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Yoruba
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Atan
- a female river deity worshipped by several mainly Eastern Yorùbá speaking towns, including Ọ̀wọ̀, Ìjàrẹ́ and Ijù. Atan in southern Èkìtì traditions is often regarded as the senior wife (ìyáálé) of the supreme sky deity, Àbarị̀ṣà.
- Atan (a river in Nigeria)
Derived terms
- Atánbíyìí (“a Yoruba name meaning "Atan gave birth to this child"”)
- Atánbíyí
- Atándára (“a Yoruba name meaning "Atan is good"”)
- Atándáre (“a Yoruba name meaning "Atan has vindicated me"”)
- Atánlògùn (“a Yoruba name meaning "Atan has medicinal powers"”)
- Atánlúsì (“a Yoruba name meaning "Atan has notability"”)
- Atánnẹ́yẹ (“a Yoruba name meaning "Atan has honor"”)
- Atánṣuyì (“a Yoruba name meaning "Atan has made honor"”)
- Atánṣèlú (“a Yoruba name meaning "Atan has populated the town"”)
- Atántúndé (“a Yoruba name meaning "Atan has returned again"”)