Funkẹ

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• Fúnmikẹ́

Etymology

From fún (“to give”) +‎ kẹ́ (“to care for”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fṹ.kɛ́/

Proper noun

Fúnkẹ́

1. a female given name meaning “to give her to care for”, it is a shortened form or nickname for much longer names, ex. Adéfúnkẹ́ and Ọláfúnkẹ, see below for more longer names

Derived terms

• Awófúnkẹ́ (“Yoruba name meaning "Ifa gave her to me to care for”)
• Ẹgbẹ́fúnkẹ́ (“Yoruba name meaning "Egbe gave her to me to care for"”)
• Fáfúnkẹ́
• Ifáfúnkẹ́ (“Yoruba name meaning "Ifa gave her to me to care for"”)
• Olúfúnkẹ́ (“Yoruba name meaning "The warrior gave her to me to care for; "The Lord gave her to me to care for"”)
• Olúwafúnkẹ́ (“Yoruba name meaning "God gave her to me to care for"”)
• Omífúnkẹ́ (“Yoruba name meaning "Water gave her to me to care for"”)
• Oyèfúnkẹ́
• Oyèéfúnkẹ́ (“Yoruba name meaning "Honor/chieftaincy gave her to me to care for"”)
• Ọbáfúnkẹ́ (“Yoruba name meaning "Obaluaye gave her to me to care for"”)
• Ọlọ́fị́nfúnkẹ́ (“Yoruba name meaning "Olofin gave her to me to care for"”)
• Ọláfúnkẹ́ (“Yoruba name meaning "Honor gave her to me to care for"”)
• Ọyáfúnkẹ́ (“Yoruba name meaning "Oya gave her to me to care for"”)
• Ọ̀jẹ́fúnkẹ́ (“Yoruba name meaning "Egungun gave her to me to care for"”)
• Ọ̀páfúnkẹ́ (“Yoruba name meaning "Orisaoko gave her to me to care for"”)
• Ọ̀ṣúnfúnkẹ́ (“Yoruba name meaning "Osun gave her to me to care for"”)
• Ṣàngófúnkẹ́ (“Yoruba name meaning "Sango gave her to me to care for"”)
• Àyánfúnkẹ́ (“Yoruba name meaning "The deity of drumming gave her to me to care for”)
• Ògúnfúnkẹ́ (“Yoruba name meaning "Ogun gave her to me to care for"”)
• Òrìṣáfúnkẹ́ (“Yoruba name meaning "Orisa/Obatala gave her to me to care for"”)