First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1750. From maigs (“gentle”).
Maiga f
- a female given name
- Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
- [1] Population Register of Latvia: Maiga was the only given name of 1611 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.