A Nursery Rhyme for Maya
A free, original lullaby written just for the name Maya — ready to read tonight or turn into a keepsake poster.
Maya's Star Lullaby
Little Maya smiles beneath the moon's soft gleam
Dreams drift gently on a silvery dream
Night whispers with a tender glowing glow
Crickets sing a lullaby so slow
Twinkling lights dance in the sky's sweet play
Maya watches, eyes alight each bright day
Stars sing softly, painting worlds so bright
While the night wraps all in gentle light
A hush falls quiet, clouds move soft and aloft
Maya sighs sweetly, cradled safe and soft
Silver beams dance, gifting warm gentle light
Dreams take wing, they soar in quiet flight
Written for Maya
A sample anyone can read. A keepsake poster gets a newly written rhyme.
Make it a keepsake Maya will have forever
We write Maya a new rhyme of their own in about a minute, then you pick the background and add a note for a print-ready 8×10 poster — a baby shower or new-baby gift.
Write Maya's Own Rhyme — posters from $14.99Reading the rhyme is free · see what $14.99 includes
What does the name Maya mean?
Origin — Several unrelated roots
Maya is a case where identical spellings come from different languages: the Sanskrit māyā, “illusion, magic”; the Greek Maia, mother of Hermes and namesake of the month of May; and a modern variant of Mia and Maia.
Where sources disagree: Because the roots are genuinely separate, no single meaning is correct for every bearer — which of the three applies depends entirely on the family.
We follow the standard reference works on given names, and we say so plainly when a meaning is unsettled rather than choosing the prettiest one.