Yaiza

Yaiza is a Spanish and feminine given name derived from the name of a town located on the island of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands, Spain. The town itself has a history tied to the Guanche indigenous population, although the exact etymology of the toponym remains uncertain. It gained prominence as a personal name through the novels of Alberto Vázquez-Figueroa, who used it for the main character in his Ocean trilogy, beginning in 1984. The books brought the name to a wider Spanish-speaking audience, helping to establish it as a modern given name rather than just a geographic location.