Adeyẹmi

Yoruba

Etymology 1

From Blend of adé (“crown, royalty”) +‎ yẹ (“to befit”) +‎ mí (“me”), literally “Royalty befits me”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.dé.jɛ̄.mĩ́/

Proper noun

Adéyẹmí

1. a unisex given name meaning “Royalty befits me”
2. a surname, from the given name Adéyẹmí

Related terms

• Yẹmí
• Déyẹmí

Descendants

• → English: Adeyemi

Etymology 2

From a- (“agent prefix”) +‎ dé (“to arrive”) +‎ yẹ (“to befit”) +‎ mí (“me”), literally “One who arrives and befits me”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.dé.jɛ̄.mĩ́/

Proper noun

Adéyẹmí

1. a unisex given name meaning “One who arrives me befits me”
2. a surname, from the given name Adéyẹmí

Related terms

• Yẹmí
• Déyẹmí