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Adédini

Meaning: The crown becomes a person.

Adétóminíyì

Meaning: The crown is enough for me as value.

Adéfúnminíyì

Meaning: Crown gives me prestige.

Adéminíyì

Meaning: Variant of Adémilúyì, My crown is valuable.

Afinimọ̀nà

Meaning: The guide.

Akinìkokò

Meaning: 1. The wolf is brave 2. Valor of the wolf 3. Brave Wolf 4. Valiant Wolf

Alápini

Meaning:

Alóminílé

Meaning: He who has water at home.

Dáminí

Meaning: Hold (onto) me.

Elúdiní

Meaning: Elú comforted/strengthened me.

Fátiníkùn

Meaning: Ifá has grown a stomach (to keep secrets).

Fúnminíyì

Meaning: Give me honour.

Gbéminíyì

Meaning: Ferry me into honour.

Ifẹ́mini

Meaning: This is my love.

Iromini

Meaning:

Jẹ́miníwà

Meaning: Permit me to have character.

Mofèyíṣaráminílúaláìlárá

Meaning: I make this (child) my relative in a town where I have none.

Moróyinìfẹ́

Meaning: I have seen the sweetness in love.

Olúwadáminí

Meaning: God holds my hands.

Olúwafúnminíyì

Meaning: The Lord has given me worth.

Olúwagbéminíyì

Meaning: Our lord has lifted me to prominence/worthiness.

Olúwatóminíyì

Meaning: God is enough for me as value.

Ominiyì

Meaning: Water is honour.

Oyinilé

Meaning: Sweet Home/The House of Honey/Beehive.

Ògúndíminíyì

Meaning: Ògún allowed me to have honor. [verification needed]

Tèminijésù

Meaning: Jesus is mine.

Títílayọ̀miníwájúolúwa

Meaning: With God, I can always count on joy. Joy is established for me with God.

Tóminíyì

Meaning: [This is] enough for my honour.

Tèminìkan

Meaning: Mine only.

Títílayọ̀minínúolúwa

Meaning: My joy in God is eternal.

Tíèmininimí

Meaning: I am the child of/owned by "I am that I am or I am".

Ògúnfúnminíre

Meaning: Ogun has given me a blessing.

Ògúnfúnminíwà

Meaning: Ògún gave me good character.

́Adédáminí

Meaning: The crown solely owns me.

Ọláminíran

Meaning: My wealth has ancestry.

Àbíbátù

Meaning: The Yorùbá version of Habiba/Habibatu, itself a feminine form of Arabic habib, meaning "beloved, sweetheart, darling."

Akíntán

Meaning: Valor is finished.

Awóyinfá

Meaning: The initiate praises Ifá.

Ọláìtán

Meaning: Nobility never finishes.

Ọláolúwakìítán

Meaning: The wealth of god never finishes.

Oláòtán

Meaning: Wealth is not finished.

Àgbétúnsìn

Meaning: The Àgbé divinity (Ọ̀sanyìn) is worth worshiping.

Ọlákìítán

Meaning: Wealth does not finish.

Ìjàdópin

Meaning: Fighting is finished.

Láìtán

Meaning: A shortened form of Ọláìítán: wealth never finishes.

Pàràkòyí

Meaning: Yorùbá traditional chiefs who are responsible for administering trade, commerce, and the market and economy of a Yorùbá society (specifically among the Ọ̀yọ́).

Alápinni

Meaning: Another way of writing Alápini. [meaning unknown]

Adétọ̀nà

Meaning: The crown is proper (or properly acquired/administered).

Ọsìbódù

Meaning: The (head of the) Ọṣìn divinity has met the oracle

Ọsìbàjò

Meaning: The (head of the) Ọṣìn divinity has returned from a journey.

Ejiyọóyè

Meaning: The divinity of rain emerged in (our) honour.

Moṣebọ́látán

Meaning: I thought honour had finished.

Ọláretán

Meaning: Success does not finish. [verification needed].

Èléyìnmí

Meaning: The Èlé divinity praises me.

Abéjirìn

Meaning: One who was birth when it's raining.

Abídoyè

Meaning: Born before title/rank. Born in the anticipation of gaining a title/rank.

Àgbédùn

Meaning: The Àgbé divinity is sweet.

Coralí

Meaning: Among cuban practitioners of yorùbá-based religious tradition, the belief is that it means "the most beautiful crown of Obatala." In Yorùbá language of Nigeria, the closest cognate would be "Kó̩lárìn." It means "walks with wealth/nobility." For an initiate of the deity O̩bàtálá, the unabridged name can be "Òòs̩ákó̩lárìn" meaning "Òòs̩àálá gathers and walks about with nobility/honor." This is the version in Yorùbáland.

Oddufora

Meaning: Among practitioners of Cuban Òrìṣà tradition known as Santería (Lucumí), the belief is that it means "the wandering prince." It is a name typically given to Ọbàtálá initiates in the Yorùbá-based religious tradition of Cuba.

