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Yetunde

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Yetunde
GenderFemale
Language(s)Yoruba
Origin
MeaningMother Returns, or Mother has Returned
Other names
Variant form(s)
  • Yewande
  • Yejide
  • Yeside
  • Yetide
  • Yetunji
  • Yebode
  • Iyabo/Iyabode
See alsoBabatunde; male names: Babatunde, Babawande, Babajide

Yetunde (variant forms: Yewande, Yeside, Yetide, Yejide, Yetunji, Yebode; alternatively spelled Iyabo or Iyabode)[1][2] is a traditional name of the Yoruba ethnic group for females which factors into Yoruba religious beliefs, meaning "Mother has returned".[3][4]

Notable people with the name include:

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Notable people with the alternative name form include:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Rhoda Omosunlola Johnston; A. Nupo Samuel (1973). Iyabo of Nigeria. Alpha Iota Chapter of Pi Lambda Theta, Claremont Graduate School (Indiana University). ISBN 9780914522010.
  2. ^ Vincent L. Wimbush (2012). African Americans and the Bible: Sacred Texts and Social Textures. Wipf and Stock Publishers. p. 170. ISBN 9781610979641.
  3. ^ "Girl names, Baby names: Yetunde". The Name Meaning. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  4. ^ Marcellina Ulunma Okehie-Offoha; Matthew N. O. Sadiku (1996). Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Nigeria. Africa World Press. p. 134. ISBN 978-0-865-4328-33.