Onifade
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Yoruba |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Nigerian |
| Meaning | The Ifá Priest has come |
| Region of origin | South-west Nigeria |
Onifade is a Nigerian surname of Yoruba origin, meaning "The Ifá Priest has come." It reflects the arrival or presence of a person embodying the wisdom and guidance of Ifá divination. The name is derived from the components "oní" (owner of, bearer of, or practitioner of) and "Ifá" (Ifá divination), with the morphological structure oní-Ifá-dé.[1][2][3]
Notable people with the name
[edit]- Pelumi Onifade (born 2000) Nigerian reporter.
- Adisa De Rosario, born as Adisa Anahni-Onifade (born 2004) American soccer player.
- Wurld (musician) born as Sadiq Onifade musical artist.
References
[edit]- ^ "Onífádé". www.yorubaname.com. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
- ^ "Onifade Surname Meaning & Onifade Family History at Ancestry.com®". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
- ^ "Onifade last name popularity, history, and meaning". namecensus.com. Retrieved 2024-11-08.