Mother of the waters; a deity of the sea in Afro-Brazilian culture. (A variant of Iemanjá.)
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Yemanjá is listed in our catalog as a girl name. Its listed meaning is "Mother of the waters; a deity of the sea in Afro-Brazilian culture. (A variant of Iemanjá.)". Listed origin: Brazilian (African-Brazilian).
yay-mahn-JAH
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Yemanjá is listed in our catalog as a girl name. Its listed meaning is "Mother of the waters; a deity of the sea in Afro-Brazilian culture. (A variant of Iemanjá.)". Listed origin: Brazilian (African-Brazilian).
Our catalog's pronunciation guide is yay-mahn-JAH. Pronunciation can vary by language and family.
We do not have a verified US birth-record ranking for Yemanjá. Missing data does not mean a name is rare.
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