Ala Iña

Meaning: Among practitioners of Cuban Òrìṣà tradition, the Yorùbá-based religious tradition that developed in the island of Cuba, the name Ala Iña is said by practitioners to mean "the mantle of fire (from the core of the earth)." It is a name given to initiates of Santería/Lucumí. The name is derived from the Yorùbá name "O̩láníyan," which, in Yorùbá language, means "wealth/nobility has a proud gait/swagger." In Yorùbá culture it is given to a newborn as a result of a birth within nobility.

Oñí ocán

Meaning: Among the practitioners of Cuban Òrìs̩à tradition, Oñí Ocán is said to mean " heart of honey or sweetness." It is a name typically given to the initiates of Ochún/Oshún (Ò̩s̩un in Yorùbá language) This name is derived from the Yorùbá name "Oyínkán," which is the abbreviation of either "Oyínkánsádé" (honey dripped onto the crown - of our royal lineage) or "Oyínkánsó̩lá" (honey dripped onto wealth/nobility).

Ochún miguá

Meaning: For practitioners of Cuban òrìs̩à tradition, which is the Yorùbá-based religious tradition that developed in Cuba, Ochún Miguá is said to mean "Oshún (a Yorùbá river deity) brought this one in her arms." It is used within the Cuban òrìṣà community as a possible name for initiates of that goddess. The equivalent Yorùbá name in West Africa is "Ò̩s̩únmúyìíwá," which means "Ò̩s̩un (a Yorùbá river deity) brought this one."

Ofeicita

Meaning: In cuban usage, the meaning they give it is "witness of the itá." (Itá is what cuban orisa devotees refer to the divination with 16 cowries shells on the 3rd day of an orisa initiation.) This name is derived from Fèyís̩ìtàn (alternately "Fèyís̩ètàn"), short for "Olúfèyís̩ètàn," meaning "The head of the household used this one to make memorable history."

Ifájuyìtán

Meaning: Ifá would not let honour finish.

Awórelé

Meaning: Ifá priest/initiate has gone home.

Amúsàán

Meaning: One that holds the Eégún's whip. Like an Eégún priest in training

Aláwonílé

Meaning: We (now) have an Ifa initiate/priest in our home/family.

Aláwoyà

Meaning: An Ifá initiate/priest has detoured (born into our home).

Awódoyè

Meaning: (Being an) initiate has become a position (of honour).

Awódìran

Meaning: (Being an) awo initiate is hereditary.

Awólọ́lá

Meaning: Ifá initiates have notability, success.

Awóṣọpẹ́

Meaning: Ifá priest/initiate gives thanks (for the child or the circumstances surrounding the birth).

Ọsìlàjà

Meaning: The (head of the) Ọṣìn divinity has brought peace.

Ejíbọ́dún

Meaning: The rain (divinity) met a festival in progress.

Méjińdé

Meaning: One born during the rain or raining season.

Ọlákùdé

Meaning: There's wealth remaining that has arrived.

Ọlákìtán

Meaning: (My) wealth doesn't finish.

Ayétóbi

Meaning: The world is infinite.

Orúkọtán

Meaning: Names have finished. An abiku name.

Oloyaddé

Meaning: In Cuban Orisa religion known as Lucumí religion or Santería (Regla de Ocha), the meaning they give is “the coronation (as in initiation of a novice into) the deity Oya. The original Yoruba language name that it is derived from is O̩ló̩yadé - the O̩ya priest has arrived (the owner of O̩ya has arrived)

ochún eletí elegguá

Meaning: This name is rather common among initiates of Cuban Orisa religion known as Regla de Ocha/Santería/Lucumí religion. They have given various theories as to its meaning, including “someone who has both Oshun (Ọ̀ṣun) and Elegguá (Ẹlẹ́gbáa) deities.” This name is derived from Ọ̀ṣúntiléwá or Ọ̀ṣúnlátiléwá - Ọ̀ṣun has come from home

Akinòtán

Meaning: Bravery is not finished; Bravery has not disappeared

Ṣóẹ̀tán

Meaning: 1. Sorcery has not finished; The sorcerer's lineage has not finished 2. Sorcery has finished.

Awódèjì

Meaning: The Ifá initiates have become two.

Àlàáfíàbámi

Meaning: I am at peace. I have peace. I am definitely without trouble or chaos.

Olówóyọ̀tán

Meaning: 1. The rich person has finished celebrating. 2. The rich person has not finished celebrating.

Awógbadé

Meaning: The initiate receives the crown.

Akínwínsọ́lá

Meaning: Bravery is in close vicinity to honor. [verification needed]

Ayọ̀miòtán

Meaning: My joy never finished/finishes/ends.

Fálákọ

Meaning: Ifá has masculinity.

