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  2. Yoruba name - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Category:Yoruba musicians - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Yoruba musicians" The following 155 pages are in this category, out of 155 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 9ice; A.

  4. List of Yoruba people - Wikipedia

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    Kemi Adetiba (b. 1980), filmmaker, television director, music video director; Kunle Afolayan (b. 1974), actor, film producer and director; Meji Alabi; Oyin Adejobi (1926–2000), dramatist and actor; Tomi Adeyemi (b. 1993), Nigerian-American novelist and creative writing coach; Tunde Kelani (b. 1948), filmmaker, storyteller, photographer ...

  5. Folake Olowofoyeku - Wikipedia

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    Olowofoyeku has spoken about the importance of names in Yoruba culture. Her first name means to use non-monetary wealth to pamper, and her surname means a rich man uses a chieftaincy title to top off their wealth. [7] She was raised on Victoria Island in Lagos, Nigeria, [6] and also spent time in London.

  6. List of Nigerian musicians - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of Nigerian musicians. Only notable individuals are included here; for groups, see List of Nigerian musical groups . Names are to be arranged by the first letter of Wikipedia reference.

  7. Category:Yoruba given names - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. Oríkì - Wikipedia

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    Oríkì includes both single praise names [1] and long strings of “attributive epithets” that may be chanted in poetic form. [2] According to the Yoruba historian Samuel Johnson, oriki expresses what a child is or what he or she is hoped to become. If one is male, a praise name is usually expressive of something heroic, brave or strong.

  9. Yemọja - Wikipedia

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    Her name is a contraction of the Yoruba words Iye, a dialect variant of "ìyá" meaning "mother"; ọmọ, meaning "child"; and ẹja, meaning "fish"; roughly translated the term means "mother of fish children". This represents the vastness of her motherhood, her fecundity, and her reign over all living things.