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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 ...
Pages in category "Yoruba masculine given names" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. K. Kayode; O.
This category was created for all Yoruba names. Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. Y. Yoruba given names (1 C, 234 P)
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.
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]
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.
Moráyọ̀ audio ⓘ is a Nigerian given name of Yoruba origin which means "I have found joy". [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The name originated from the Southwestern part of Nigeria. Notable people bearing the name