Girl · Bengali, from Sanskrit ketakī · Hindu
Keya
केयाSay it KAY-aa
Keya meaning
Keya (केया) is a Hindu girl's name of Bengali origin (from Sanskrit ketakī). By its first sound, के, it is a Mithun rashi name (Punarvasu nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
The screwpine flower or tree (Sanskrit ketakī)
Keya (কেয়া) is the Bengali name of the screwpine, Pandanus odoratissimus, and of its fragrant flower, which opens in the rainy season. The Samsad Bengali-English Dictionary glosses keẏā as the screwpine flower or its tree. The Sanskrit name of the same plant is ketakī, which Monier-Williams records with references to the Mahabharata and the Meghadūta; Hindi speakers know it as ketki or kewda. Keya is a girl's name used mainly in West Bengal and Bangladesh, short and easy to say in any language.
Source: Samsad Bengali–English Dictionary (Biswas), p. 254 · entry কেয়া (keẏā) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Samsad Bengali–English Dictionary, keẏā, p. 254 · Monier-Williams, ketakī, p. 309
Fits your syllable
First sound के
Punarvasu nakshatra, pada 1 · Mithun rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Keya · Keyaa