Yamama: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Yamama – Meaning: a (wild) dove – Origin: Arabic – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: yah-MAH-mah


Yamama is an Arabic girl's name meaning “a (wild) dove”. It appears in our list of 150+ Bird Names for Babies From Robin to Wren and Beyond.

Meaning & Origin of Yamama

Meaning: A (wild) dove.

Origin: Arabic.

How to Pronounce Yamama

Phonetic: yah-MAH-mah   IPA: /jaˈmaːma/

Popularity of Yamama

Yamama doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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