chayaEtymologyFrom Hebrew חַיָּה (ḥayyā, “living”).chaya means A female given name from Hebrew. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 85 out of 100.nameA female given name from Hebrew.nounA teahouse in Japan.A large, fast-growing leafy perennial Mexican shrub which is popular in Mexico and Central America as a leafy vegetable, cooked and eaten like spinach, from species Cnidoscolus aconitifolius or Cnidoscolus chayamansa.One of the cabalistic aspects of the soul, related to the personality.