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I've tried to look for the meaning of my name all my life. Some people have said to me that it's Middle Eastern, others that it's a Czeck name and I've also heard that it's Native American. There is a tribe in Washington called Yakima and I think my name might be a variation of this word which means "runaway" It's also the name of a lake in Washington that got the name after the tribe. When my mother named me she thought the name meant "Water that runs" and she had been told it was an indian name. Someone, years later mentioned to me that it was a variant of "Yakima" and that it was used often during the 60's and 70's when the hippies were all interested in the indian way of life. If you know about my name...Can you help me find how much of this is true? Thanks!