The names of the Yoruba children are traditionally found by divination performed by a group of Babalawo traditional Ifa priests but in recent times names can also come from those of ranking members of the family including the father mother grandparents or next of kin.

Most common yoruba names. Published on May 14 2013 May 14 2013 Popular Yoruba Names Their English Meanings Interesting Yoruba Hausa and the Igbo tribes are the 3 most common tribes in Nigeria today. These are attributive names parents give to their children to express the pride the child has brought to the family or to evoke admirable traits believed to be innate in the child by pedigree. Some of its uses have been highlighted below.

By custom Yoruba children are named in a ceremony that takes place 7 days after their birth. Taken care of f. As l said earlier in this article l will be focusing only on the most popular Yoruba female names and their meaning therefore below are the list of 200 most popular Yoruba female names and their meaning.

Means crown in Yoruba also a short form of other Yoruba names beginning with this element. The most common generic names orúko àmútọrunwá in Yoruba land are Taiwo and Kehinde altogether known as Ìbejì which are given to twins. The promise of God.

NaijaQuest takes a look today at the Some of the most common most popular Yoruba names in Nigeria Yoruba is the name of one of the most popular and most recognised tribe in Nigeria and the yoruba language is one of the three official language with the other two being Igbo and and Hausa. The mercy of the Lord is abundant. The natives of Yorubaland are in the habit of naming a child in order of place circumstances surrounding his or her birth as well as in honour of an ancestor.

Yoruba Baby names often come from the grandparents and great grandparents of the child to be named. As Yoruba parents are becoming more creative with names our list comprises traditional unique modern and trendy names and some. Love a lovable woman.

Destiny Names also known as. The botanical name is Aloe barbadensis. Oríkì praise poetry names are also common in Yoruba culture.