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Usages: Portuguese (Brazilian), Tupi, Afro-American MythologyPronunciation: zhahn-ah-EE-nah(Brazilian Portuguese)Meaning: From Tupi îandá una, referring to a type of black bird. This is also another name of the Yoruba goddess Yemaja, e.g. in the Afro-Brazilian cult of Candomblé, used as a given name in Brazil.Another contributor adds that "In the Afro-Brazilian cult of Candomble, Janaína is one of the given name for Yemanja spirit and force especially in the little river going from sea to the inside country."Janaína & Janaina: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/?first=+JANA%C3%8DNA&last=&search=Suche
Yanaína & Yanaina: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/?first=yana%C3%ADna&last=&search=Suche
Janayna: https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/people/?firstName=+Janayna&lastName=&origin=Suche
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_name#Given_names_originating_from_Native_Brazilian_names
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupi_language (in English)(Information from name #23534 originally submitted by user samarinezz)

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