Adébánjọ: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Meaning
Roughly 'the crown meets/arrives together' (adé 'crown' + bá 'meet' + jọ 'together')
Origin
Yoruba (compound name)
Gender
Unisex
Pronunciation
ah-day-BAHN-jaw

Adébánjọ is a Yoruba (compound name) unisex name meaning “Roughly 'the crown meets/arrives together' (adé 'crown' + bá 'meet' + jọ 'together')”. It appears in our list of 175+ Yoruba Baby Names Full of Meaning and Cultural Pride.

Meaning & Origin of Adébánjọ

Meaning: Roughly 'the crown meets/arrives together' (adé 'crown' + bá 'meet' + jọ 'together').

Origin: Yoruba (compound name).

A common claim: Crown pleases me today Actually: This gloss doesn't clearly match the likely roots (adé + bá + jọ ~ 'crown meets/joins together'); exact segmentation is uncertain though.

How to Pronounce Adébánjọ

ah-day-BAHN-jawIPA /àdébánd͡ʒɔ/

Popularity of Adébánjọ

Adébánjọ doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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