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.
Listed below are few Yoruba names and their meanings in English Language.
Name Meaning
Ajayi——–A child born with face turned downwards
Aina——Is the female of Ojo(of the two names, Ijebu tribe uses Aina,it is proverbial that (Ijebu Kii je Ojo),”Ijebus never bear the name Ojo.”
Dada—–Children with knotted hair or dreads
Ilori——Conceived after a previous birth, before resumption of mensturation
Oke—–A child wrapped in a thin membrane at birth, (The Amniotic sac)
Taiwo—-The first to arrive of a twin
Kehinde—The last to arrive of a twin
Eta Oko—The third child in a Triplet
Ojo———-A male child that has his umbilical cord tied around his neck at birth.
Talabi——-A child born with the head and body covered with Caul like a masquerade
Oni———A baby whose incessant cry at birth suggest that he/she is in distress
Ige ——–A baby that came out of the womb with feet first
Idowu—–A child born after a set of twins.
Alaba——A child born after Idowu
Olugbodi—-A child born with the sixth finger
Erinle——–A child born with an umbilical cord around his wrist.
