Tag: Yoruba naming ceremony

Prefixes to Yoruba names and their meaning

Posted on by Segilola Salami

A few weeks ago, I wrote about the Yoruba naming ceremony and some of the Yoruba names given due to the circumstances around the birth. Well, the other day, I stumbled upon a post on Facebook that had a more comprehensive list of prefixes to Yoruba names than what I wrote in my post that Read more about Prefixes to Yoruba names and their meaning[…]

There’s beauty in the Yoruba naming ceremony

Posted on by Segilola Salami

For some reason, the Yoruba saying “Ako ni ogidan bi” has been playing around in my mind for a good few days now and I thought I might as well write about it and the Yoruba naming ceremony. Before I get into it, I wanted to just put it out there that everything I do is Read more about There’s beauty in the Yoruba naming ceremony[…]