Afro-American Names

These names occur in the various mythologies and religions that developed in the Americas among African slaves.

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Anansi M African Afro-American African Afro-American

Anansi (also spelled Ananse) is a masculine given name derived from the Akan language word ananse, meaning "spider". In West African and Caribbean folklore, Anansi is a prominent trickster figure who often assumes the fo...

Iemanjá F Afro-American Afro-American

Iemanjá is the Portuguese form of Yemọja, a major water deity in the Yoruba religion, used in Brazil and other Portuguese-speaking regions by adherents of Afro-Brazilian religions such as Candomblé and Umbanda. The name...

Janaína F Portuguese Afro-American Portuguese Afro-American

Janaína is a Portuguese feminine name that has strong ties to Afro-Brazilian culture and mythology. It is a variant of Iemanjá, the Portuguese form of the Yoruba goddess Yemọja.Etymology and MythologyIn Yoruba religion,...

Oxalá M Afro-American Afro-American

Oxalá is a masculine name used in Brazil, particularly among adherents of the Afro-Brazilian religion Candomblé. It is the Portuguese form of Oriṣanla, an epithet of the Yoruba deity Ọbatala. The name also coincides with...

Oxum F Afro-American Afro-American

Oxum is the Portuguese form of Ọṣun, used by adherents of Candomblé in Brazil, where it refers to a spirit associated with fertility and wealth. In the Yoruba religion, Ọṣun (also known as Oshun) is the orisha of love, s...

Yemanjá F Afro-American Afro-American

Yemanjá is a variant of Iemanjá, the Portuguese form used in Brazil for the Yoruba deity Yemọja. As a revered oriṣa (spirit) in the Afro-Brazilian religion of Candomblé, Yemanjá embodies the mother goddess of the sea, pr...

Yemayá F Afro-American Afro-American

Yemayá is the Spanish form of Yemọja, employed in various Afro-American syncretic religions across the Caribbean and South America. It derives from the Yoruba name Yemọja, which means ʿmother of fish,ʾ from iye ʿmother,ʾ...