Bọ́sẹ̀dé
name
/bɔ́.sɛ̀.dé/
Definitions
- a female given name meaning “[One who] comes with the start of a new week”
- a male given name, with the same meaning as the female name Bọ́sẹ̀dé
- A nickname or root for names with longer meanings, see Abọ́sẹ̀dé, Ọmọ́bọ́sẹ̀dé.
Etymology
A Clipping of Abọ́sẹ̀dé and Clipping of Ọmọ́bọ́sẹ̀dé, or other form, ultimately from bá + ọsẹ̀ + dé, literally “Come with the start of a new week”, given to children born at the start of the week (traditionally Sunday)
Component words
báọsẹ̀
dé
3 entries are spelled “dé”, and the etymology doesn't say which one this word is built from — we've linked to the first.
dé
to arrive
dé
up to, as far as
dé
to cover, to wear a hat
Used in
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “Bọsẹde”.
Reference:
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