name
Aduke
ah-DOO-kay
ɑˈduːkeɪListen
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Syllable breakdown
Aduke
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Yoruba (Nigeria/Benin)
- Meaning
- a feminine Yoruba name meaning one whom everyone competes to pamper or the child that is fondled by all, expressing the expectation that the child will be universally beloved and cherished; Yoruba names are famously oracular — they encode the circumstances of birth, family aspirations, and cosmological observations — and Aduke's meaning situates the child immediately within a web of social affection; the Yoruba of southwestern Nigeria and the Republic of Benin have one of the richest artistic traditions in sub-Saharan Africa, encompassing bronze and terracotta sculpture, beadwork, batik weaving, and a complex system of divination knowledge known as Ifá, recognised by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage
- Gender
- female
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