At a Glance
- Meaning
- Mother whose children are fish
- Origin
- Yoruba
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- yeh-moh-JAH
Yemoja is a Yoruba girl's name meaning “mother whose children are fish”. It appears in our list of 200+ Goddess Names for Girls — Powerful, Mythical, and Wildly Unique.
Meaning & Origin of Yemoja
Meaning: Mother whose children are fish.
Origin: Yoruba.
Source: Wikipedia.
How to Pronounce Yemoja
yeh-moh-JAHIPA /jeɪmoʊˈdʒɑː/
Popularity of Yemoja
Yemoja 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.
Lists That Include Yemoja
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