Abíọ́nà
name
/ā.bí.ɔ́.nã̀/
Definitions
- a unisex given name, an orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá (“predestined name”), given to a child born before a mother could reach the hospital, or traditionally, born at the farm, before a mother can make it back home
Etymology
From a- (“agent prefix”) + bí (“to be born”) + sí (“to, on”) + ọ̀nà (“road”), literally “One who is born on the road”
Component words
a-agent prefixbíto be born
síto, on
4 entries are spelled “sí”. The etymology calls it “to, on”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
sí
to, at, toward (used when movement is implied)
sí
to be far, to be distant
sí
The name of the Latin script letter S/s.
sí
Negative form of wà
ọ̀nàroad
Derived from
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “Abiọna”.
Reference:
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