At a Glance
- Meaning
- The Ifá oracle watches over/cares for this child
- Origin
- Yoruba
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- ah-foh-LAH-keh
Afolake is a Yoruba girl's name meaning “the Ifá oracle watches over/cares for this child”. It appears in our list of 175+ Black Baby Girl Names With Powerful Heritage and Meaning.
Meaning & Origin of Afolake
Meaning: The Ifá oracle watches over/cares for this child.
Origin: Yoruba.
How to Pronounce Afolake
ah-foh-LAH-kehIPA /ɑː.foʊˈlɑː.keɪ/
Popularity of Afolake
Afolake 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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