Where does “Ifalaye” come from?

Ifalaye (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba a, from Yoruba gùn — to be long (usually along a horizontal axis).

Ifalaye (Yoruba): from the given name

Definitions

  1. from the given name

Ancestry of “Ifalaye”, step by step

Ifalaye traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba a

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaawe
2Yorubagùnto be long (usually along a horizontal axis)

via Yoruba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yoruba

via Yoruba Ifá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1YorubaIfá
Every word from Yoruba gùn
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