Babatunde
/ bah-bah-TOON-day /
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Religion
- Traditional
- First Seen
- —
- Trait
- Noble
Meaning & Etymology
Father has returned.
Bàbá ("father") + túndé ("returns"). Traditionally given to a boy born after a grandfather's death, believed to mark his return.
Cultural Context
Part of a Yoruba family of reincarnation names (àbíkú and rebirth names) that weave the cycle of life and ancestry into a child’s identity.