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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 ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
Dúpẹ́ Listen ⓘ is a shortened Nigerian unisex given name of Yoruba origin which ... Dupe is a unisex name but it is mostly given to female children. It ...
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]
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.
Yoruba given names (1 C, 234 P) Yoruba-language surnames (177 P) Pages in category "Yoruba-language names" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.