Adeyẹmi

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Yoruba

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Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ā.dé.jɛ̄.mĩ́/

Proper noun

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Adéyẹmí

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

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ā.dé.jɛ̄.mĩ́/

Proper noun

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Adéyẹmí

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