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“Orúkọ Yorùbá ti o ti inu Ẹsin Ìgbàgbọ jade” – “Yoruba names that originated from Christian Religion”

Yorùbá jẹ èrè àti ka Ìwé Mímọ́ ti a mọ̀ si “Bibeli Mímọ́” nitori iṣẹ́ ribiribi ti Olõgbe Olóri àwọn Àlùfáà Samuel Ajayi-Crowther ṣe lati túmọ Bibeli Mímọ́ si èdè Yorùbá ni Àádóje ọdún sẹhin.  Lati igbàyi ni ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ orúkọ ti yipadà si “Olúwa” dipò orúkọ Òrìṣà ibilẹ̀ bi “Ògún, Ọya, Ṣàngó, Ifá”, pàtàki laarin àwọn Onigbàgbọ́.  Nitori eyi,ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ orúkọ Yorùbá jade ninú Bibeli Mímọ́ ni èdè Yorùba.  Fún àpẹrẹ, “Samueli” túmọ̀ si Mofifólúwa; “Imanueli” – túmọ̀ si Oluwapẹlumi; Grace – Oreọfe àti bẹ́ẹ̀bẹ́ẹ̀ lọ.  Ẹ ṣe àyẹ̀wò díẹ̀ ninú orúkọ Yorùbá ti o wọ́pọ̀ laarin àwọn Onigbàgbọ́ ni ojú ewé yi:

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

Yoruba people benefitted from reading the Holy Book known as the “Holy Bible” as a result of the great work carried out by Late Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther who translated the “Holy Bible” into Yoruba Language about one hundred and thirty years ago (1884).  From that time, many Yoruba names changed to include “God or Lord” in the place of the traditional belief in the Yoruba deities such as “Ogun – god of Iron; Oya – river goddess of Niger River;  Sango – god of thunder; Ifa – Yoruba divination”, particularly among the Christians.  As a result, many Yoruba names were coined from the “Holy Bible”.   For example, “Samuel was translated to “Dedicated to God in Yoruba; Emmanuel – God is with me in Yoruba; Grace – free gift in Yoruba” etc.  Check out some of these Yoruba names that are common, particularly among the Christians on this page.

Orúkọ Yorùbá – Yoruba names Àgékúrú r – Short Form English meaning of Yoruba names
Àánúolúwapọ̀ Àánú God’s mercy is much/Mercy
Adéolúwa Adé/Déolú God’s crown
Àyànfẹ́olúwa Àyànfẹ́ God chosen one
Bólúwatifẹ́ Bólú As God wish
Damilareoluwa Damilare Justify me God
Didesimioluwa Dide Rise for me God
Ẹ̀bùnolúwa Ẹ̀bùn God’s gift
Faramólúwa/Faramólú Fara Cleave to God
Fẹ̀hintolúwa Fẹhin/Fẹ̀hintolú Rely on God
Ibùkúnolúwa Ibukun God’s Blessing
Ìfẹ́olúwa Ìfẹ́ God’s love
Ìkórèoluwa Ìkórè God’s harvest
Imọlẹoluwa Ìmọ́lẹ̀ God’s light
Ìníolúwa Ìní God’s property
Ireolúwa Ire God’s goodness
Ìrètí Ireti Hope
Ìtùnúolúwa Ìtùnú God’s consolation
Iyanuoluwa Iyanu God’s wonder
Jadesimioluwa Jade Show up for me God
Lànàolú Lànà Open the way Lord
Mofẹ́molúwa Mofẹ́/Mofẹ́molú I want to know God
Mofẹ́tolúwa Mofẹ́ I want God’s wish
Mofifólúwa Mofifólú Samuel/I dedicate him to God
Mofolúwaṣọ́/Mofolúṣọ́ Folúṣọ́ I use God to guide
Olumuyiwa Muyiwa God has brought this
Oluwadamilare Dami God has justified me
Olúwadémiládé Démiládé God has crowned me
Olúwafẹ́mi Fẹ́mi God loves me
Olúwafèyíkẹ́mi Fèyi/Kẹ́mi God used this to honour me
Olúwagbémiga/Oluwagbenga Gbenga God has lifted me
Olúwajọmilójú Jọmilójú God surprised me
Olúwakẹ́mi Kẹ́mi God cares for me
Oluwanifẹmi Nifẹmi God loves me
Olúwaṣẹ́gun Ṣẹ́gun God has given me victory
Oluwaṣeun Ṣeun Thank God
Oluwaṣeyi Ṣeyi God has done this
Oluwaṣijibomi Ṣiji God has shielded me
Oluwatamilọre Tamilọre God has given me gift
Olúwatóbi Tóbi God is great
Olúwatófúnmi Tófúnmi God is enough for me
Olúwatómi Tómi God is enough for me
Olúwatómilọ́lá Tómilọ́lá God is enough wealth for me
Olúwatóní Tóní God is enough to have
Oluwatosin Tosin God is worthy to be worshiped
Olúwawẹ̀mimọ́ Wẹ̀mimọ́ God has cleansed me
Oluwayẹmisi Yẹmisi God has honoured me
Oreọ̀fẹ́/Oreọ̀fẹ́olúwa Oore Grace/God’s grace
Oreolúwa Oore God’s present
Pamilẹrinoluwa Pamilẹrin Make me laugh God
Ṣadéfúnmiolúwa Ṣadé Give me a crown Lord
Ṣijúsimioluwa Ṣijú Look down on me God
Similólúwa Simi/Similólú Rest on God
Tanitoluwa Tanitolu Who is great as God?
Tẹjúmólúwa Tẹjú Concentrate on God
Tèmilolúwa Temi/Tèmilolú God is mine
Tẹniolúwa Tẹni God’s person
Tẹramólúwa Tẹra Persist with God
Tẹ́tisolúwa Tẹti Listen to God
Tirẹnioluwa Tirẹni It is yours Lord
Titobioluwa Tító God’s greatness
Tojúolúwa Tojú Apple of God’s eyes
Tọ́miolúwa Tọ́mi Train me God

 

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Originally posted 2014-08-12 20:59:28. Republished by Blog Post Promoter