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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Yoruba Àjàyí.
Proper noun
Ajayi (plural Ajayis)
- A surname from Yoruba.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ajayi is the 17502nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1610 individuals. Ajayi is most common among Black/African American (94.97%) individuals.
Yoruba
Etymology
From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + jà (“to fight”) + yí (“to turn”), literally “One we fight to turn right side up”.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Àjàyí
- a unisex given name meaning “One we fight to turn”, an orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá given to a child born sideways or facing downwards
- A unisex oríkì name, meaning "One we fight to turn"., given to a child born facing downwards.
- a surname, from the given name Àjàyí