name
Yoqui
YOH-kee
ˈjoʊkiːListen
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Syllable breakdown
Yoqui
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Tsimane (Bolivia)
- Meaning
- a Tsimane masculine name meaning forest walker or one who moves through the trees; the Tsimane people of the Bolivian Amazon in the Beni department are skilled forest dwellers whose detailed ecological knowledge of the tropical lowland forest sustains their hunting, fishing, and gathering economy; names evoking movement through the forest honour the core survival skill of navigating the dense Amazonian ecosystem and reading its resources across the seasons
- Gender
- male
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