Funkẹ

Yoruba

Alternative forms
  • Fúnmikẹ́

Etymology

From fún (“to give”) +‎ kẹ́ (“to care for”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fṹ.kɛ́/

Proper noun

Fúnkẹ́

  1. a female given name meaning “to give her to care for”, it is a shortened form or nickname for much longer names, ex. Adéfúnkẹ́ and Ọláfúnkẹ, see below for more longer names

Derived terms
  • Awófúnkẹ́ (“Yoruba name meaning "Ifa gave her to me to care for”)
  • Ẹgbẹ́fúnkẹ́ (“Yoruba name meaning "Egbe gave her to me to care for"”)
  • Fáfúnkẹ́
  • Ifáfúnkẹ́ (“Yoruba name meaning "Ifa gave her to me to care for"”)
  • Olúfúnkẹ́ (“Yoruba name meaning "The warrior gave her to me to care for; "The Lord gave her to me to care for"”)
  • Olúwafúnkẹ́ (“Yoruba name meaning "God gave her to me to care for"”)
  • Omífúnkẹ́ (“Yoruba name meaning "Water gave her to me to care for"”)
  • Oyèfúnkẹ́
  • Oyèéfúnkẹ́ (“Yoruba name meaning "Honor/chieftaincy gave her to me to care for"”)
  • Ọbáfúnkẹ́ (“Yoruba name meaning "Obaluaye gave her to me to care for"”)
  • Ọlọ́fị́nfúnkẹ́ (“Yoruba name meaning "Olofin gave her to me to care for"”)
  • Ọláfúnkẹ́ (“Yoruba name meaning "Honor gave her to me to care for"”)
  • Ọyáfúnkẹ́ (“Yoruba name meaning "Oya gave her to me to care for"”)
  • Ọ̀jẹ́fúnkẹ́ (“Yoruba name meaning "Egungun gave her to me to care for"”)
  • Ọ̀páfúnkẹ́ (“Yoruba name meaning "Orisaoko gave her to me to care for"”)
  • Ọ̀ṣúnfúnkẹ́ (“Yoruba name meaning "Osun gave her to me to care for"”)
  • Ṣàngófúnkẹ́ (“Yoruba name meaning "Sango gave her to me to care for"”)
  • Àyánfúnkẹ́ (“Yoruba name meaning "The deity of drumming gave her to me to care for”)
  • Ògúnfúnkẹ́ (“Yoruba name meaning "Ogun gave her to me to care for"”)
  • Òrìṣáfúnkẹ́ (“Yoruba name meaning "Orisa/Obatala gave her to me to care for"”)
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