Adebayọ

See also: Adebayo

Yoruba

Etymology

Either adé (“crown, royalty”) +‎ bá (“to meet”) +‎ ayọ̀ (“joy”), literally “Royalty meets joy” or a- (“agent prefix”) +‎ dé (“to arrive”) +‎ bá (“to meet”) +‎ ayọ̀ (“joy”), literally “The one who arrives and is met with joy”.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ā.dé.bá.jɔ̀/

Proper noun

Adébáyọ̀

  1. a male given name meaning “Royalty meets joy or One who arrives and is met with joy”
  2. a surname, from the given name Adébáyọ̀

Descendants
  • → English: Adebayo

References
  1. https://www.yorubaname.com/entries/Adebayo
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