At a Glance
- Meaning
- God sought (and thus provided) this child, from Ọlọ́run + wá ('seek/come') + bí ('be born/thus')
- Origin
- Yoruba
- Gender
- Unisex
- Pronunciation
- oh-law-roon-wah-BEE
Ọlọ́runwábí is a Yoruba unisex name meaning “God sought (and thus provided) this child, from Ọlọ́run + wá ('seek/come') + bí ('be born/thus')”. It appears in our list of 175+ Yoruba Baby Names Full of Meaning and Cultural Pride.
Meaning & Origin of Ọlọ́runwábí
Meaning: God sought (and thus provided) this child, from Ọlọ́run + wá ('seek/come') + bí ('be born/thus').
Origin: Yoruba.
A common claim: God is beautiful Actually: This name is sometimes glossed as 'God is beautiful,' but that sense relies on the unrelated root ẹwà/lẹwà ('beauty'), which doesn't appear here -- the compound's actual roots (wá 'seek/come' + bí 'thus/born') point instead to God seeking out or providentially bringing this child.
How to Pronounce Ọlọ́runwábí
oh-law-roon-wah-BEEIPA /ɔ̄lɔ́rũ̄wábí/
Popularity of Ọlọ́runwábí
Ọlọ́runwábí 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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