Yemayá
Spanish form of the Yoruba Yemọja, said to mean "mother whose children are like fish", the orisha of the sea.
Meaning and origin
Yemayá is the Spanish spelling used in Cuba and elsewhere in the Caribbean and South America for Yemọja, the Yoruba orisha of the sea and of motherhood.
How to pronounce Yemayá
| Spanish (Latin America) | yeh-mah-YAH /ʝemaˈʝa/ |
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