female yoruba names

200+ Cultural Female Yoruba Names and their Meanings

The Yorubas are known for giving their children unique cultural names with beautiful meanings which mostly come from the parents. Sometimes the meaning could have an attachment to the family tradition, and circumstances surrounding the child’s birth. 

There are different categories in the Yoruba cultural naming, there is Oruko Amutorunwa which means destiny names while Oruko Abiso means to acquired birth names. The other categories include; Oruko Abiku, Oruko Inagije, and Oriki

Oriki refers to praise poetry in Yoruba culture and it’s a way to praise a child on someone in a unique way. The Yoruba concept of Oriki names is panegyric, meaning that they are given to praise someone. This is a popular and common practice in Yoruba culture. 

Are you looking to give your daughter a unique Yoruba name? this list shows 200 plus female Yoruba names. So, start exploring 

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A

1AanuoluwakiishiGod’s mercy never fades or cant be removed
2AbeniWe asked for her, and here she is
3AbifoluwaBorn for God
4AbifoluwaBorn for God
5AbiodunBorn during a festive period
6AbioyeBorn into royalty
7AbisolaBorn into a wealthy family
8AbosedeBorn on the first day of the week
9AdebimpeThe crown gave birth to me
10AdebisiWe’ve added to the crown
11AdebolaThe crown meets with wealth
12AdeboyeThe crown has brough title
13AdedamolaThe crown is mixed with wealth
14AdedayoThe crown becomes joy
15AdelolaThe crown brings honour
16AdemuyiwaThe crown brought this
17AdenikeThe crown needs to be pampered
18AdeolaCrown of wealth
19AdepejuThe crown is full of honour
20AderonkeThe crown has something to pamper
21AdesanyaReward my suffering
22AdesewaThe crown makes beauty
23AdesolaThe crown makes wealth
24AdetokeThe crown should be handled honourably
25AdetolaThe crown is the worthy of wealth
26AdetutuThe crown is soothing/gentle
27AdewemimoThe crown washed me clean
28AdewunmiI am desirous of the crown
29AdeyemiI am worthy of the crown
30AdunniOne who is sweet to have
31Aduragbemiprayer favoured me/ lifted me
32AkanniThe first one
33AkintoyeStrength is enough title
34AnjolaifeoluwaI am enjoying the love of God
35AnrolaoluwayoWe are seeing the Lord’s goodness and rejoicing
36AnuoluwabamiseThe mercy of God has done it for me
37AnuoluwadamisiGod’s mercy kept me
38AnuoluwakiishiThe mercy of God never moves/fades
39Anuoluwapo/AnuoluwaposiGod is merciful
40AraoluwaWonder of God
41AraoluwanimiI am God’s wonder
42AtinukeTaken care of from conception
43AtofaratiDependable/ The one you can lean on
44AyanfeoluwanimiI am God’s beloved
45AyodapomopeJoy mixed with thanksgiving
46AyodeleJoy has come home
47AyokunumiI am overwhelmed with joy
48AyomideMy joy has arrived
49AyoolaThe joy of wealth
50AyooluwaThe joy of the lord
51AyotolaJoy is enough wealth
52AyotundunJoy is sweet
53AyowumiI love joy

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B – E

54BoluwatifeAs God wants it
55DigiolaMirror of wealth/ Reflection of wealth
56EbunifewamiriGod’s gift of love found me
57EbunoluwaGift of God
58EniolaA person of wealth
59EreaduraReward of prayers
60EriaduramiTestimony of my prayer
61EriayomiMy testimony of joy
62EriifeoluwasimiProof/Evidence of God’s love to me
63ErimipeMy testimony is complete
64ErinkansilemiLaughter landed in my home
65ErioluwaTestimony of God
66EwaoluwaBeauty of God
67EwatomiBeauty is enough
68EyitayoSufficient cause for joy
69EyitomilayoThis is enough for me to rejoice
70EyiwunmimitoluwasefunmiI like this particular thing the Lord did for me

