Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Hinduism, Tamil, Indian, Telugu, Hindi, Marathi
Scripts जया, जय(Sanskrit)ஜெயா, ஜெய(Tamil)జయ(Telugu)जया(Hindi, Marathi)
Meaning
Derived from Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning “victory”. This is a transcription of both the feminine form जया (an epithet of the Hindu goddess Durga) and the masculine form जय (borne by several characters in Hindu texts). As a modern personal name, this transcription is both feminine and masculine in southern India, but typically only feminine in the north.