100+ Romantic Yoruba Names to Call Your Lover and Their Meanings
The Yoruba tribe is one of the popular tribes in Nigeria, it is unique to those who are indigenes of the southwestern part of the country. The states in the southwestern part are Oyo, Osun, Ogun, Ekiti, Lagos, and Ondo.
The cultures of the Yoruba tribe teaches love and respect from a lady to a man and vice versa while growing up. In the early days, when a wife needs her husband to shower her with gifts, she praises him "oriki" to a point where he gets proud of himself and gives beyond his expectations.
The Yorubas have very sweet names when it comes to calling their lovers. The names below will give you a wide range of ideas on what to call your lover that best suits them, it also provides the meaning of these names.
Names and their Meanings
- Adun mi - my sweetness
- Ododo mi - my flower
- Onitemi - mine
- Oko mi - my husband
- Iyawo mi - my wife
- Ayomi - my joy
- Ifedayomi - my love became my joy
- Ife mi - my love
- Ayaba mi - means 'my queen' and it is used when you see your lady/woman as royalty.
- Oba mi - means 'my king' and it is used when you see your man as royalty.
- Ade mi - my crown
- Gbogbo nkan mi - my everything
- Ola mi - my wealth
- Olowo Iyebiye mi - my jewel
- Oyin - honey
- Onje mi - my food
- Erin mi - my laughter
- Ko se e ropo - Irreplaceable
- Isura mi - my treasure
- Sokototi mi - my chocolate
- Amoke mi - my loving stroke
- Idunumi - my happiness
- Ayanfe mi - my chosen love
- Iyo aye mi - salt of my life
- Aye mi - my life
- Emi mi - my breathe
- Omije togbe mi - my tears dryer
- Ololufe mi - my sweetheart
- Sewa - beauty
- Aya - Wife.