Babajide
Yoruba · Boy · 3 syllables
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About the name Babajide
The name 'Babajide' means "father has arrived" or "father is coming" in Yoruba, derived from the roots *baba* (father) and *jide* (arrived/awakened).
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Etymology
The name 'Babajide' means "father has arrived" or "father is coming" in Yoruba, derived from the roots *baba* (father) and *jide* (arrived/awakened). It is primarily used among the Yoruba people of Nigeria and in the African diaspora, often given to a child born after the death of a grandfather or father to signify his spiritual return, with no specific religious affiliation beyond traditional Yoruba spirituality.
Babajide currently ranks #9,769 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1985.
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