Adé eggun
Pronunciation
Meaning of Adé eggun
Among cuban practitioners of Yoruba spiritual tradition, the belief is that the name means "the crown of the dead." In Yorùbá language of west Africa, the name "Adégún" means "the crown is symmetrical/in good order." Names with the word "adé" (crown) may, at times, be given to those born into royal lineages.
Extended Meaning
This Cuban version of the Yorùbá name is used as a name for an Òrìṣà initiate and is believed by Cuban practitioners to make reference to the dead (ancestors).
Morphology
adé-gún
Gloss
adé - crowngún - to be straight and symmetrical, to be in good order
Geolocation
Common in:
FOREIGN-GENERAL