Meaning & Origin
The ecosystem of the Earth regarded as a self-regulating superorganism. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
Gaia is a girl's baby name of Greek origin, from the ancient Greek goddess of the Earth, meaning 'earth, land.' Gaia was the primordial deity who gave birth to the sky, mountains, and sea in Greek cosmology.
The name resonates powerfully in an age of environmental consciousness — the Gaia hypothesis, proposed by scientist James Lovelock, describes Earth as a self-regulating living system. For parents who want a name that is mythologically ancient and ecologically modern simultaneously, Gaia hits that rare balance with remarkable elegance.