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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 ...
Dayọ̀ is a diminutive form of Yoruba names like "Temidayọ̀" which means "Mine has become joy", ("Temi" means Mine in the Yoruba language). Other full forms of the name include Ekundayọ̀ (Tears become joy), Adedayọ̀ (Crown becomes joy), Ifadayọ̀ (Ifa becomes joy) Oladayọ̀ (Wealth becomes joy) etc.
Temiloluwa Temiloluwa ⓘ is a Nigerian given name of Yoruba name origin meaning "God is mine" or "God belongs to me." Notable people with the given name include: Temi Otedola, born as Temiloluwa Elizabeth Otedola (born 1996) Nigerian actress
Temitope is a common name of Yoruba origin meaning "Mine is worthy of thanks or gratitude." [1] A related name; Tiwatope means "Ours is worthy of thanks or gratitude." [2] It is mostly a name given by parents to express gratitude sometimes to things that might have surrounded the birth of the child. It is a unisex name.
Yoruba given names (1 C, 234 P) Pages in category "Yoruba names" The following 79 pages are in this category, out of 79 total. This list may not reflect recent ...
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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 ...
Abidemi audio ⓘ (Abídèmí) is a Nigerian unisex name of Yoruba descent meaning "Born awaiting my return". It is commonly given to a male or female child when the father of the child is away on a trip/journey, Abídèmí falls under one of the categories of names in Yoruba language known as Oruko-Abiso, meaning ascribed/acquired names. [1]