Names Yemanyá

Yemanyá

Gender
Female (Feminine | Girl)
Usage/Origins
Yoruba
Meaning
Yemanyá is the name of a Yoruba goddess known as the mother of all waters. She is associated with the ocean, fertility, motherhood, and the moon.
Pronunciation
yeh-MAHN-yah
yeh-mahn-yah
Popularity
Yemanyá is not a common name outside of Afro-Brazilian communities and is therefore not ranked in any popularity charts.

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Yemanyá Name meanings & History

Yoruba (Nigerian) and Afro-Brazilian. Yemanyá is the name of a Yoruba goddess known as the mother of all waters. She is associated with the ocean, fertility, motherhood, and the moon. Variant of Iemanjá. Yemanyá is predominantly used as a feminine given name, particularly among Afro-Brazilian families and those who follow Yoruba religion or Candomblé.

Zodiac Sign of Yemanyá: Yin/Yang Capricorn

Synonyms of Yemanyá:

Y: Yen/money,Yin/Yang,Youth-giving

E: Enlighten,Environment,Expressive,Exaggerate,Enliven,Entertain

M: Mother,Mushy,Memorabilia,Manipulative,Memory,Mommy,Maternal

A: Ambitious,Angry,Action,Assertive,Aggressive,Argumentative

N: Nitpicking,Nervous,Nice,Nutrition,Neurosis,Neat,Nagging

Yemanyá is:

  • a Formal name
  • a Serious name
  • a Unintellectual name