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The Yorùbá believe that previous bearers of a name have an impact on the influence of the name in a child's life. Yorùbá names are traditionally classified into five categories: [2] Orúko Àmútọ̀runwá 'Destiny Names', ("names assumed to be brought from heaven" or derived from a religious background). Examples are: Àìná, Ìgè, and ...
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Kikelomo is a name of Yoruba origin, in the south-west of Nigeria. In Yoruba, the name is oftentimes translated to mean "a child is to be pampered" or "a child is to be cherished". Consequently, the name covers the deep affection and valued status of the child within the family, exhibiting the Yoruba culture's emphasis on love and family string ...
Pages in category "Yoruba given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 234 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
It featured names from the Sabe group of Yoruba speakers in the country. [15] The blog post, written by Dr. Moufoutaou Adjeran, a sociolinguistics lecturer at Abomey-Calavi University (Republic of Benin), was the first indication of the presence of Yoruba names from Benin Republic in the Yoruba Name Dictionary project, curated by Laila le Guen.
Àdùnní audio ⓘ is a Nigerian Yoruba name given to a female child, meaning " One who is pleasant to have". Àdùnní falls under the name category, Orúkọ Oríkì(Panegyrics) in Yoruba language metaphorically used to convey deep meanings and highlight the virtues or characteristics of a person.
After the ritual, the child is named and members of the extended family have the honour of also giving a name to the child. The gift of a name comes with gifts of money and clothing. In many cases, the relative will subsequently call the child by the name they give to him or her, so a new baby may thereafter have more than a dozen names. [14]
Mojí Listen ⓘ is a Nigerian female name of Yoruba origin which means "I wake". [1] Moji is most commonly a diminutive form of "Mojisola" which means I wake up to wealth. Other full forms of the name include Mojimorire (I wake up to see goodness, Mojirola (I wake up to see wealth, Mojirayo (I wake up to