19/07/2013

YORUBA NAMES AND THEIR FUNNY TRANSLATIONS

By Oyindamola Abdulazeez

Is it not humorous, as a Yoruba girl or guy when try to translate your names to English exactly the way it is. Here are some Yoruba names and their funny meanings.
Ø  Gbolahun- show me wealth
Ø  Tomiwa- deceive me come
Ø  Semilanu- do me favour
Ø  Odeyemi- hunter fit me
Ø  Bunmi- dash me
Ø  Malomo- don’t go again
Ø  Dele- reach home
Ø  Sewa- do beauty
Ø  Wale- come home
Ø  Motunrayo- I see wealth again
Ø  Ayomikun- my wealth is full
Ø  Kikelomo: taking care is child
Ø  Oladejo - wealth turn talk
Ø  Adeyemi- crown fit me
Ø  Shile- open house
Ø  Tunbosun- shift again
Ø  Feyitola- rest back on wealth
Ø  Ranti –remember
Ø  Segun- win battle
Ø  Keji- two             
Ø  Titi- longtime
Ø  Abidemi- born and wait for me
Ø  Tunji- wake again
Ø  Tobi- big
Ø  Tunde- come again
Ø  Funke- given to care
Ø  Funbi- give and born
Ø  Lola- is wealth
Ø  Lana- show the way
Ø  Gbonju- have sense
Ø  Bimpe- born complete
Ø  Jide-  wake and come
Ø  Femi- marry me
Ø  Pamilerin- kill me with laugh
Ø  Timilehin- push me from back
Ø  Oriyomi- head remove me
Ø  Sumbo- sleep and come
Ø  Gbenga- carry me up
Ø  Shina- open way
Ø  Popoola- pillar of wealth
Ø  Tutu-cold
Ø  Pariola-  finish wealth
Ø  Shade- make crown
Ø  Dare- do wonder


Contribute by writing your names and let’s see what it means in English.

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