: origin source.

— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

User-submitted Reference

Maia (Maïa, Maja, Maya) is a Greek name, which derives from the name of the goddess of growth and increase, who gave her name to the month of May, the mother of Hermes (Mercury).

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Maya Forename Popularity

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• Abkhazia
• Albania
• Argentina
• Armenia
• Azerbaijan
• Bangladesh
• Belarus
• Belize
• Benin
• Bhutan
• Brazil
• Burkina Faso
• Cambodia
• Cameroon
• Canada
• Cape Verde
• Czechia
• DR Congo
• England
• Estonia
• France
• Georgia
• Germany
• Honduras
• Hungary
• India
• Indonesia
• Iraq
• Israel
• Italy
• Ivory Coast
• Kazakhstan
• Lebanon
• Liberia
• Malaysia
• Maldives
• Mauritania
• Mexico
• Moldova
• Montenegro
• Netherlands
• Nicaragua
• Niger
• Nigeria
• Northern Ireland
• Norway
• Palestine
• Papua New Guinea
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Philippines
• Poland
• Qatar
• Romania
• Russia
• Scotland
• Senegal
• Slovakia
• Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Taiwan
• Tajikistan
• Thailand
• Turkey
• Turkmenistan
• Uganda
• Ukraine
• Uruguay
• Vietnam
• Wales
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

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• Religious Adherence in:BelarusBelarusGeorgiaIrelandKazakhstanKenyaKyrgyzstanLebanonRussiaUkraineUkraine
• Average Salary in:CanadaCanadaColombiaEnglandItalyNorthern IrelandNorwayPeruScotlandSouth AfricaUnited StatesWales
• Political Affiliation in:United StatesUnited States

Maya Demographics

Maya Political Affiliationin United States

Sample size: 2,886 (2014)

