Type Word Usage Yoruba Meaning & History Yoruba word meaning "father" [1]. Related ItemsFamily Tree·Details Given Name DescendantsBabajide, Babatunde(Yoruba) Surname DescendantBabatunde(Yoruba) Same Spellingbaba 1 Sources & References A Dictionary of the Yoruba Language. Church Missionary Society Bookshop, 1913, page 65.