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Èbùn : Eift (of God.

Èbùnlomo: Child is a gift of God.

Èbùnolúwa: Gift of the Lord. Male or female Child from an inexpected pregnancy or Child of undesired sex.

Èbùmolá: Gift of honour.

Èbùmolórun: Gift of God.

Edun: One of the twin Childreen

Edúnàbòn: A town in Osun State Nigeria.

Eérinosó: Child born into an Obó family that already has many Children.

Efúngadé: White powder (Obàtálá deity) is entheoned.

Efúnkúnlé: White powder (Obàtàlá deity) fills up the house White powder is always used by the Obàtàlá deity worshippers.

Efúnsetán: White powder(Obàtálá deity) is ready White powder is always used by the “Obàtala”deity worshippers.

Ègbádò: An area name in Abéòkúta, Ògùn State. It means ‘the Egbas’who settled near the ‘yewa river: The founders of this place, ‘the Ègbá people’, were said to have made the bank of yewa river their divelling place. They were, this, called ‘the Egbas-who-live-near-yewa-rive’, hence the name ‘Ègbádò’, a contrapted from of ‘Egba-etiodò-yewa’. Ègbádò: Ègbá people living in a lowland or near the river or riverside.

Ègbátèdó: An area in Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria. Meaning : An area where the Egbas (Abeokuta indegenes) settled.

Ègbátèdo: Egba peole has settled (here).

Egbédélé: Nickname turned to surname-My comrade gets home with me.

Egbéolú: Comrades of olú. Child born in a family of many ol’s before him/her.

Égbédòré: Égbédòré A quarter in Ikole in Ekiti State. Meaning : Some people gathered together to form an association.The name was derived from Egbe (an association) that becomes friend) egbedore. Egbedore: Association becomes friends.

Egbéèye: Dignified comrades. Child born to join many. Other childer of dignity in the family.

Egbéyemí: Nickname turned to surname-Comradship markes me dignified.

Ejalónibú: Nickname turned to surname- the deep waters belong to fish.

Ejóòfòdòmi: The quarrel or court-case did not neach me . Child born when his father or grandfather was luckily excluded from a raging village/town conflict.

Èkúndayò: Weeping becomes joy.

Ekúndàre: Weeping becomes Vinlicates.

Èkùnlé: A quarter in Ìséy`din in Òyó State. Meaning : The backyard where a hunter named Àába told Ògbóú to stay after welcoming him from Ifè.

Elédá: Official title of Edá Ìleje/ Edá Ìkòlé king (ruler)

Eléèrí: Official title of Òkè Erí king (ruler)

Eléèsún: Official title of Eèsún king (ruler)

Eléja” A quarter in sagamu- Remo in Ogun state, Nigeria. Eléja: means a church founded or situated where of fishes. -Eléja- One who owns/sells fishies. The quarter is near the stream and the duellers of the area engage in fishing .

Eléjèlú: Official title of Ìjèlú king (ruler)

Elékàn : Official title of Èkan mòbà/ Ìsàpà king (ruler) .

Elékì: Elékì A quarter in Ìwo Osun State. Elékì means cooked beans seller. The women who cooced beans always to sell to the peoples. The name was given beause of this. Èkì mean cooked beans Èlékì- One who sells cooked beans. Elékòlé: Official title of Ìkòlé king (ruler).

Elékòlé: Official title of Ìkòle king in Ekiti State of Nigeria.

Elékùú: Nickname turned to surname-The designer/ keeper of masquerade masks.

Elémo: A Chieftaincy title turned to surname.

Elémóbò: Official title of Òbò king (ruler)

Elémonà: Official title of Ìlémanà king (ruler)

Elémorò: Nickname turned to surname- A very rich person’.

lépè : Official title of Èpè Rémo

Elérìn: Official title of Èrìn Ile Èrìn Ìlobùú king (ruler) .

Elérìnmò: Official title of Èrìnmò king (ruler) .

Elérùnmu: Official title of Erùnmu king (ruler).

Elérò: Official title of Òde Ìtèbú king (ruler).

