What Yesenia means
Yesenia is a girl name of Spanish origin meaning "of the Jessenia palm". It comes from botanical genus Jessenia (a South American palm), named for German botanist Karl Jessen. It is pronounced yeh-SEH-nee-ah.
Coined by Mexican writer Yolanda Vargas Dulché for the 1970 telenovela Yesenia and its 1971 film; the palm genus honors botanist Karl Jessen.
Spellings and variants: Jessenia.
Nicknames in Mexico: Yesi. See the guide to Mexican nicknames.
Popularity: a common name in Mexico.
Related meanings: nature.
