Yoruba Names Dictionary

06/03/2025

We've got to 10,000! Have you been to Yorubaname.com today?

18/09/2023

In 2016, we released a free tonemarking software for Igbo and Yorùbá, which has now been downloaded a few thousand times. We have a new update on this software for you today. Head to http://www.writeYoruba.com to see it. Your support will help us as we continue to create tools and projects to support African languages in technology.

29/01/2023

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20/12/2022

We've created a WhatsApp group for Yorùbá Names Dictionary. It's a quicker way to reach us, ask questions, and have conversations about names you like or want to learn more about. Check us out here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/BUWZ0zCbEbO2mRJGwU3sP6

11/08/2021

Àjàmú - One we fight to acquire. (https://www.yorubaname.com/entries/Ajamu)

https://buffalonews.com/obituaries/features/michael-f-hopkins-68-poet-educator-jazz-critic-and-social-commentator/article_4781607a-fa38-11eb-9d77-371aa8187da2.html

When Michael F. Hopkins decided to adopt an African name, he went to the Yoruba language and chose Ajamu, which means “he fights for what he wants.”

30/12/2020

22/12/2020

Àjíkẹ́

21/12/2020

Wúràọlá

14/12/2020