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Ayinla
GenderMale
Language(s)Yoruba
Origin
Word/nameNigerian
MeaningA child meant to be praised, fêted, and disciplined
Region of originSouth-west Nigeria.

Ayinla 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 ".

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References

  1. Oyěwùmí, Oyèrónkẹ́; Girma, Hewan (2023-06-08). Naming Africans: On the Epistemic Value of Names. Springer Nature. ISBN 978-3-031-13475-3.
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