Names that start with Ọ̀PÁ suggest there was an abundance at the time of birth of a child. Examples of such names are:
1. Ọ̀pákúnlé: Abundance fills the house.
2. Ọ̀pálẹ́yẹ: Abundance confers dignity.
3. Ọ̀páyẹmí: Abundance suits me.
4. Ọlọ́pàádé: The one who lives in abundance is here or worshiper of the god of abundance is here
The list is endless.
Thursday, July 27, 2017
Names suggesting reincarnation
The Yoruba belief is that if a newborn arrives into a family, after the death of a member of the family, the dead is said to have revisited the clan. As a result, the following names are common in Yoruba land:
1. Babatunde: Father comes a second time
2. Yetunde: Mother comes a second time
3. Iyabo: Mother returns
4. Babatunji: Father wakes up
5. Babajide: Father is here
6. Omodeinde: The child comes back
7. Omodeinbo: The child comes back
8. Enilo(lobo): It is the person who went away that returned
9. Yewande: Mother comes back to me
10. Yejide: Mother is here
1. Babatunde: Father comes a second time
2. Yetunde: Mother comes a second time
3. Iyabo: Mother returns
4. Babatunji: Father wakes up
5. Babajide: Father is here
6. Omodeinde: The child comes back
7. Omodeinbo: The child comes back
8. Enilo(lobo): It is the person who went away that returned
9. Yewande: Mother comes back to me
10. Yejide: Mother is here
Yoruba Proverbs
Ẹní bá sùn là n jí, a kì í jí apirọ́
Meaning: We can only wake a person sleeping, we do not wake someone pretending to be asleep
Meaning: We can only wake a person sleeping, we do not wake someone pretending to be asleep