Adeyẹmi

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Yoruba[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Blend of adé (“crown, royalty”) +‎ yẹ (“to befit”) +‎ mí (“me”), literally “Royalty befits me”.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ā.dé.jɛ̄.mĩ́/

Proper noun[edit]

Adéyẹmí

  1. a unisex given name meaning “Royalty befits me”
  2. a surname, from the given name Adéyẹmí
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • → English: Adeyemi

Etymology 2[edit]

From a- (“agent prefix”) +‎ dé (“to arrive”) +‎ yẹ (“to befit”) +‎ mí (“me”), literally “One who arrives and befits me”.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ā.dé.jɛ̄.mĩ́/

Proper noun[edit]

Adéyẹmí

  1. a unisex given name meaning “One who arrives me befits me”
  2. a surname, from the given name Adéyẹmí
Related terms[edit]
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