Jemaica

Jemaica is a feminine name and variant of Jamaica that will strengthen baby’s sense of home. Jamaica stems from Xaymaca, a place name that comes from Taíno, a now-extinct Arawakan dialect. Translating to “land of wood and water” and “rich in springs,” Xaymaca celebrates the island of Jamaica's lush and fertile landscape. Jamaica is also a neighborhood in Queens, New York, named for the Native American Algonquian word yamecah, meaning “beaver.” Despite having two separate roots, Jemaica is brimming with wood and water symbolism with a splash of ingenuity from the mighty beaver.