Baby name

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Janaina

/jah · nah · EE · nah/


“Queen of the waters”

Brazilian feminine name, most commonly traced to Afro-Brazilian religious tradition where Janaína is a poetic name for Iemanjá, the Yoruba orixá of the sea and motherhood. The name's sense is linked to 'queen of the waters' or 'lady of the sea'.

jana · ina

warm

How it ages.

Brazilian form; modern construction.

The cultural moment.

Primarily Brazilian; uncommon elsewhere.