Yoruba

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Etymology

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From Blend of adé (crown, royalty) +‎ è (negation prefix) +‎ jẹ (to allow) +‎ uyì (honor) +‎ gbé (perish), literally The crown did not allow honor to perish

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ā.déè.d͡ʒū.jì.ɡ͡bé/

Proper noun

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Adéjuyìgbé

  1. (SEY, CY, NEY) a male given name meaning “The crown did not allow honor to perish”
  2. (SEY, CY, NEY) a surname, from the given name Adéjuyìgbé
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