Babinski:


While I agree with your point on the need for reorientation for people to have a grip of their history, I beg to differ on some of your other points.

1. The mistranslation of names is understandable because a person cannot translate beyond his vocabulary and such translations are not necessarily derogatory. The names of most of the dieties are missing in modern Yoruba vocabulary of most people and so it is only natural they seek meaning through other similar words. For example when the only "Igbe" in your vocab is associated with excreta and doesn't include bush, then how do you translate "Adekogbe" correctly?

2. Your statement on Christian misinformation on naming is wrong and misleading. If there is any misinformation on naming, it is from the people who do not have a thorough grasp of their historical heritage and not any particular religion.

3. Religion is a way of life for some people beyond mere observances and it encompasses what they eat, wear and even how they name themselves and that is seen in the Yoruba people and even Arabians. When religion changes for some people, lifestyles and naming may also need to change. Abdulah and its various forms mean slave or servant of Allah and essentially all Muslims whether bearing that name or not are sales of Allah. So a Yoruba Muslim understably should have no qualms bearing Abdul even when he knows the full meaning.

k2money:

Please what is the meaning of kupoluyi. I know of someone who answers that names?

1Sharon:


I suspect this is an abiku name

duro4chang:
It's not. What it means is that by the time the baby was born an important person died in the family.

1Sharon:

Okay cheers. What does it mean?

cayorday89:

Hmmm, nice one, now I can tell what 'Ikukoyi' means.

duro4chang:
It's not. What it means is that by the time the baby was born an important person died in the family.

Olu317:
My curiousity! How do you see "Ikú", in Yorùba tradition cum religious doctrine ? For educative purpose and knowledge exposure.

duro4chang:
Which one again?

1Sharon:

Kupoluyi

duro4chang:
Death has taken away an important person.

1Sharon:


Pls break the name down

duro4chang:
Iku pa eni to ni iyi. That is, death took away an honorabe, important, respected person.

kumulus:



What about the possibility of this one not also referring to the crown as opined in the original post?

Adekusibe - A dé kù sí bè (He who's present here and still there), just as our forebearers hailed the Great One; "O jade n'ile ma tan n'ile"

Your thoughts? Was

Excellent topic, I was just having thoughts on the same earlier this morning. It's interesting to note the extent of the great Yoruba civilization by looking through the names. Our ancestors were so devoted to their skills and craft at those times that they raised for themselves pillars in honour of their ways and means.....hence, you have different religions as offshoots.

Indeed the thief has come only to steal and destroy.....

Verily, lands in the regions of the Congo shall rise again, and every tongue about the Nile and her surroundings once again will flourish.
Wsaaa
Àse!!!

duro4chang:
That is going to be a long issue. let us leave that till other time

1Sharon:


How can school uniform be made out of Ankara? Ankara is not sustainable for regular wash and wear.

Olu317:
Lol! Say who ? I guess, you are looking at kind of khaki clothing for pupils or students ? Innovation. Adire or Ankara have patterns that can be used for uniform. It simply means, celebration of Yoruba fabric identity.

Although, you're entitled to your personal view. So, you can disagree. This said clothing material is Yoruba's and making uniform out of it is to carve identity for Yoruba pupils or students

Olu317:
My curiousity! How do you see "Ikú", in Yorùba tradition cum religious doctrine ? For educative purpose and knowledge exposure.

duro4chang:
That is going to be a long issue. let us leave that till other time

Olu317:
Okay.Plainly, any name with ikú is abikú's identity. Itis a fact that Yoruba tradition profess positivism in all challenges, inclusive ikú which is negatism.

Herein, every name given that either is having ikú (prefix or suffix) is absolutely rejection of death in such family.

Kindly know also, there is no shrine for ikú to be worshipped or venerated in ifá. Infact immortality was for humanity in totality but when the laws were broken, then death begun to kill humanity.

This is why, death is seen as a mean of ascending to the abode of the ancestors for reincanation to be once there is a reason for such person or individual who died without fulfilment of his purose on earth, must return back to do such. Hence, Bátundé/Bábátundé came to existence.

cayorday89:

Hmmm, nice one, now I can tell what 'Ikukoyi' means.

ejimatic:
I never said Malaolu is a Celestial name. I only said religious names are taking over our Yoruba names! We can of course retain our traditional names while we still have religious names.

EmekaA125:

Kosi wahala gbogbo

Olu317:
Okay.Plainly, any name with ikú is abikú's identity. Itis a fact that Yoruba tradition profess positivism in all challenges, inclusive ikú which is negatism.

Herein, every name given that either is having ikú (prefix or suffix) is absolutely rejection of death in such family.

Kindly know also, there is no shrine for ikú to be worshipped or venerated in ifá. Infact immortality was for humanity in totality but when the laws were broken, then death begun to kill humanity.

This is why, death is seen as a mean of ascending to the abode of the ancestors for reincanation to be once there is a reason for such person or individual who died without fulfilment of his purose on earth, must return back to do such. Hence, Bátundé/Bábátundé came to existence.

1Sharon:


Pls can you explain the meaning of names that contain ' Efun' as in efunporoye, Efunkunle, Efunsetan

1Sharon:


Pls can you explain the meaning of names that contain ' Efun' as in efunporoye, Efunkunle, Efunsetan

Slickchuma1:

This is very nice.
Could you help with the meaning of the following names: Famuyiwa, aderiike, oluwatiresimi, omoteleola, olukayode Adebesin

1Sharon:


You mean Abrahamic religious names are taking over? because names containing Ogun, Osho, Sha are still religious names.

Even names that reference reincarnation are religious names.

1Sharon:

Is this the same as ikoyi?

Olu317:
Yes.

1Sharon:


I suspect this is an abiku name