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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 ...
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.
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The Yoruba Names Project is a documentation project set up to ensure the transfer of language and cultural resources of Yoruba language into a publicly accessible online format. It was launched on February 19, 2016.
Ayòyínká ⓘ is a Nigerian given male name of Yoruba origin. It means "Joy surrounds me.". It is a name that is always used for everyday prayers. Ayòyínká is a name that is distinctive, carrying a strong and meaningful undertone for inner peace. The diminutive form is Yínká (Surrounds me.) which is the shorter form with Yoruba phonetic ...
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.
Akinwumi Ogundiran (b. 1966), archaeologist, historian, anthropologist, author of The Yoruba: A New History; Bolaji Akinyemi (b. 1942), Nigerian professor of political science who was Nigeria External Affairs Minister in 1985-1987; Bolanle Awe (b. 1933), Nigerian history professor; Christopher Kolade (b. 1932), Nigerian diplomat and academic