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“Orúkọ idile Yorùbá ti ó ńparẹ́” – “Yoruba family names that are disappearing”

Orúkọ ẹni ni ìfihàn ẹni, orúkọ Yorùbá fi àṣà, iṣẹ́ àti Òriṣà idile hàn tàbi àtẹsẹ̀bi ọmọ.  Yorùbá gbàgbọ́ ninú Ọlọrun/Eledumare ki ẹ̀sin igbàgbọ́ àti imọ̀le tó dé.    Ifá jẹ́ ẹ̀sin Yorùbá, nitori Ifá ni wọn fi ńṣe iwadi lọ́dọ̀ Ọlọrun ki Yorùbá tó dá wọ́ lé ohunkohun.  Yorùbá gbàgbọ́ ninú àwọn iránṣẹ́ Ọlọrun ti a mọ̀ si “Òriṣà”.  Àwọn Òriṣà Yorùbá pọ̀ ṣùgbọ́n pàtàki lára àwọn Òriṣà ni: Ògún, Ṣàngó, Ọya, Yemọja, Oṣó, Ọ̀ṣun, Olokun, Ṣọ̀pọ̀ná, Èṣù àti bẹ̃bẹ̃ lọ.  Àwọn orúkọ ti ó fi ẹ̀sin àwọn Òriṣà wọnyi hàn ti ńparẹ́ nitori àwọn ẹlẹsin igbàlódé ti fi “Oluwa/Ọlọrun” dipò orúkọ ti ó bẹ̀rẹ̀ pẹ̀lú Ifá, Ògún, Èṣù àti bẹ̃bẹ̃ lọ.  Ẹ ṣe àyẹ̀wò àwọn orúkọ wọnyi:

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

One’s name is one’s identity, Yoruba names reflect the culture, trade, gods being worshipped in the family as well as the situation in which a child was born.  Yoruba had faith in the Almighty God of Heaven ever before the advent of Christianity and Islam.  Ifa was then the religion of the Yoruba people, because “Ifa” was the medium of consulting God before embarking on any venture.  Yoruba believed in the messengers of God known as mini gods called “Orisa”.   There many mini gods but prominent among them are: Ogun – god or Iron; Sango – god of thunder and lightning; Oya – river Niger goddess, wife of Sango; Yemoja – goddess of all rivers; Oso – wizard deity, Osun – river goddess; Olokun – Ocean goddess; Sopona – deity associated with chicken pox;  Esu – god of protector as well as trickster deity that generates confusion; etc.  The names that were associated with all these Yoruba gods are disappearing because they are being replaced with “Olu, Oluwa, Olorun”, to reflect the modern beliefs.  Check below names that associated with the traditional and modern faith:

IFÁ – Yoruba belief of Divination

Orúkọ idile Yorùbá Orúkọ igbàlódé ti ó dipò orúkọ ibilẹ̀ English/Literal meaning – IFA –Yoruba Religion
Fábùnmi Olúbùnmi Ifa/God gave me
Fádádunsi Dáhùnsi Ifa responded to this
Fadaisi/Fadairo Oludaisi Ifa/God spared this one
Fadójú/Fadójútimi Ifa did not disgrace me
Fádùlú Ifa became town
Fáfúnwá Olúfúnwá Ifa/God gave me to search
Fágbàmigbé Ifa did not forget me
Fágbàmilà/Fagbamiye Ifa saved me
Fágbèmi Olúgbèmi Ifa/God supported me
Fagbemileke Oluwagbemileke Ifa/God made me prevail
Fágbénró Olúgbénró Ifa/God sustained me
Fágúnwà Ifa straightened character
Fájánà/Fatona Ifa led the way
Fájọbi Ifa joined at delivery
Fájuyi Ifa is greater than honour
Fakẹyẹ Ifa gathered honour
Fálànà Olúlànà Ifa/God opened the way
Fálayé Ifa is the way of the world
Fáléti Ifa has hearing
Fálọlá Ifa is wealth
Fálolú Ọláolú Ifa is god
Fámùkòmi/Fáfúnmi Olúwafúnmi Ifa/God gave to me
Fámúrewá Ifa brought goodness
Farinre Ọlarinre Ifa/Wealth came in goodness
Fáṣeun Olúwaṣeun Thanks to Ifa
Faséùn/Fápohùndà Ifa kept his words
Fáṣọlá Olúṣọlá Ifa/God created wealth
Fatimilẹhin Oluwatimilẹhin Ifa/God supported me
Fátúnàṣe Ifa repaired morals
Faturoti Ifa is worth waiting on
Fáyẹmi Olúyẹmi Ifa/God suits me
Fayoṣe Ifa will perform it
Ọláifá Ọláolú Ifa’s wealth
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Originally posted 2014-07-11 20:39:12. Republished by Blog Post Promoter