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1000+(African) Òrìsà Yorùbá Names

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This book is excellent. It contains so many different names from so many categories. With categories from Abiku (child-death syndrome) to Joy to Royalty to Warrior to Reincarnation to Ayan (drummer) to Child (Omo) to Beauty and love. It also contains all of the divinations, Ifa, Egungun, Esu, Iwin, Ogun, Ose, Obatala, Ode and Agbe, Osanyin, Osun, Oya, Sango and Yemoja. It also has Oluwa (God). It is printed in Yoruba, so it has all the accents and dots that is needed to accurately pronouce each name. It gives descriptive meanings of each name and even identifies if it is a male's, female's or unisexual name.

The only thing I wish it had was a break down of each name. Since Yoruba names are really sentences put together, I was hoping that it would break down each name to show you exactly what words were put together to make the name. (Ex: Olumayowa which means "God brings Joy." Made of Oluwa (God) Mu wa (Bring it) and Ayo (Joy).

Still, it is an excellent book and worth the cost. If you are looking for the perfect name for your new child, this book will be able to give you just about any option for any situation, expression or condition the child is born in.

An excellent Orisa name book for those that require correct spellings, accurate meanings and quick reference. Listed by Orisa and by an alphabetic list, this book is invaluable. Everyone will find an Orisa name they have never heard or used.

Keep it close during Baby naming ceremony, Orisa initiations and presentation of first Orisa names to new devotees!

I bought this book, without much expectation, however after using the book several times for naming children I found it to be an excellent resource for unique and common Yoruba names. It has both old and newer Yoruba names with great translations.

I was somewhat disappointed and angry when I received this book because it was listed as being NEW and when it arrived it was clearly USED ! There was small food particles on the cover of the book along with smeared fingerprints on several of the pages. I would have sent it back but I couldn't be bothered to waste gas driving to the post office and then paying for return postage. DON'T LIST SOMETHING AS BEING "NEW" IF IT'S "USED." I have no problem with the text itself, it will serve it's purpose.