Name Entry

Dòsùmú

Pronunciation

Meaning of Dòsùmú

Hold onto the sacred Òsùn staff.

Extended Meaning

This is a common royal name in Lagos and other parts of West Africa. it has been written in the colonial times as Docemo but also as Dossoumon in other parts of French West Africa. It most common (and most phonological) spelling is Dòsùnmú.

Morphology

di-òsùn-mú

Gloss

dì...mú - hold onto
òsùn - a sacred staff of the Òsùn divinity

Geolocation

Common in:
EKO

Famous Persons

Fálolú Dòsunmú, former Ọba of Lagos

Media Links

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falolu_Dosunmu

Variants

Dòsùnmú, Dossoumon, Docemo