About yoruba names
Meanings arrive attached, so "Yetunde (mother has come back)" and "Ifedayo (love turned to joy)" each compress a family event into three or four syllables. Notice the recurring Ola and Kola elements tied to wealth, visible in "Kolawole (wealth has come)". These work for Lagos-set fiction, diaspora narratives, or naming a character whose backstory begins before their first scene. Choose the meaning first and let the sound follow.
How yoruba names are built
A result is a single given name emitted as a bare word, in male (179 entries), female (187) and neutral (138) banks. Entries surface without any attached gloss, so a pull reads simply as "Olaitan", "Moniade" or "Babatunde".
Babatunde
single entry from the 179-entry male bank, emitted as the bare name
Folake
single entry from the 187-entry female bank, emitted as the bare name
Enitan
single entry from the 138-entry neutral bank, usable for either gender
Naming notes
Each template pulls one entry from its gendered bank, and the name arrives as a plain single word with no parenthetical meaning attached. There is no surname slot. The neutral bank holds 138 entries used for either gender. The set carries a Yoruba label.
Questions about yoruba names
- Do the results include a meaning?
- No. Each pull is the bare name, like Olaitan or Temidare, with no gloss attached, so look up a meaning separately if your story needs one.
- Why is there a neutral option?
- A 138-entry neutral bank holds entries used for either gender, such as Enitan, alongside the 179-entry male and 187-entry female banks.
- Is there a surname slot?
- No. Each result is one given name from its bank, so pair it with a family name yourself if your setting calls for a full name.