Bọsẹde
Yoruba
editEtymology
editA Clipping of Abọ́sẹ̀dé and Clipping of Ọmọ́bọ́sẹ̀dé, or other form, ultimately from bá + ọsẹ̀ + dé, literally “Come with the start of a new week”, given to children born at the start of the week (traditionally Sunday)
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editBọ́sẹ̀dé
- a female given name meaning “[One who] comes with the start of a new week”
- (rare) a male given name, with the same meaning as the female name Bọ́sẹ̀dé
- A nickname or root for names with longer meanings, see Abọ́sẹ̀dé, Ọmọ́bọ́sẹ̀dé.