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Gender Feminine
Usage Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)
Meaning & History
Derived from Guanche *wayya-har-mənda (mutated to wayya-ar-mənna), literally meaning "guard, reserve, protection until prolonged drought", also figuratively referring to the Canopus star. It was borne by the daughter of the guanarteme (king) Tenesor during the European conquest of the Canary Islands in the 15th century.