Abíóyè

Pronunciation



Meaning of Abíóyè

Born into chieftaincy/honour/royalty.



Extended Meaning

in Ọ̀yọ́, this will usually be a name for a child (male or female) born to a sitting Aláàfin. In other Yoruba towns, a chuld born maybe after a chieftaincy has been conferred on a parent gets this name. Generally reserved for royal families



Morphology

a-bí-(sí)-oyè



Gloss

a - we, one who
bí - give birth to
(sí) - into
oyè - honour, respect, chieftaincy


Geolocation

Common in:
IBADAN



Variants

Abísóyè

Bíóyè