adé
noun
/ā.dé/
Definitions
- crown
- royalty
- A common prefix in Yoruba given names and surnames for those born in royalty
- the top part of something
- the top part of something; the top part of a tree
Etymology
From a- (“agent prefix”) + dé (“to wear on the head, to cap, to crown”), literally “that which is worn on the head”.
Component words
a-agent prefixdéto wear on the head, to cap, to crown
Used in
Adébáyọ̀nameAdébọ́bajọnameAdébọ́rọ̀Adédẹ̀wẹ́nameAdédìrannameAdédirenameAdédurenameAdéfúnkẹ́nameAdégbàmígbénameAdégbémibúnameAdéìkẹ́nounAdéjùgbénameAdéjuyìgbénameAdékìítẹ̀nameAdékùgbénameAdéníkẹ̀ẹ́nounAdérón̄kẹ́nameAdéṣidàAdéṣínànameAdéyanjúAdéyẹmínameAdéyẹmọnamealádénounDéjìnounÒgúnyọ̀ládénameṢọlágbadéname
Derived from
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “ade”.
Reference:
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