There is a book titled 'A DICTIONARY OF YORUBA PERSONAL NAMES' by A. Babalola and O. Alaba which contains more than 500 Yoruba names and their meanig translated into English. It is published by West African Book Publishers Ltd., Lagos, Nigeria; 2003
Prof Felicia A. D. Oyekanmi
Department of Sociology
University of Lagos
Akoka, Yaba,
Lagos Nigeria
Tel: {234} 1 7941757
Cell: {234}8056560970
Department of Sociology
University of Lagos
Akoka, Yaba,
Lagos Nigeria
Tel: {234} 1 7941757
Cell: {234}8056560970
From: Segun Ogungbemi <seguno2013@gmail.com>
To: "usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com" <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Monday, 19 August 2013, 21:49
Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Yoruba names in English ( a short list)
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Sent: Monday, 19 August 2013, 21:49
Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Yoruba names in English ( a short list)
Thanks for the names but a little correction. Abiona means a child that is born by the roadside not a child that is born abroad. Tokunbo is a child that is born overseas. Bamidele is a child that is born elsewhere other than the parental home of his father.
Segun Ogungbemi.
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