What is the meaning of Dabiri?
Which part of Yorubaland is this name from or most common?
Is it not Yoruba?

Its certainly Yoruba . . .

ABIKE DABIRI

LANRE DABIRI

AGBOOLA DABIRI

These are names of popular Dabiris and they are from Ikorodu . . .

meaning? My research starts today!

poster why are you asking so many questions about yoruba.

Dabiri has most likely Igbo or Ijaw roots.I will like to know the Yoruba meaning.In Igbo it means "lean on" or "trust".Dabiri,Dabirim,Dabirichi,Dabirinna,Dabirichukwu.It is a rear surname but exists in Igboland.I have also met someone from Bayelsa that goes by that name.If it has no Yoruba meaning then they likely have Igbo or Ijaw roots.

I've checked on facebook and there seems to be more Yorubas bearing the name.I believe it most likely has Yoruba meaning as well.

amor4ce:

What is the meaning of Dabiri?
Which part of Yorubaland is this name from or most common?
Is it not Yoruba?

Dabiri "Dabiri"(Da-bi-ri/Da-ibi-ri)  means "first to discover a place and settle in" in yorubaland. It was from the arabs the yoruba got the name from just like many other yoruba names like Haruna (fulani) sekiru etc

Dabiri is more or less used among the indigenes of lagos, they are used among the Aworis, Egun and Ijebus. Most other part of yoruba land do not use it.

You can ask more dabiris here

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=55213237878&v=wall

Abagworo:

Dabiri has most likely Igbo or Ijaw roots.I will like to know the Yoruba meaning.In Igbo it means "lean on" or "trust".Dabiri,Dabirim,Dabirichi,Dabirinna,Dabirichukwu.It is a rear surname but exists in Igboland.I have also met someone from Bayelsa that goes by that name.If it has no Yoruba meaning then they likely have Igbo or Ijaw roots.

Interesting, Dabiri is an arab name but has a meaning in yoruba, meaning first to settle in

for yoruba speakers, pronounce the very well and you would know the meaning

da bi iri

da= found, created etc

bi = here

iri = Iri or ibi meaning here

dabiri

alj_harem:

for yoruba speakers, pronounce the very well and you would know the meaning

da bi iri

da= found, created etc

bi = here

iri = Iri or ibi meaning here

this analysis is wrong
da - single handedly
bi - here
ri - found
Meaning: i discovered/ found this place alone

But let's leave dabiri for now - what does JAKANDE mean?

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I strongly doubt the veracity of the meaning your provided. Any links?

I use to believe the name has ijaw roots as a result of the suffix 'biri'.

There was a story of a man from rivers who trace Abike Dabiri to Lagos when she was still working with NTA to claim her as his long lost niece. Unfortunately, Abike denied him.

Intererstingg,I was reading somewhere hw there are Arabic words in the Yoruba Language due to the influence of islam like the word Adura nd alubarika its has meanin but its arabic origin

Abagworo:

Dabiri has most likely Igbo or Ijaw roots.I will like to know the Yoruba meaning.In Igbo it means "lean on" or "trust".Dabiri,Dabirim,Dabirichi,Dabirinna,Dabirichukwu.It is a rear surname but exists in Igboland.I have also met someone from Bayelsa that goes by that name.If it has no Yoruba meaning then they likely have Igbo or Ijaw roots.

Please stop confusing this with 'Dabere', 'Daberem', 'Daberechi', 'Daberenna' etc. which are ibo names.

mbatuku2:

^
I strongly doubt the veracity of the meaning your provided. Any links?

I use to believe the name has ijaw roots as a result of the suffix 'biri'.

There was a story of a man from rivers who trace Abike Dabiri to Lagos when she was still working with NTA to claim her as his long lost niece. Unfortunately, Abike denied him.

why wouldn't abike deny him 

I have told you the meaning in yoruba, It might mean another in Igbo or Ijaw or whatever

That is the meaning in Yoruba

dabiri in ijaw means fathers side

dabiri in igbo mean lean on

Dabiri in yoruba mean the founder of a settlement

it each is own.

There is no correlation between Dabiri of the yorubas and edos and dabiri of the igbo or the ijaws

Dabiri, tinubu, obanikoro, ajose, williams etc all this are awori names

Didi Love:


Please stop confusing this with 'Dabere', 'Daberem', 'Daberechi', 'Daberenna' etc. which are i[b]g[/b]bo names.

Take note.

mbatuku2:

Take note.

I hope you have taken note from my correction as well

semid4lyfe:

Anyone here recalls some year back when a middle-aged Ijaw man by the surname Dabiri came looking a relative of his and he was introduced to Abike Dabiri and she burst his bubble telling him she was Yoruba and couldn't possibly be his relative?

It was shown on NTA Newsline then

I remember as well

well that is what happens when you claim,

Like every culture in Nigeria, we share similar names among others

in fact I just found out that Ikeja is an Igbo name

Ikeja is also a yoruba name. so you see the similarity

Abike is a Nupe name

it also a yoruba and edo name

shadrach77:

what does JAKANDE mean?   

That's actually a good question

alj_harem:

I hope you have taken note from my correction as well

Why do you claim and disclaim yoruba? Any reasons? lol.

Are you trying to impress tope or toyin? Which of them is catching your fancy here?

