Given nameUnisexAI-aggregated

Ayọ̀délé

/ah-yaw-DEH-leh/

Meaning

Joy comes home.

Ayọ̀ (joy) + dé (arrives) + ilé (home): "joy has come into the house". A name given when a birth answers a long wait, or steadies a home that needed steadying.

Yoruba names are compressed sentences; the tones matter, and the meaning is meant to be lived up to.

In the same family

Ayọ̀The root: "joy" itself.

Who carries it

🇳🇬 🇧🇯 🇹🇬Yoruba (Yorùbá)

Provenance

generated: 2026-07-04
source: Model-knowledge aggregation pass (2026-07-04); unverified, awaiting community affirmation.

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