Elúfowójù

Pronunciation

Meaning of Elúfowójù

The slave, because of riches, is great(er).

Extended Meaning

"Altogether it sounds rather arrogant, however when I pressed my dad several years ago with the same question he said our name simply means 'The Slave that rose from rags to riches'" - Femi Elúfowójù Jnr, actor-director and radio producer.

Morphology

elú-fi-owó-jù

Gloss

elú/ẹrú - slave
fi - use
owó - money, wealth, riches
jù - exceed(ing), greater than, bigger than, more than

Geolocation

Common in:

Famous Persons

Femi Elúfowójù Jnr, actor-director and radio producer.

Media Links

http://akefestival.org/index.php/aabf-2014-guests/item/411-femi-elufowoju-jr

Variants

Ẹrúfowójù

See also