Ayinla (name)
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Yoruba |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Nigerian |
| Meaning | A child meant to be praised, fêted, and disciplined |
| Region of origin | South-west Nigeria. |
ⓘ is a Nigerian masculine name, and oríkì of Yoruba origin, meaning "A child meant to be praised, fêted, and disciplined." The gloss of the name combines à (someone), yìn (praise, fête), and lá (instruct, discipline) morphologically structured as " Àyìnlá ".[1]
Notable people with the name
[edit]First name
[edit]- Ayinla Omowura (1933–1980), Nigerian apala musician
- Ayinla Kollington (born 1949), Nigerian musician
Surname
[edit]- Bolaji Ayinla (born 1960), Nigerian politician
- Fatai Ayinla (1939–2016), Nigerian amateur boxer
References
[edit]- ^ Oyěwùmí, Oyèrónkẹ́; Girma, Hewan (2023-06-08). Naming Africans: On the Epistemic Value of Names. Springer Nature. ISBN 978-3-031-13475-3.