Awólọ́wọ̀
name
/ā.wó.lɔ́.wɔ̀/
Definitions
- a male given name, meaning "The oracle of Ifa has honor" or "the babalawo has honor."
- a surname, from the given name Awólọ́wọ̀
Etymology
From awo (“the Ifa oracle, babalawo”) + ni (“has”) + ọ̀wọ̀ (“respect, honor”), literally “The oracle has honor, the Babalawo has honor”
Component words
awothe Ifa oracle, babalawo
nihas
2 entries are spelled “ni”. The etymology calls it “has”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
ni
to be (to have a quality or identification)
ni
to be bloated, to be tumid
ọ̀wọ̀respect, honor
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “Awolọwọ”.
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