Best Yoruba Unisex Names and Their Meanings 2024
What are the best Unisex Yoruba names and what do they actually mean?.
Here is the list of Unisex and uncommon most unique names from the Yoruba tribe in Nigeria, they include names that can be used by both genders (Boys and Girls).
The Yoruba people are a West African ethnic group that mainly inhabits parts of Nigeria, Benin and Togo that constitute Yorubaland.
In Nigeria alone, there are more than 41 million Yorubas and over 46 million Yorubas in Africa at large.
This makes the Yoruba people to rank among the top largest tribes in Nigeria by population.
Names in Yoruba are mostly given to a child at birth in regards to events in the Yoruba community, child’s character, seasons, places of birth, weather and the mother’s straggles among others, and the names are very powerful and will always have a significant meaning or impact in a Yoruba’s life.
With that being said, below are the best Nigerian Yoruba Language Unisex Names including their meanings, listed in alphabetical order.
Unisex Yoruba Names and Meanings:
| Name | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Ajayi | Meaning born face-down |
| Ayomide | Meaning that joy has returned; a variant of name Ayotunde |
| Ayotunde | Joy has returned; a variant of name Ayomide |
| Ige | Meaning born feet first |
| Jaiyesimi | One who believes in enjoying life |
| Modupeore | Thank you God for this gift |
| Monjolaoluwa | Enjoying the wealth of God |
| Morenikeji | This child resembles me |
| Niyilolawa | The wealth is here |
| Olajuwan | The exaltation of the triumph |
| Olayinka | Wealth surrounds me |
| Olorunyomi | God has saved me |
| Olumoroti | I stand with God |
| Olusola | God has blessed me |
| Oluwagbenga | God has lifted me up |
| Oluwatoke | God is worthy to be adored |
| Tejumola | One who looks forward to better days |
| Tiwa | One who owns the crown or kingship |
| Tokunbo | Meaning one who is from across the seas |