F

71FadekemiPamper me with wealth
72FadesewaThe Lord has beautified me with crown
73FadesikeThe Lord has beautified me with honour
74FadesopeThe Lord has beautified me with thanks
75FiyinfoluwaPraise God
76FolakemiPamper me with wealth
77FolashadeUse wealth as a crown

G – I

78GbemisolaCarry/lift me unto wealth
79IbukunoluwaGod’s blessing
80IdunnuolaHappiness
81IfedayoLove becomes joy
82IfeoluwaLove of God
83IfeoluwakofimisileGod’s love has never departed from me/ left me
84IkeoluwaThe care of God
85IlerioluwaPromise
86InioluwaProperty of God/ God’s heritage
87IrekanmiGood things come to me
88IrekitanGood things/deeds will not finish
89IreoluwaGod’s goodness
90IreoluwatomiwaGod’s goodness comes to me
91IretiolaAnticipation of wealth
92IretioluwaGod’s hope
93IseoluwaWork of God
94IteoluwaAltar/throne of God
95ItunuoluwaComfort of God
96Iyalomowun The mother cherishes the child
97IyanuayoA marvelous joy
98Iyanuoluwamercy of God
99IyinPraise
100IyinoluwaGod’s praise

K

101KasopefoluwaLet’s give praise/ thanks to the lord
102kikelomoA child is meant to be pampered
103KikiogoluwaFull of God’s glory
104kikiolaoluwanimojeIt’s only the grace of God I received
105kikiopefoluwaIt’s only thanks to God

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M – N

106MoboladeI came with wealth
107MobolajiI woke up with wealth
108MobolarinwaI walk in with wealth
109MofarayolaoluwaI rub in God’s wealth
110Mofeoluwa I love God
111Mofeyisopefoluwa I thank God with this
112Mogbadunolajesu I am enjoying the wealth or goodness of God
113MojirolaI woke up to wealth
114MojisolaWake up to wealth
115MololuwatonjobaI have a God that reigns
116MomoreoluwaI know God’s goodness
117MomoririoluwaI know the worth or importance of God
118MonifaI am lucky
119MoraanugbaI obtained mercy
120MorayoI see joy
121MorenikeI have found a person to pamper
122MorianuoluwaI see God’s mercy
123Morireoluwa I see God’s goodness
124MorireoluwagbanilealaayeI received the goodness of God on earth/ in the land of the living
125Morotolaoluwa I see the wealth of God
126Morounranti I see something to remember
127Mosinmileoluwa I rest on God
128Mosopefoluwa l give thanks to God
129MotunrayoI have seen joy once again
130MoyinoluwaI praise God
131MoyosooretoluwasefunmiI rejoice to the goodness of God/ God’s gift to me
132MoyosooretoluwaseninuayemiI enjoy the good that the lord did in my life
133NinioluwalereHaving God pays

