Yesenia

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Coined in 1970 for the heroine of a Mexican TV series of the same name, created by Yolanda Vargas, from Jessenia (bataua), the botanical name of a South American palm tree.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ʝeˈsenja/ [ɟ͡ʝeˈse.nja]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ʃeˈsenja/ [ʃeˈse.nja]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ʒeˈsenja/ [ʒeˈse.nja]

  • Rhymes: -enja
  • Syllabification: Ye‧se‧nia

Proper noun

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Yesenia f

  1. a female given name used since 1970