Ṣókẹ́nù

Meaning: The child cared for by the fertility divinity (Òrìṣà Oko) is/was lost.

Ọlámiìtán

Meaning: My honor has not finished.

Awóyẹra

Meaning: The initiated one(s) has/have left.

Adéṣọ̀kàn

Meaning: The crown [as a symbol of nobility] is not unified, i.e. cannot be monopolized. [See below for more explanation]

Mọ́remí

Meaning: A shortening of Ọmọ́remí, The child attracts me.

Ọlọ́fin

Meaning: 1. King, royal one, god-king 2. A shortening of longer names referring to god(s) named Ọlọ́fin like Ọlọ́fínṣawo, Ọlọ́fínjóùnbọ́, Ọlọ́fínṣọpẹ́, etc

Olú

Meaning: 1. The head. 2. The prominent one. 3. The lord. 4. God (olúwa) 5. The hero/champion

Ọ̀ṣínbàjò

Meaning: The king has returned from a journey.

Ṣónibárẹ́

Meaning: 1. I'm related to the sorcerer (or "Òrìṣà Oko". See below). 2. See "Extra information about this name" for other meaning and variants.

Ejídé

Meaning: The rains are here.

Ọjọrá

Meaning: A gathering of Alara's people.

Bámitẹ́fá

Meaning: Help me spread the Ifá mat; join me in Ifá practice.

Gbéminúyì

Meaning: Help me get honourable.

Àpèkẹ́

Meaning: Born to be pampered.

Àbẹ̀ní

Meaning: We begged to have (this one).

Oddualá

Meaning: Among practitioners of Cuban Òrìsà tradition/remnants of Yorùbá culture in Cuba, the belief is that it means "the mantle of the prince." In fact, this is derived from the Yorùbá name "Odùo̩lá" which means "Odù of wealth." Depending on context, Odù may refer to Orisa Odù, the deity who is the principal wife of the Ọ̀rúnmìlà. But it is also a name given primarily to devotees and priests of Òrìṣà Odùduwà, ancestral father of the Yorùbá nation.

Ewinletí

Meaning: In Cuban usage, the belief is that it means "the ears of Obatala." In Yorùbá language, Iwínlétí means "the forest spirit/fairy (O̩bàtálá) has ears (listens to petitions)"

Adé eggun

Meaning: 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.

Ẹfunmirè

Meaning: This is my purity (chalk).

Omí Saidé

Meaning: Among practitioners of Cuban Òrìṣà tradition, Omi Saide is said to mean "the crown of water." In actuality, the cuban orisa name Omí Saidé is derived from the Yorùbá name Omísè̩hìndè. It means "water remained after (as replacement)." Omi (water) is a prefix used for a number of names for devotees of Yorùbá river deities such as Yemo̩ja, Erinlè̩, etc. The name can suggest a series of abiku or still births where intervention by one of the water deities prevented further child deaths. It can also mean that after a series of only girls that a boy was born at long last. An alternate version of this name is Omísè̩hìndé, meaning "water has arrived finally." This suggests that after period of barrenness a baby arrived with the help of a water deity one paid devotion to.

Olochunde

Meaning: Among the practitioners of Cuban òrìs̩à tradition, the name is said to mean "the coronation of Ochún/Oshún" (Ò̩s̩un in Yorùbá language). In the Yoruba language of west Africa, the name "O̩ló̩sundé" means "the priest of Ò̩s̩un has arrived. " Ò̩s̩un is a female yorùbá water deity.

Bánjókò

Meaning: Sit with me (till old age).

Ocán tomí

Meaning: It is said among devotees within cuban òrìs̩à tradition that the name means "water and heart," or, alternately, "heart of water." In yoruba language, the name is derived from several possibilities. Ò̩kántò̩mí is the abbreviation of Ò̩kántò̩míwá or Ò̩kántò̩mídé, meaning "one (child) came directly to me" or "one (child) arrived directly to me." It can be used to refer to a child born after one has attended a festival for devotion to a yorùbá deity praying for assistance with fertility. Another possibility is Ò̩kántómi, meaning "one is enough for me." It suggests that the mother or parents gave birth to a single child after many failed attemps or infant deaths. (àbíkú)

Ìgbìnkéke

Meaning: A young member of the Ọbàtálá family.

Ọ̀rúnmìlà

Meaning: Ọ̀rúnmìlà, the Yorùbá deity of wisdom, divination, and custodian of the Ifá oracle, whose name means, "Heaven knows the person that will succeed."

Ọwáfadéjì

Meaning: The Ọwá entrusted (me) with royalty.

Ìja

Meaning: Ìja or Ụ̀ja, a hunting and warrior deity. He is the brother of the gods Ògún and Ọ̀ṣọ́ọ̀sì (Ẹ̀ṣọ́ùsì).

Akíndáìní

Meaning: This (child) belongs to valor solely.

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