Gender | Unisex |
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Language(s) | Yoruba |
Origin | |
Word/name | Nigeria |
Meaning | the crown or royalty from across the seas, OR the crown or royalty from a foreign land |
Region of origin | South western Nigeria |
Adétòkunbọ̀ Yoruba pronunciation: [ādétòkũ̄bɔ̀]) is both a surname and a given name of Yoruba origin meaning "the crown or royalty from across the seas" or "the crown or royalty from a foreign land". The name consists of two parts: Adé "crown", which is also found in other Yoruba names such as Adéwálẹ̀, and Tòkunbọ from ti òkun bọ̀ "came (by) sea (and) arrived", which is often applied to children born outside of Africa.
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