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This category is for feminine given names from Nigeria (natively, or by historical modification of Biblical, etc., names). Pages in category "Nigerian feminine given names" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total.
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)
Modupe Listen ⓘ is a Nigerian unisex given name of Yoruba origin which means "I give thanks". Forms of the name are Dupe, Modupeola, Modupeoreoluwa, and Modupeoluwa. Modupe is a unisex name but it is mostly given to female children. It originated from southwest Nigeria.
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.
Fẹ́mi audio ⓘ is a common Nigerian given unisex name of Yoruba origin which means "love me". [1] [2] Femi is most commonly a diminutive form of "Olufemi" (or Olúfẹ́mi) which means The Lord loves me,("Olú" means Lord, Leader, or the "Prominent one," in the Yoruba language). Olufemi can also be diminutive of Olúwafẹ́mi. Other full ...
Ìyàndá audio ⓘ is a Yoruba name predominantly used in South-west Nigeria. The name is composed of three distinct words "Ì" meaning "the act of," yàn meaning "to select," and dá meaning "to create." Hence, the full meaning of Ìyàndá can be interpreted as "one specially chosen to be made" or "purposefully made."
Adé audio ⓘ (/ ə ˈ d i / or / ɑː ˈ d eɪ /) is a popular Nigerian given name or nickname, which means "crown" or "royalty" in the Yorùbá language. [1] Often times, the name ‘Ade’ is associated with someone from a royal family or someone from a royal lineage.