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Yaya

Statistics: Brazil · native version ↗
Girl Name day: August 20 In French: Yara
Origin: Arabic or Persian or Brazilian. Meaning: little butterfly or courage and strength or nymph of the waters of Amazonian folklore.
On the eastern side, Arabic and Persian; on the Brazilian side, it descends directly from Iara.

Name day for Yaya

August 20

Why this day? Yaya is a short form of Yara, and shares its name day.

Yaya is celebrated in France and Spain on June 24; Brazil on August 20; Argentina on October 19.

The story of the name Yaya

Yaya is a short form of Yara. It keeps its origin (Arabic or Persian or Brazilian) and meaning — little butterfly or courage and strength or nymph of the waters of Amazonian folklore, and shares its name day, August 20.

On birth records, Yaya is rarely written as such: the Yayas are Yaras (25,741 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Yara page. Yaya is also a short form of Soraya, Katya, Ayana.

Frequently asked questions about Yaya

What does Yaya mean?

Yaya is a short form of Yara, which means little butterfly or courage and strength or nymph of the waters of Amazonian folklore.

When is Yaya's name day?

August 20, together with Yara: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.

Is Yaya a name in its own right?

It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Yara.

Yaya's profile

Energy 7/10
Humor 6/10
Independence 7/10
Sensitivity 8/10
Ambition 6/10
Stability 5/10
Whimsy 9/10
Diplomacy 6/10
Loyalty 7/10
Need for attention 6/10

Playful profile, for entertainment.

Name compatibility potential:

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Friendship potential for Yaya

Bottom 10

  1. Inez42%
  2. Leopoldo44%
  3. Zeno45%
  4. Job46%
  5. Gervasio46%
  6. Donato48%
  7. Arnoldo48%
  8. Rolf49%
  9. Gerardo52%
  10. Nazario52%

Love potential for Yaya

Bottom 10

  1. Zeno42%
  2. Vital42%
  3. Zenobia42%
  4. Rolf42%
  5. Vasco42%
  6. Arnoldo42%
  7. Isidoro43%
  8. Fortunato43%
  9. Leopoldo43%
  10. Inez46%

Professional potential for Yaya

Bottom 10

  1. Vasco42%
  2. Zenobia43%
  3. Lolita44%
  4. Jessi44%
  5. Zaira45%
  6. Zulma45%
  7. Marlena46%
  8. Lori47%
  9. Valentin48%
  10. Fortunato49%

Crush potential for Yaya

Top 10

  1. Iole96%
  2. Idalia96%
  3. Rosalinda95%
  4. Loni95%
  5. Leny95%
  6. Marlena94%
  7. Lili92%
  8. Romeo92%
  9. Rosaura91%
  10. Zulma91%

Bottom 10

  1. Donato42%
  2. Inez42%
  3. Gervasio46%
  4. Zeno47%
  5. Leopoldo47%
  6. Job49%
  7. Nelda53%
  8. Arnoldo53%
  9. Isidoro54%
  10. Eleonor55%
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