Yewande
/ yeh-WAHN-deh /
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Religion
- Traditional
- First Seen
- —
- Trait
- Spiritual
Meaning & Etymology
Mother has come back
Mother has come back
Etymology
From Yoruba iyá (mother) and wọ̀ndé (to come back).
Linguistic family: Niger-Congo > Volta-Niger > Yoruboid
Cultural context
Yewande is often given to girls believed to be reincarnations of their grandmothers or other female ancestors.
Symbolism
Symbolizes the continuity of family lineage and the presence of ancestral spirits.