Ọlọfịn

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• ọlọ́fin
• Ọlọ́fin

Etymology

From ọlọ́fịn (“king”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ̄.lɔ́.ꜜfɪ̃̄/

Proper noun

Ọlọ́fịn

1. (Ekiti) title for a powerful king
2. (Ekiti) a legendary king and warrior from Ifẹ̀ who founded many Ekiti towns, he is worshipped as an ancestral deity (ụmọlẹ̀) as well as a fertility deity. He is sometimes regarded as being the deified form of the mythical king Odùduwà. He is associated with ọdún Ìjẹṣu and the yam harvest

   Synonyms: Ọlọ́fịn Ụfẹ̀, Ajìgunsẹ̀

   1. (Ekiti) a unisex given name, used by worshippers of Ọlọ́fịn. It also serves as a prefix for or shortening for longer given names, ex. Ọlọ́fịnmẹ̀yẹ

Derived terms

• Ọlọ́fịndípẹ̀ (“Yoruba name, "Ọlọ́fin paid my request, Ọlọ́fin paid me back"”)
• Ọlọ́fịnlụ́à (“Yoruba name, "Ọlọ́fin has good character"”)
• Ọlọ́fịnmakin (“Yoruba name, "Ọlọ́fin knows bravery"”)
• Ọlọ́fịnmẹ̀yẹ (“Yoruba name, Ọlọ́fin knows respect”)
• Ọlọ́fịnṣao (“Yoruba name, "Ọlọ́fin worships Ifa"”)
• Ọlọ́fịnṣawo (“Yoruba name, "Ọlọ́fin worships Ifa"”)
• Ọlọ́fịntịlà (“Yoruba name, "Ọlọ́fin survived"”)
• Ọlọ́fị́ndáhunsi (“Yoruba name, "Ọlọ́fin has answered my prayers'"”)
• Ọlófịnladé (“Yoruba name, "Ọlọ́fin is royalty"”)

 

Related terms

• ọlụ́mọlẹ̀ (“worshipper of Ọlọ́fịn”)