  taya is a feminine given name and a surname, with various meanings, including 'perfectly formed', 'princess' and "goddess'. notable people with the name include: ==surname== *maaouya ould sid'ahmed taya, mauritanean leader *omar katzelma taya, a candidate in the nigerien presidential election, 1993 ==given name== *taya parker, american model, actress, and singer *taya straton (1960â1996), australian actress *taya zinkin (1918â2003), english journalist and author *taya perry, member of homemade jamz blues band *taya rikizo, asakusa opera singer and influence of kenichi enomoto *taya smith, member of australian worship band hillsong united ==places== *taya, algeria *taya, kalewa, burma ==see also== *taia (disambiguation) *thaya 
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