ochún eletí elegguá

Pronunciation

Meaning of ochún eletí elegguá

This name is rather common among initiates of Cuban Orisa religion known as Regla de Ocha/Santería/Lucumí religion. They have given various theories as to its meaning, including “someone who has both Oshun (Ọ̀ṣun) and Elegguá (Ẹlẹ́gbáa) deities.” This name is derived from Ọ̀ṣúntiléwá or Ọ̀ṣúnlátiléwá - Ọ̀ṣun has come from home

Extended Meaning

Morphology

Ọ̀ṣun-ó-ti-ilé-wá

Gloss

Ọ̀ṣun - one of the Yorùbá river deities
ti - of / from
ilé - house
wá - come

Geolocation

Common in:
FOREIGN-GENERAL

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Variants

Ochún Eletí Elegguá, Oshún Eletí Elegguá, Ochún Ati Elegguá, Oshún Ati Elegguá, Oshun ti Elegguá

See also