O

134OdodoFlower
135OdunayoYear of joy
136OdunolaYear of wealth
137OgooluwaGlory of God
138OgooluwatomiwaGod’s glory comes to me
139OjumiriireoluwaMy eyes see the goodness of God
140OjumitirireoluwaMy eyes have seen the goodness of God
141OladayoWealth becomes joy
142OlajumokeWealth unites to pamper
143OlamideMy wealth has come
144OlaoluwatomiGod’s wealth is enough for me
145OloladeA wealthy person has arrived
146OlubunmiGift of God
147OluwabukunmiGod blesses me
148OluwabusayoGod adds to joy
149OluwabusolaGod  adds to wealth
150OluwadabiraGod has done wonders
151OluwadamifunreGod created me for his goodness
152OluwadamilolaGod makes me wealthy
153OluwadarasimiGod is good to me
154OluwadunbarinIt is such a joy to walk with God
155OluwadunsinIt is sweet to serve God
156OluwaferanmiGod likes me
157OluwafiebunifesetojumisibeGod’s gift of love still preserves me
158OluwafifehanmiGod showed me love
159OluwafiirekanmiGod touched me with goodness
160OluwafukunremiGod added to my goodness
161OluwafunkeGod gave me to pamper
162OluwafunmilayoGod gave me joy
163OluwafunmilolaGod gave me wealth
164OluwagbohunmiGod heard my voice
165OluwajeminipeGod honoured my wish/request
166OluwajomilojuGod has surprised me
167OluwajomilojupupoThe Lord has greatly surprised me
168OluwakanyinsinuolamiGod added honey to my wealth
169OluwalanumiGod is so merciful to me
170OluwalonimiI belong to God/ God’s property
171OluwamakinwaGod’s goodness
172OluwamayomikunGod has completed  my joy
173OluwamayowaGod’s mercy
174OluwamumiboriGod made me an overcomer
175OluwamumirayomiGod has made me witness my joy
176OluwamurewaGod has brought goodness
177OluwaniewamiGod is my beauty
178OluwanikayinOur praise should be unto God
179OluwapemisayoLord called me to happiness
180OluwapemisereLord called me to goodness
181OluwarogbayimikaGod built an edge around me
182OluwasemilogoGod has given me glory
183OluwasemiyefunogoreGod has singled me out for his glory
184OluwaseunThanks be to God
185OluwaseunbabarafunmiGod has done a wondrous/ miraculous thing for me
186OluwaseyifunmiGod did this for me
187OluwasindaraGod still performs wonders
188OluwasunmibareGod draws me nearer to goodness
189OluwatamiloreireThe Lord gave me a good gift
190OluwateniolaGod is all encompassing
191OluwatetisimiGod heard my voice/ God has listened to my voice
192OluwatetisiohunebemiGod listened to my voice/ cry for help
193OluwatetisioromiGod listened to my plea
194OluwatishemipetanGod has totally completed me
195OluwatitunmiseGod has repaired me/renewed me
196OluwatobiGod is great
197OluwatofunmiGod is sufficient/ enough for me
198Oluwatomilola/OluwatominiGod is sufficient /enough for me
199OluwatoniHaving God is enough
200OluwatosinGod is worthy to be served
201OluwatoyinGod is worthy to be served
202OluwatunmiseGod has beautified me
203OluwayemisiGod honours me
204OmobobolaA child who came to meet wealth
205OmobolanleA child who met wealth at home
206OmodunniA child is sweet to have
207OmolabakeA child to be pampered
208OmolaraA child is family/children are family
209OmololaA child is wealth
210OmotadeA child is the worth of a crown
211OmotolaA child is equivalent to wealth
212OmowunmiI love children
213OpeyemiI should be grateful
214OpeyimikaSurrounded by praise
215OreofeFree favour/ grace
216OreofeoluwakitanGods grace never ends
217OreofeoluwatofunmiThe Grace of the Lord is sufficient for me
218OreoluwaGod’s friend
219OreoluwarinsolaThe goodness of God walked into wealth
220OrodeWealth is here/has arrived
221OyenikeThe title has to be pampered
222OyindamolaHoney is mixed with wealth
223OyindasolaHoney pours into wealth
224OyindumadeHoney is sweet with crown
225OyinlolaHoney is wealth

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P – Y

226PipeloluwaPerfect God
227SibesibeoluwanbepelumiDespite all, God is still with me
228SimisolaRelax in wealth
229TanidabioluwaWho is like God?
230TanitoluwaWho is like unto God
231TanitoluwamiWho is like my God
232TemiladeThe crown is mine
233TemiloluwaGod is mine
234TemitopeEnough reason to give thanks
235TiaraoluwaThe Lord’s wonder/ From God’s body
236TitilayoEternal happiness
237TitilopemiI will forever give thanks to God
238TititlopeEternal thanks
239TiwatopeOur situation is worthy of thanks
240ToluwalasheGod’s will be done
241ToluwanimiI belong to God
242WuraolaThe gold of wealth
243YejideImage of her mother
244Yewande mother looked for me
245YeyetundeMother has returned

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