At a Glance
- Meaning
- From a Yoruba phrase meaning roughly 'mother whose children are as numerous as fish'; the orisha of the sea and motherhood.
- Origin
- Yoruba
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- yeh-mah-YAH
Yemaya is a Yoruba girl's name meaning “From a Yoruba phrase meaning roughly 'mother whose children are as numerous as fish'; the orisha of the sea and motherhood.”. It appears in 4 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Yemaya
Meaning: From a Yoruba phrase meaning roughly 'mother whose children are as numerous as fish'; the orisha of the sea and motherhood..
Origin: Yoruba.
How to Pronounce Yemaya
yeh-mah-YAHIPA /jɛmaˈʝa/
Popularity of Yemaya
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