Adegbamigbe

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Yoruba

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Etymology

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From adé (royalty) +‎ è (negation prefix) +‎ gbàgbé (to forget) +‎ (me), literally The crown did not forget me. Evidence that the verb gbàgbé originally acted as a splitting verb in at least some Yoruba dialects

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ā.dé.ɡ͡bà.mĩ́.ɡ͡bé/

Proper noun

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Adégbàmígbé

  1. (CY) a unisex given name meaning “The crown did not forget me”
  2. (CY) a surname from the given name Adégbàmígbé