Baby name
FADING
🇦🇷 🇦🇹 🇧🇪 Janaina
/jah · nah · EE · nah/
Meaning
“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'.
Nicknames
jana · ina
Vibe
warm
How it ages.
Brazilian form; modern construction.
The cultural moment.
Primarily Brazilian; uncommon elsewhere.