Ọba

Fihànká:

Ìtumọọ Ọba

1. King. Ruler. 2. Ọbalúayé

Àwọn àlàyé mìíràn

As a root for most common Yorùbá names (Ọbafẹ́mi, Ọbásanjọ́), the name is said to refer more to the Ọbalúayé worship than just "King". But as modernity continues to bear on the process of naming, people have had a choice to decide to what the "Ọba" root in their name refers.

Ìtúpalẹ̀ Mọ́fímù

ọ-ba

Ìtumọ̀ ẹyọ-ẹyọ
Part Meaning
something, someone
ba reign over, sit astride
Agbègbè

Ó pọ̀ ní:

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