Donají

Syllable breakdown

Name meaning and origin

Origin

Zapotec (Mexico)

Meaning

a feminine Zapotec name meaning great soul or she who loves greatly, borne by a legendary Zapotec princess who, according to tradition, sacrificed her life rather than betray her people to their Mixtec enemies; Donají has become the most celebrated symbol of Zapotec identity in Oaxaca, her image — a young woman asleep with a lily growing from her severed head — appearing on the official coat of arms of the state of Oaxaca; she is commemorated in festival, song, and dance and her name is given to daughters as an expression of love for Zapotec cultural heritage and as an invocation of courage, loyalty, and the willingness to place community above self

Gender

female