Adesina: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Adesina – Meaning: the crown opens the way – Origin: Yoruba – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: ah-day-SEE-nah


Adesina is a Yoruba unisex name meaning “the crown opens the way”. It appears in our list of 175+ Baby Names That Mean Fire — Fierce, Passionate, and Unforgettable.

Meaning & Origin of Adesina

Meaning: The crown opens the way.

Origin: Yoruba.

A common claim: Adesina means fire or fire-adjacent Actually: Adesina is a Yoruba royal name referencing a crown opening the path, with no etymological relation to fire.

Source: Wikipedia.

How to Pronounce Adesina

Phonetic: ah-day-SEE-nah

Popularity of Adesina

Adesina 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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