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Gender Feminine
Usage Baltic Mythology, Lithuanian
Other Forms FormsJawinne (either an older or a Latinized form)
Meaning & History
Name of a feminine household god who protects grains and barns.This goddess is documented in the works of Jakob Brodowski (published in 1730) and Philipp Ruhig who both derive her name from Lithuanian javai "grain; crop".