Yewande
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Yoruba |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Nigeria |
| Meaning | Mother sought me out to this place |
| Region of origin | South-west Nigeria |
Yewande (Yéwándé) is a Nigerian name of Yoruba origins which means "mother sought me out to this place". Yéwándé is a name given to baby girls born after the loss of a mother or grandmother, usually of one of the parents to the child.[1]
Notable people with the name
[edit]- Yewande Adekoya (born 1984), Nigerian actress, filmmaker, director, and producer
- Yewande Akinola (born 1985), Nigerian engineer
- Yewande Komolafe, food writer, author, and recipe developer
- Yewande Omotoso (born 1980), South African-based Nigerian novelist, architect, and designer
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