Taya

Taya is a given name and surname, and may refer to:

Surname

• Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, Mauritanian Leader
• Omar Katzelma Taya, a candidate in the 1993 Nigerien Presidential election

Given name

• Taya Renae Kyle, widow of Chris Kyle
• Taya Parker (born 1978), American model, actress, and singer
• Taya Perry, member of Homemade Jamz Blues Band
• Taya Rikizo, Asakusa Opera singer and influence of Kenichi Enomoto
• Taya Smith Gaukrodger, Australian singer and former member of Australian worship band Hillsong UNITED
• Taya Straton (1960–1996), Australian actress
• Taya Valkyrie (born 1983), Canadian professional wrestler
• Taya Zinkin (1918–2003), English journalist and author

Places

• Taya, Algeria
• Taya, Kalewa, Burma

Other

• Taya Station, a railway station in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
• Taya (Luo for "The Light"), a nickname for Kenyan association football club Gor Mahia
• Tell Taya, an archaeological site in Nineveh Province, Iraq

See also

• Daya (disambiguation)
• Taia (disambiguation)
• Thaya, a river in Central Europe
• Tiye (14th century BC), also spelled Taia, Tiy and Tiyi, wife of Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep III