Yémiítàn

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Meaning of Yémiítàn

Stop deceiving me.

Extended Meaning

Reflecting the Yorùbá belief that the baby is àbíkú, born to die, this name is an appeal to the child to stop deceiving the parents and actually stay alive.

Morphology

yé-mi-í-tàn

Gloss
Part Meaning
yé...tàn stop deceiving
mi me
Geolocation

Common in:

OTHERS
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