Elésùn: Official title of Ès`dun Ìkèlé king (ruler). Elésòó: Nickname turned to surname- The elegant, hughly decked with ornaments.

Eléyelé- A quarter in Ibadan Oyo State Nigeria. Eléyelé means a quarter where we have a light of dove

Eléyele: One who owns pigeon or a compound where there are many pigeons.

Eléyelé: A quarter in Ile-Ife Osun State of Nigeria. Eléyelé means where they near domestic bird (pigeon).

Èleyin: Official title of Odò Èyìn king (ruler) .

Eléyinpó: Official title of Ìpàpó king (ruler).

Eléyinjúegé: A female affectionate name means ‘the one with delicate eye-balls’.

Emílójù: Life is most important Child born during or shortly after a huge financial or property loss by the father or mother.

Emíolá: The nucleus of honour.

Emiayékàn: Name given to born-to-die-in-infancy Child (ogbanje) Means ‘living in the world is now his/her turn’

Eniayéwù: Name given to born-to-die-in-infancy Child (ogbanje) Means ‘One who likes the world (and will survive)’

Eniìgbòkàn: Name given to born-to-die-in-infancy Child (Abiku) means ‘One we have known before’/ person of some times ago’

Eniìtàn: A person of history. Child born (of found to be named) under extraemely tragic or trying circumstance that were not conducive to the Child’s survival.

Eníkúlà: (Lúkúlà): One who died is saved.

Enikúté: Name given to born-to-in-infacy Child (ogbanje) means ‘who ever dies (young) loses respect’

Enílo(lobo) Name given to born-to-die-in-infancy Child (Àbíkú) means ‘he that went away is the one that came back’.

Enímola:(ò sí) Nobody knows tomorrow.

Eníolá: Person of honour.

Enítánwá: Person we have been searching for . First of any Child whose pregnamcy occurred after a “Search”of many years.

Enukónípè: Name given to born-to-die-in-infancy Child (ogbanje) means ‘the consolers are tured’.

Enu Odi: A place name in Adó-Èkìtì, Èkìtì State of Nigeria. Meaning: Boundary, Entrance where one gain entry into the town.

Enuwá: A quarter in Ìlé-Ifè, Osun State in Nigeria. Enuwá means boundary between Óòni and Owá.

Èpé: Epe: A town in Lagos Area: A quarters in Epe town Meaning: This area was discouered after a sense of war among the hunters.

Èrékesàn-án: Quarter: Erè kèsán in Àkúré, Ondo State, Nigeria. Meaning: It is the market square in front of the king’s palace. People used to sell their wares, at nine days intervals. It was the greeting of the marker women after each market that is ‘Èrè kèsán’, that as come to serve as the name of the place. Èrekesàn-án –The nineth time.

Èríìfé: Evidence of love . Child for a normaly unexpected match.

Èsan: Compensation or Vengeance. Child born and seen by parents as compensation for the loss/ death of another Child.

Èsangbèdò: Vengeance requires coution. Child born to a father who wants to take vengeance discrectly or has just seen vengeance boomerang on somebody else.

Èsà Òké: A town in Osun State or Nigeria. Esa Òkè is one of the town in Ìjèsà land in Òsun State of Nigeria.

Esan-ànijugbà: Vengeance cannot be effected.

Esemo: Official title of Ìyèmógún king (ruler)

Èsó: Nickname tured to surname –Ornaments /fashion

Èlàòkò: The third Child in a set of triplets.

Èwí: Official title of Adó-Èkìtì king in Ekiti State of Nigeria.

Ewùsì: Official title of Makun Rwmo king (ruler).

Eyékansé: A quarter in Ìdírókò, Ogun State Eyékansé( E ye-kán-isé) It means birds have found a job here. It was gathered that there was a big ‘Ìyeyè’tree on which birds used to perk everytime. People, therefore, attributed their habitual gathering on this tree to ‘a job motive’and used this to name the area.

Eyinadé: A female Child for a royal-image family.

Èyìnidi: A quarter in Ilé-Ifè, Osun State in Nigeria . Èyìnidí: means boundary where warrior normally binld their houses. Èyìlànwò: It is posterity we are looking at to temper our reaction