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Janaína Tschäpe (born 1973) is a Brazilian and German artist. Tschäpe was born in 1973 in Munich, Germany, and was raised in São Paulo, Brazil. Tschäpe’s interdisciplinary practice spans painting, drawing, photography, video and sculpture.
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Janaína Dutra (November 30, 1960 – February 8, 2004) was an LGBTQIA+ activist and a lawyer from Brazil. She is recognized for being the first transfeminine person to carry a professional card from the Brazilian Bar Association.
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Usages: Portuguese (Brazilian), Tupi, Afro-American Mythology
Pronunciation: 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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Pronunciation: 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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