Akin is from the Yoruba word meaning “brave,” and is primarily used on males. It is a common element in many Yoruba male names.
When spelled Akın, it is a Turkish male name, which comes directly from the Turkish word for “raid.”
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The name is composed of the Yoruba words ayọ̀ (joy) kún (fill, complete, add to) & ilé (house).
Short forms are Ayo & Kunlé.
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The name is composed of the Yoruba words kẹ́hìn “comes last” and dé “arrives.” The name is usually given to the 2nd oldest twin.
A common short form is Kenny.
A Hispanicised form used in Latin-America & the Caribbean among people of Yoruba descent is Kaindé as in the case of Afro-Cuban singer, Lisa-Kaindé Diaz (b. 1994).
Other forms include: Kẹ́yìndé, Ọmọ́kẹhìndé & Ọlákẹ́hìndé.
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The name is composed of the Yoruba words ayọ̀ (joy); mi (my) and kún (full). A common short form is Ayo.
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The name is composed of the Yoruba words ẹ̀rí (witness; evidence) & olúwa (God).
A common short form is Eri.
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The name is composed of the Yoruba words ômô (child) and öröôlá (wealth).
It is often shortened to Lola.
A notable bearer is British actress, Lola Young (nee Margaret Omolola), Baroness Young of Hornsey (b. 1951).
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Ṣadé is from the Yoruba name, Fọláṣadé, which is composed of the elements, fi (use); ọlá (royalty, wealth), ṣe (perform) and adé (crown).
Ṣadé itself, and its anglicized offshoots of Sharday and sometimes Shardae, was popularized in the English-speaking world by Nigerian-British singer, Ṣadé Adu (nee Helen Fọláṣadé Adu, b. 1959).
Ṣadé appeared in the U.S. Top 1000 between 1985-2002, and peaked at #213 in 1986.
Other anglicized offshoots include Chardae and Charday.
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The name is composed of the Yoruba elements, sinmi (rest, relax), sí (into) and ọlá (wealth, nobility, success, notability).
It is the title of the 1994 novel by Ruth Wendell.
It is also borne by Simisola Kosoko (b.1988), better known as Simi, a Nigerian singer & actress.
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