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Yoruba
Etymology
Blend of oṣó (“sorcerer, a symbol of the deity Òrìṣàokó”) + yíká (“to surround”) + mi (“me”), literally “The sorcerer surrounded me; the deity Òrìṣàokó surrounds me”
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ṣóyínká or Ṣóyín̄ká
- a male given name meaning “the sorcerer surrounded me; Òrìṣàokó surrounds me”
- a surname, from the given name Ṣóyínká