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Phonetically Similar Names

Sort resultsIncidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A

Forename	Similarity	Worldwide Incidence	Prevalency
Mâya	92	6	/
Mayã	92	3	/
Mayà	92	2	/
Mayá	92	1	/
Mayah	89	20,645	/
Mahya	89	8,165	/
Mgaya	89	3,710	/
Mayaa	89	2,098	/
Mauya	89	1,626	/
Mayad	89	1,154	/
Mayat	89	844	/
Mayas	89	797	/
Maaya	89	752	/
Mayau	89	518	/
Mayaz	89	234	/
Mayap	89	132	/
Mayha	89	109	/
Mhaya	89	64	/
Mmaya	89	43	/
Moaya	89	20	/
Maïya	89	11	/
Hmaya	89	4	/
Mayaş	89	2	/
M'Aya	89	2	/
May	86	747,143	/
Maa	86	12,284	/
Mayowa	80	45,594	/
Mahaya	80	1,443	/
Muyaya	80	1,155	/
Mayaya	80	979	/
Majaya	80	308	/
Mayaja	80	285	/
Maiaya	80	153	/
Mujaya	80	144	/
Mahyah	80	111	/
Mhayat	80	35	/
Mejaya	80	25	/
Maayah	80	24	/
Mauyad	80	21	/
Mojaya	80	21	/
Mayadh	80	20	/
Hmayat	80	20	/
Mauyas	80	19	/
Mayass	80	15	/
Moyaya	80	15	/
Mayaus	80	9	/
Mmahya	80	9	/
Mayash	80	8	/
Meyaya	80	5	/
Mayaud	80	4	/
Mauyap	80	4	/
Mayhad	80	4	/
M'Maya	80	3	/
Mayapp	80	3	/
Mauhya	80	3	/
Mhayas	80	3	/
Ma'yah	80	3	/
Ma'aya	80	2	/
Mayhah	80	2	/
Mayaph	80	2	/
D'maya	80	1	/
Mmayah	80	1	/
Mmayaz	80	1	/
Mioaya	80	1	/
Mahyae	80	1	/
Maya's	80	1	/
Mauyat	80	1	/
Mayova	80	1	/
Mayach	80	1	/
Mayahd	80	1	/
Mayeau	80	1	/
Mayatd	80	1	/
Mayatt	80	1	/
Mayaut	80	1	/
Maahya	80	1	/
M'Haya	80	1	/
Mayhas	80	1	/
Mayhat	80	1	/
Maya-E	80	1	/
Maja	75	153,341	/
Maia	75	67,310	/
Mays	75	48,725	/
Mahy	75	35,541	/
Miya	75	23,391	/
Maye	75	20,081	/
Moya	75	17,365	/
Mayi	75	15,929	/
Muya	75	11,455	/
Mayo	75	10,302	/
Mayu	75	7,235	/
Meya	75	6,128	/
Maai	75	3,598	/
Mhaa	75	2,754	/
Mhay	75	1,033	/
Mayy	75	961	/
Maiy	75	739	/
Maaj	75	331	/
Hmaa	75	319	/
Maay	75	254	/
Mayz	75	184	/
Maïa	75	175	/
Ma'a	75	124	/
Myya	75	98	/
Mayt	75	64	/
Mauy	75	63	/
Maaa	75	34	/
Mayh	75	34	/
Mayd	75	31	/
Majy	75	30	/
Mmaa	75	24	/
Mmay	75	16	/
Mgay	75	14	/
Hmay	75	12	/
Mayj	75	10	/
Mayú	75	7	/
Méya	75	5	/
Mayé	75	5	/
Maaý	75	2	/
Mayï	75	1	/
'Maa	75	1	/
Maìa	75	1	/
Mayí	75	1	/
Mayô	75	1	/
Mayp	75	1	/
Möya	75	1	/
Mahayah	73	25	/
Mouhaya	73	7	/
Hmuhaya	73	5	/
Mayadtt	73	4	/
Mayaowa	73	3	/
Maytowa	73	3	/
Ma'ayah	73	3	/
Meihaya	73	2	/
Mahjaya	73	2	/
Mohhaya	73	1	/
Maihaya	73	1	/
Mhayath	73	1	/
Mauyach	73	1	/
Mauyadh	73	1	/
Mauyash	73	1	/
Mayeaux	73	1	/
Hmhayat	73	1	/
Mahaaya	73	1	/
M'Mayah	73	1	/
Maypowa	73	1	/
Maayowa	73	1	/
Moohaya	73	1	/
Hmahyat	73	1	/
Ma	67	1,106,298	/
My	67	668,606	/
Mahia	67	12,869	/
Mayis	67	4,783	/
Miyad	67	3,563	/
Miyah	67	3,486	/
Mayed	67	2,134	/
Maaji	67	2,119	/
Maiyo	67	2,081	/
Mayou	67	1,852	/
Mayet	67	1,786	/
Mahja	67	1,522	/
Mahiy	67	1,396	/
Mahai	67	1,346	/
Mahaj	67	952	/
Mayez	67	761	/
Majah	67	616	/
Mayoo	67	552	/
Moyad	67	547	/
Maiah	67	488	/
Maaja	67	483	/
Mayeh	67	470	/
Mayes	67	456	/
Mehya	67	452	/
Mayos	67	414	/
Mahyu	67	395	/
Mouya	67	381	/
Mooya	67	380	/
Muyas	67	350	/
Mahay	67	314	/
Meyah	67	285	/
Maiha	67	273	/
Mayee	67	263	/
Mayus	67	261	/
Muyah	67	259	/
Muhya	67	249	/
Mayid	67	230	/
Moyah	67	229	/
Mahey	67	225	/
Mahau	67	213	/
