Among the Neo-TaĆno nations of the Caribbean the mermaid is called Aycayia.[15][16] Her attributes relate to the goddess Jagua, and the hibiscus flower of the majagua tree Hibiscus tiliaceus
The latest of my mermaid series - not a big story here, but the meaning of her name is "sea nymph", and in Greek mythology Nereids are deities of the sea.