Yoruba Oriki and their meaning

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•              What is your Oriki?  Kini Oriki e?
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• Akanbi - It means one that is consciously or deliberately born.
• Alabi – It means one born to the white cloth (of Ọbàtálá).
• Ayinla - A child meant to be praised, feted, and disciplined.
• Àjàní - Yoruba Oriki name meaning a child we fought for to have. It is a name given to a son that is valued and cherished because of the victory fought and overcame to have him.
• Adisa – The literal meaning of this Oriki is one bundled up and spread to dry.
• Ajadi - Yoruba Oriki name meaning the end of a conflict.
• Akanni – It means one that is special to have.
• Alani – It means one we survived to have.
• Ayinde – Meaning one who arrives when praised.
• Adigun – It means the perfectionist.
• Àkànde Àgàn - Yoruba Oriki name meaning favourite of the prince.
• Ajala – It means the one who has fought and survived.
• Akande - It means one who purposefully came.

• Alade – It means one who survives to arrive.
• Àjàgbé - Yoruba Oriki name meaning fought to carry this child.
• Akangbe – It means one consciously or deliberately carried.
• Alagbe – It means the one who survived to be carried.
• Akanmu - Yoruba Oriki name meaning personally chosen.
• Aremu - It means the one needing to be consoled before being picked up.
• Atanda – This name one created to shine brightness.
• Àkànní - Yoruba Oriki name meaning “met only once to have this child.” It is also a Yoruba Oriki given to a first male child.
• Àkànjí - Akanji means the one whose touch gives life.
• Ariyo - Yoruba Oriki name meaning someone that people rejoice at the sight of him.
• Some other Yoruba male Oriki names that we could not find their meanings: Akanda, Ajasa, Asamu, Ajabi, Adio, Aweda, Akano, Amoo, Ajao, Alao.

Yoruba female Oriki names and their meanings

• Abeke – This name literarily means one that is begged to care for or pampered.
• Akanke – Akanke means one who is especially cherished or pampered.
• Àlàké – It means someone that circumstances had to be overcome to take care of her.
• Ayinke – It means was that is meant to praise and pet.
• Amoke – It means one known in order to care for.
• Àbèbí – This Oriki name is given to someone that was given birth to after a lot of persuasions (probably a difficult birth).
• Aweni – This Oriki literarily means a child to be bathed and possessed.
• Amope – This name means that one whose knowledge is complete.
• Awero – It means one that is bathed and covered in wrappers.
• Àbèní – It means we begged to have this one i.e. a child that was begged for to have or born (from God or, more often traditionally, the gods).
• Ànìké – It means a child that was born to be pampered.
• Abegbe – It could mean a child that we begged to carry.
• Adubi – It means one we struggled to birth. Usually, given to a baby born via breech birth.
• Agbeke – It means one carried in order to pet.
• Àshàké/Asake – Yoruba Oriki name meaning a daughter picked or selected to be pampered or cherished.
• Ajoke – Ajoke means jointly cherished or jointly beloved or meaning meant to be taken care of by all.
• Ajike – It means someone that wakes up to petting/pampering.
• Aduni – It could mean a joy to have or one we struggled to have.
• Àríké - Yoruba Oriki name meaning someone that is meant to be pampered or care for on sight.
• Asabi –It means one selected for birth.
• Apeke – This name means called or born to be cared for or pampered. The name is usually followed by soothing words and songs.
• Àdùké – It means a child that people will fight over the privilege to care for her and pamper her.
• Atunke – It means a child that would be continually taken care of.
• Ayoka – Yoruba Oriki name meaning one who causes joy.
• Some other common Yoruba female Oriki names that we could not find their meanings: Adugbe, Aponke, Abeje, Amosa, Abepe, Akanpe, Awebi, Adiya, Asape, Asani.