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Yoruba
Etymology
From fún (“to give”) + kẹ́ (“to care for”)
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Fúnkẹ́
- a female given name meaning “to give her to care for”, it is a shortened form or nickname for much longer names, ex. Adéfúnkẹ́ and Ọláfúnkẹ, see below for more longer names
Derived terms
- Awófúnkẹ́ (“Yoruba name meaning "Ifa gave her to me to care for”)
- Ẹgbẹ́fúnkẹ́ (“Yoruba name meaning "Egbe gave her to me to care for"”)
- Fáfúnkẹ́
- Ifáfúnkẹ́ (“Yoruba name meaning "Ifa gave her to me to care for"”)
- Olúfúnkẹ́ (“Yoruba name meaning "The warrior gave her to me to care for; "The Lord gave her to me to care for"”)
- Olúwafúnkẹ́ (“Yoruba name meaning "God gave her to me to care for"”)
- Omífúnkẹ́ (“Yoruba name meaning "Water gave her to me to care for"”)
- Oyèfúnkẹ́
- Oyèéfúnkẹ́ (“Yoruba name meaning "Honor/chieftaincy gave her to me to care for"”)
- Ọbáfúnkẹ́ (“Yoruba name meaning "Obaluaye gave her to me to care for"”)
- Ọlọ́fị́nfúnkẹ́ (“Yoruba name meaning "Olofin gave her to me to care for"”)
- Ọláfúnkẹ́ (“Yoruba name meaning "Honor gave her to me to care for"”)
- Ọyáfúnkẹ́ (“Yoruba name meaning "Oya gave her to me to care for"”)
- Ọ̀jẹ́fúnkẹ́ (“Yoruba name meaning "Egungun gave her to me to care for"”)
- Ọ̀páfúnkẹ́ (“Yoruba name meaning "Orisaoko gave her to me to care for"”)
- Ọ̀ṣúnfúnkẹ́ (“Yoruba name meaning "Osun gave her to me to care for"”)
- Ṣàngófúnkẹ́ (“Yoruba name meaning "Sango gave her to me to care for"”)
- Àyánfúnkẹ́ (“Yoruba name meaning "The deity of drumming gave her to me to care for”)
- Ògúnfúnkẹ́ (“Yoruba name meaning "Ogun gave her to me to care for"”)
- Òrìṣáfúnkẹ́ (“Yoruba name meaning "Orisa/Obatala gave her to me to care for"”)