Miyaz	67	187	/
Mihya	67	174	/
Maayi	67	173	/
Miyat	67	172	/
Maajh	67	171	/
Meeya	67	153	/
Majiy	67	152	/
Mayie	67	141	/
Mahyo	67	141	/
Miyas	67	121	/
Maiau	67	118	/
Mayit	67	113	/
Moyaz	67	112	/
Mayih	67	106	/
Mgoya	67	98	/
Miyae	67	97	/
Mahyi	67	84	/
Mahye	67	83	/
Mayss	67	79	/
Muyat	67	78	/
Mayoh	67	71	/
Mgayo	67	71	/
Mayuh	67	70	/
Mayip	67	62	/
Mayut	67	61	/
Mayup	67	60	/
Moyas	67	57	/
Maaia	67	55	/
Maias	67	53	/
Mayod	67	50	/
Mayot	67	48	/
Meyad	67	48	/
Mauye	67	46	/
Maaaj	67	38	/
Meyat	67	38	/
Mieya	67	37	/
Maajo	67	36	/
Meyas	67	35	/
Mauia	67	31	/
Mohya	67	30	/
Maaye	67	29	/
Muyaz	67	28	/
Meyaz	67	27	/
Maaje	67	26	/
Mmaja	67	25	/
Moyat	67	25	/
Mauyo	67	24	/
Moyap	67	24	/
Majaa	67	24	/
Mmeya	67	24	/
Mmayo	67	22	/
Muuya	67	22	/
Maais	67	22	/
Mmayi	67	21	/
Mhaye	67	21	/
Mmoya	67	21	/
Maaij	67	19	/
Mayiz	67	18	/
Mijya	67	18	/
Maych	67	18	/
Mayyo	67	17	/
Mayuu	67	17	/
Mayud	67	16	/
Mhiya	67	16	/
Mayio	67	15	/
Maaju	67	15	/
Mayii	67	14	/
Mayhu	67	14	/
Mujaa	67	13	/
Mgayi	67	13	/
Mmaye	67	12	/
Moaja	67	12	/
Mayho	67	11	/
Maiaz	67	11	/
Mhaja	67	11	/
Muyad	67	11	/
Mayij	67	11	/
Mhayo	67	10	/
Muyau	67	10	/
Maaie	67	9	/
Maaid	67	9	/
Mayyi	67	9	/
Mayje	67	9	/
Mhuya	67	9	/
Maiiy	67	9	/
Moyau	67	9	/
Mayhe	67	9	/
Moyaa	67	9	/
Maiap	67	8	/
Meyau	67	8	/
Mayuo	67	8	/
Hmayo	67	8	/
Mayhi	67	7	/
Maaii	67	7	/
Mhoya	67	7	/
Maytt	67	7	/
Maiys	67	7	/
Maaiz	67	6	/
Maait	67	6	/
M'Eya	67	6	/
Mheya	67	6	/
Mayop	67	6	/
Maiaa	67	6	/
Maysh	67	5	/
Muyap	67	5	/
Myyah	67	5	/
Hmaja	67	5	/
Mhaia	67	5	/
Mhays	67	5	/
Maydh	67	5	/
Maayh	67	5	/
Maiad	67	4	/
Maahu	67	4	/
Maahy	67	4	/
Mgayu	67	4	/
Mahajaya	67	4	/
Mai'a	67	4	/
Mayds	67	4	/
Muoya	67	4	/
Mioya	67	4	/
Maiat	67	4	/
Mayst	67	4	/
Mauyt	67	4	/
Mmaai	67	4	/
Meyaa	67	3	/
Ma'ai	67	3	/
Miyap	67	3	/
Mayep	67	3	/
Maŕia	67	3	/
Mahyy	67	3	/
Maïja	67	3	/
Mahyd	67	3	/
Myoya	67	3	/
Mmiya	67	3	/
Mgiya	67	3	/
Hmaay	67	3	/
Hmaha	67	2	/
Hmayu	67	2	/
Meyap	67	2	/
Mgaja	67	2	/
Mhayu	67	2	/
Mahhy	67	2	/
Majyi	67	2	/
Myhya	67	2	/
Muyaa	67	2	/
Mijaa	67	2	/
'Maaa	67	2	/
Mhayi	67	2	/
Mahyz	67	2	/
Maihy	67	2	/
'Maja	67	1	/
'Meya	67	1	/
'Miya	67	1	/
Myjaa	67	1	/
Myyas	67	1	/
Myyat	67	1	/
Mmaia	67	1	/
Mmuya	67	1	/
Mmayu	67	1	/
Moiaa	67	1	/
Moaia	67	1	/
Mahyoova	67	1	/
Mahys	67	1	/
Maiyd	67	1	/
Mahahaya	67	1	/
Majyo	67	1	/
Meuaa	67	1	/
Mi'ya	67	1	/
Mhayt	67	1	/
Mhaiy	67	1	/
Mgaia	67	1	/
Meaua	67	1	/
Meeaa	67	1	/
Mayts	67	1	/
Maïyo	67	1	/
Mayuz	67	1	/
Mayyh	67	1	/
Mejaa	67	1	/
May'h	67	1	/
May's	67	1	/
Mayht	67	1	/
Mayhy	67	1	/
Mayjj	67	1	/
Mayauchh	67	1	/
Hmiya	67	1	/
Hmoya	67	1	/
Hmaia	67	1	/
M'Aha	67	1	/
M'Aye	67	1	/
Maawe	67	1	/
Maawè	67	1	/
Maayt	67	1	/
M'Maa	67	1	/
Ma'ay	67	1	/
Ma'ha	67	1	/
Ma'ia	67	1	/
Mawyo	67	1	/
Mgaye	67	1	/
Mwyah	67	1	/
Mauhy	67	1	/
Mieaa	67	1	/
Mhauy	67	1	/
Hhmay	67	1	/
Hmauy	67	1	/
Maahyath	67	1	/
Maajz	67	1	/

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Maya Name Transliterations

Transliteration	ICU Latin	Percentage of Incidence
Maya in the Russian language
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