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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 ...
Darkness, Night, Midnight Yoruba People: Yoruba Religion: Orisha ... Children, Vegetables, Abundance [5] ... Elédùà as well as other names.
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 ...
Name Deity Of Ethnic Group ... Darkness, Night, Midnight Yoruba People: Yoruba Religion: Orisha ... Children, Dread Heads, Prosperity Yoruba People: Yoruba Religion ...
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 ...
The oldest known textual reference to the name Yoruba is found in an essay (titled – Mi'rāj al-Ṣu'ūd) from a manuscript written by the Berber [37] jurist Ahmed Baba in the year 1614. [38] The original manuscript is preserved in the Ahmed Baba Institute of the Mamma Haidara Library, while a digital copy is at the World Digital Library. [39]
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.