Yomba

Syllable breakdown

Name meaning and origin

Origin

Kisi (Guinea)

Meaning

a feminine Kisi name meaning she who brings sweetness or the one whose presence is a blessing, reflecting the importance placed on the social and emotional qualities that women are expected to contribute to household and community life in Kisi society; the Kisi Thoma women's society is responsible for girls' initiation, the transmission of female knowledge about farming, weaving, healing, and the management of domestic and public relationships, and girls' names that express the social graces of warmth, generosity, and the capacity to make one's environment pleasant honour the feminine ideal that the Thoma society works to cultivate across generations

Gender

female