Atannẹyẹ

Yoruba

Etymology

From Blend of Atan (“Yoruba water deity”) +‎ ní (“to have”) +‎ ẹ̀yẹ (“notability, prestige”), literally “Atan has honor”, given to a child who's mother was an Atan priestess.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.tã́.ꜜnɛ̃́.jɛ̄/

Proper noun

Atánnẹ́yẹ

1. (Ọwọ) a unisex given name meaning “Atan has honor”
2. (Ọwọ) a surname, from the given name Atánnẹ́yẹ