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Yoruba
Etymology
From ọlọ́fịn (“king”)
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ọlọ́fịn
- (Ekiti) title for a powerful king
- (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
- (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
- Ọlọ́fịndípẹ̀ (“Yoruba name, "Ọlọ́fin paid my request, Ọlọ́fin paid me back"”)
- Ọlọ́fịnlụ́à (“Yoruba name, "Ọlọ́fin has good character"”)
- Ọlọ́fịnmakin (“Yoruba name, "Ọlọ́fin knows bravery"”)
- Ọlọ́fịnmẹ̀yẹ (“Yoruba name, Ọlọ́fin knows respect”)
- Ọlọ́fịnṣao (“Yoruba name, "Ọlọ́fin worships Ifa"”)
- Ọlọ́fịnṣawo (“Yoruba name, "Ọlọ́fin worships Ifa"”)
- Ọlọ́fịntịlà (“Yoruba name, "Ọlọ́fin survived"”)
- Ọlọ́fị́ndáhunsi (“Yoruba name, "Ọlọ́fin has answered my prayers'"”)
- Ọlófịnladé (“Yoruba name, "Ọlọ́fin is royalty"”)