Ẹfúnbóyè

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Meaning of Ẹfúnbóyè

1. Royalty is adorned with purity. 2. Royalty is pure. 3. Purity births royalty

Extended Meaning

Typically Ẹfun in Yorùbá is white chalk, and white is associated with spiritual cleanliness, sometimes Olódùmarè is represented as white, as commonly represented by ọbàtálá. Something that has no blemish. In the context of the name, ẹfun refers to the purity, the spirituality of the bearer. Some would say it is Ẹfúnb(i)oyè - Purity births royalty.

Morphology

ẹfún-bó-yè

Gloss
Part Meaning
ẹfún purity (chalk)
meet, touch, adorn
oyè royalty, honour, chieftaincy
Geolocation

Common in:

IJEBU
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