Adé eggun

Pronunciation

Meaning of Adé eggun

Among cuban practitioners of Yoruba spiritual tradition, the belief is that the name means "the crown of the dead." In Yorùbá language of west Africa, the name "Adégún" means "the crown is symmetrical/in good order." Names with the word "adé" (crown) may, at times, be given to those born into royal lineages.

Extended Meaning

This Cuban version of the Yorùbá name is used as a name for an Òrìṣà initiate and is believed by Cuban practitioners to make reference to the dead (ancestors).

Morphology

adé-gún

Gloss

adé - crown
gún - to be straight and symmetrical, to be in good order

Geolocation

Common in:
FOREIGN-GENERAL