Meaning of òkè | Babel Free

Definitions

1. a unisex given name, an orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá (“predestined name”), given to a child born via an en caul birth, in which its amniotic sac is still intact
2. mountain, hill
3. a bag, or sac, usually containing cowries
4. The orisha of mountains and hills.
5. north
6. amniotic sac
   broadly
7. A general name for any orisha or deity that is believed to inhabit mountains, hills, or large rocks.
8. topmost, top
9. A prefix of a name given to worshippers of the orisha of mountains, a shortening of such a name (ex. Òkétáyọ̀)
10. interior, uplands beyond Yorubaland
11. a unisex given name, an orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá
12. high

Examples

“mo gun òkè náà dé orí”

I climbed the mountain to the top

“They may be further specified by the mountain they are associated with (ex. Òkè Olúmọ for the deity believed to inhabit the Olúmọ rock.”

“Orisha associated with specific locations include Òkè Olúmọ, Òkè Ìdànrè, Òkèmelú, and Òkè Ìbàdàn”

“It is given to a child who is believed to have come to life through the power of the odù Ifá chapter Ìrẹtẹ̀ Àáyá (Ìrẹtẹ̀-Ògùndá).”

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