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in reply to a message by Yamilka
I was born in Yakima, Washington and have lived in Washington most of my life and have never heard the variation Yamika and I lived right through the sixties as a young person. Is your mother Native American. Also I never heard of "lake Yakima" but there is the Yakima River and its an impressive river, but I'm not sure what Yakima means, but I'll find out as quickly as I can and let you know. Maybe your Mom just heard it wrong or spelled is wrong like Oprah (she was supposed to be Orpah you know).
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Thank you to all...
My mother didn't misspelled the name. It was given to her that way and many other people have used the name before I was named. However, it seems to be around the Caribbean. Specially in Puerto Rico and Cuba. I'm thinking it might have been a Taino name. The tainos are the indians who lived (and some still live) in the Caribbean. I know for a fact that my family is part Taino but no one knows for a fact if the name is. It crossed my mind that it might have been a mistake of the pronounciation of the name of the tribe Yakima back when there was much interaction between all the different tribes of the Americas. And it became a mame after all. I do know for a fact that the name relates to water. In different ocassions it has been known to mean "river that runs" or "water that flows" that's why I believe it might be a mispronounciation of the river Yakima.
I'll keep searching... I really like my name a lot. It's very musical!
Thank you!
Yamilka
My mother didn't misspelled the name. It was given to her that way and many other people have used the name before I was named. However, it seems to be around the Caribbean. Specially in Puerto Rico and Cuba. I'm thinking it might have been a Taino name. The tainos are the indians who lived (and some still live) in the Caribbean. I know for a fact that my family is part Taino but no one knows for a fact if the name is. It crossed my mind that it might have been a mistake of the pronounciation of the name of the tribe Yakima back when there was much interaction between all the different tribes of the Americas. And it became a mame after all. I do know for a fact that the name relates to water. In different ocassions it has been known to mean "river that runs" or "water that flows" that's why I believe it might be a mispronounciation of the river Yakima.
I'll keep searching... I really like my name a lot. It's very musical!
Thank you!
Yamilka
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If you really think your name is Taino, do a search on "Taino" on a good search engine. There are a number of active Taino sites out there (tribal and other) that give you links and even a message board (which I saw on one Puerto Rico tribal site -- in English -- and couldn't find again).
The tone of the sites I saw reflected people very proud of their heritage who seemed like they'd be willing to help you with any info you need. Good luck!
The tone of the sites I saw reflected people very proud of their heritage who seemed like they'd be willing to help you with any info you need. Good luck!
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yes.. I'm familiar with all of these people. I'm a member of the intertribal myself... but no one knows! I guess I'll just have to deal with it! Thanks for helping me out!
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