At a Glance: Name: Yemoja – 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
Phonetic: yeh-moh-JAH IPA: /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.
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