Ẹniayàn: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Ẹniayàn – Meaning: human being, person (related to ènìyàn); a widely cited folk etymology reads it as 'ẹni tí a yàn' -- 'the one who is/was chosen' – Origin: Yoruba – Gender: Unisex


Ẹniayàn is a Yoruba unisex name meaning “human being, person (related to ènìyàn); a widely cited folk etymology reads it as 'ẹni tí a yàn' -- 'the one who is/was chosen'”. It appears in our list of 175+ Yoruba Baby Names Full of Meaning and Cultural Pride.

Meaning & Origin of Ẹniayàn

Meaning: Human being, person (related to ènìyàn); a widely cited folk etymology reads it as 'ẹni tí a yàn' -- 'the one who is/was chosen'.

Origin: Yoruba.

Popularity of Ẹniayàn

Ẹniayàn 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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