Didi Love:


Please stop confusing this with 'Dabere', 'Daberem', 'Daberechi', 'Daberenna' etc. which are ibo names.

The problem with some of you is the belief that only your dialect exists.You have really annoyed mr with what you just posted.I have never even heard of "Dabere" but I know it might exist somewhere in Northern Igboland.I only know Dabiri.

Abagworo:

The problem with some of you is the belief that only your dialect exists.You have really annoyed mr with what you just posted.I have never even heard of "Dabere" but I know it might exist somewhere in Northern Igboland.I only know Dabiri.

are dabiris from anambra by any chance

i mean we know names like okoye and co are anambra names

thanks

JAKANDE means AKANDE

shadrach77:

dabirithis analysis is wrong
da - single handedly
bi - here
ri - found
Meaning: i discovered/ found this place alone

But let's leave dabiri for now - what does JAKANDE mean?

Most correct. I can only guess "Jakande" is one of those names whose pronunciation has been bastardized by foreigners and the true meaning has been lost - like "Moremi" which I surmised to be "Omo re mi"; a variation of "Omo wu mi" from Osun/Ekiti. In a similar manner I think "Jakande" might be "Ija kan de" or "Oja kan de". Play around with variations and you have your best fit.

I kept wondering What? Why? Which? When? How & Where? The name 'Dabiri' came to be associated with the Yorubas?
I'm an Ijaw guy that understands the Yoruba language perfectly.
Dabiri is an Ijaw name through and true.
Da - Father
Biri - land, side, middle, centre, stomach or half (depending on the context in which it is used)
Therefore, Dabiri should mean: Father's Land, Father's Side, Father's Stomach, Father's Centre or Father's half depending on the context of use. But most often, it is used to mean Father's House in my native Ijaw language.
As for the Dabiris found in Ikorodu LGA of Lagos State, I'm 100% sure that they are settled by the river bank or waterside, which most likely depicts that they are of Ijaw origin that went fishing around the water.
You can check with anyone WHO KNOWS THEIR HISTORY VERY WELL. I know what I am saying.

Very funny. So because a name means something in your language then it can't have it's own meaning in another language? Me too I always knew "Nwobodo" was Yoruba meaning "searching for a va.gi.na to fvck". Go figure.

logica:

Very funny. So because a name means something in your language then it can't have it's own meaning in another language? Me too I always knew "Nwobodo" was Yoruba meaning "searching for a va.gi.na to fvck". Go figure.

logica:

Very funny. So because a name means something in your language then it can't have it's own meaning in another language? Me too I always knew "Nwobodo" was Yoruba meaning "searching for a va.gi.na to fvck". Go figure.

Chei!

logica:

Very funny. So because a name means something in your language then it can't have it's own meaning in another language? Me too I always knew "Nwobodo" was Yoruba meaning "searching for a va.gi.na to fvck". Go figure.

Lol or Owobokiri

alj_harem:

are dabiris from anambra by any chance

i mean we know names like okoye and co are anambra names

thanks

No.From Imo and Rivers State.

Signor Zax:

I kept wondering What? Why? Which? When? How & Where? The name 'Dabiri' came to be associated with the Yorubas?
I'm an Ijaw guy that understands the Yoruba language perfectly.
Dabiri is an Ijaw name through and true.
Da - Father
Biri - land, side, middle, centre, stomach or half (depending on the context in which it is used)
Therefore, Dabiri should mean: Father's Land, Father's Side, Father's Stomach, Father's Centre or Father's half depending on the context of use. But most often, it is used to mean Father's House in my native Ijaw language.
As for the Dabiris found in Ikorodu LGA of Lagos State, I'm 100% sure that they are settled by the river bank or waterside, which most likely depicts that they are of Ijaw origin that went fishing around the water.
You can check with anyone WHO KNOWS THEIR HISTORY VERY WELL. I know what I am saying.

Go to facebook and search for Dabiri, you will get 80% Yoruba,19% Igbo and 1% Ijaw

[color=#000099]Please stop confusing this with 'Dabere', 'Daberem', 'Daberechi', 'Daberenna' etc. which are ibo names.
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i totally diagree wit u. my name is Dabirichukwu John Ugwuanya frm Imo state

alj_harem:


Dabiri "Dabiri"(Da-bi-ri/Da-ibi-ri)  means "first to discover a place and settle in" in yorubaland. It was from the arabs the yoruba got the name from just like many other yoruba names like Haruna (fulani) sekiru etc

Dabiri is more or less used among the indigenes of lagos, they are used among the Aworis, Egun and Ijebus. Most other part of yoruba land do not use it.

You can ask more dabiris here

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=55213237878&v=wall


Interesting, Dabiri is an arab name but has a meaning in yoruba, meaning first to settle in

if the name "Dabiri" in Yoruba region is from Arab as you said, then what is the meaning in Arabic language?? If the meaning is the same that means it is not a Yoruba name but Arab name as we have Suleiman, Ibrahim, etc.

Didi Love:


Please stop confusing this with 'Dabere', 'Daberem', 'Daberechi', 'Daberenna' etc. which are igbo names.

my dear you are wrong, we have many dialects in Alaigbo e.g Onicha, Ikwerre, Ngwa, Awka, Asaba, Okija, Enugu etc,  Dabiri/Dabere means "lean on" in Igbo language.