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Baby names · Yoruba origin

Names with proverbs woven inside

Yoruba baby names — Ayodele (joy comes home), Folake (honored with wealth), Adesola (the crown brings honor) — come from one of West Africa's deepest naming traditions, where each name typically functions as a complete sentence about the child's circumstance of birth or the family's hopes. Rich tonal music, distinctly Nigerian, increasingly cross-cultural through global diaspora.

25 Yoruba names in our library · 12 girl, 10 boy, 3 unisex

Girl Yoruba names

Adesola♀

the crown brings honor

Yoruba
Ayodele♀

joy comes home

Yoruba
Bisola♀

born into wealth

Yoruba
Folake♀

honored with wealth

Yoruba
Funke♀

given to be loved

Yoruba
Iyabo♀

mother has returned

Yoruba
Kemi♀

full of caring; pet me

Yoruba
Morenike♀

I have someone to cherish

Yoruba
Omolara♀

the child is family

Yoruba
Temitope♀

mine is to give thanks

Yoruba
Titilayo♀

eternal joy

Yoruba
Yetunde♀

mother returns

Yoruba

Boy Yoruba names

Ade♂

crown, royalty

Yoruba
Adebayo♂

the king meets joy

Yoruba
Babatunde♂

father returns

Yoruba
Femi♂

love me

Yoruba
Kunle♂

home is filled with honors

Yoruba
Olumide♂

my Lord has come

Yoruba
Oluwafemi♂

God loves me

Yoruba
Oluwaseun♂

God, we thank you

Yoruba
Seun♂

thank you

Yoruba
Tunde♂

one who has returned

Yoruba

Unisex Yoruba names

Ayo✦

joy

Yoruba
Ife✦

love

Yoruba
Tobi✦

great, abundant

Yoruba

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