name
Maboya
mah-BOY-ah
mɑˈbɔɪɑListen
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Syllable breakdown
Maboya
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Taino (Caribbean)
- Meaning
- a Taino name referring to a spirit of the night or protective nocturnal force; in Taino spiritual belief the world was populated by zemis, powerful spirit beings who inhabited natural objects and the unseen realm; names drawn from spiritual entities conveyed a connection to that force's power and protection; Maboya carries associations with the night sky, ancestral spirit communication, and the esoteric knowledge held by Taino behiques or shamans
- Gender
- male
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