Name Element ỌNÍ

Type Word
Usage Western African, Yoruba

Meaning & History

Yoruba prefix meaning "owner" (ọlí before vowel), from the nominative prefix ọ and ní [1][2][3].

Related Items

Given Name DescendantỌlọrun(Yoruba Mythology)

Sources & References

  1. A Dictionary of the Yoruba Language. Church Missionary Society Bookshop, 1913, page 202.
  2. A Dictionary of the Yoruba Language. Church Missionary Society Bookshop, 1913, page 178.
  3. A Dictionary of the Yoruba Language. Church Missionary Society Bookshop, 1913, page 169.
Entry added April 5, 2022