Given nameUnisex

Abídèmí

/ah-BEE-deh-MEE/

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Meaning

born while the father was away

From a bí ("we gave birth to") + dè ("await, wait for") + mí ("me"), so literally "we bore this one awaiting my return". It is the father's name for a child born during his absence, typically while he was away travelling.

Who carries it

Yoruba (Yorùbá)

Provenance

generated: 2026-08-07
source: LLM aggregation pass, then screened by three independent reviewers for attestation, morphology and orthography (2026-08-07); unverified, awaiting community affirmation.

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