Ọlọfịn

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From ọlọ́fịn (king)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɔ̄.lɔ́.ꜜfɪ̃̄/

Proper noun

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Ọlọ́fịn

  1. (Ekiti) title for a powerful king
  2. (Ekiti) a legendary king and warrior from Ifẹ̀ who founded many Ekiti towns, he is worshipped as an ancestral deity (ụmọlẹ̀) as well as a fertility deity. He is sometimes regarded as being the deified form of the mythical king Odùduwà. He is associated with ọdún Ìjẹṣu and the yam harvest
    Synonyms: Ọlọ́fịn Ụfẹ̀, Ajìgunsẹ̀
    1. (Ekiti) a unisex given name, used by worshippers of Ọlọ́fịn. It also serves as a prefix for or shortening for longer given names, ex. Ọlọ́fịnmẹ̀yẹ

Derived terms

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