Funkẹ

See also: funke and Funke

Yoruba

Alternative forms

Fúnmikẹ́

Etymology

From fún (“to give”) +‎ kẹ́ (“to care for”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fṹ.kɛ́/

Proper noun

Fúnkẹ́

a female given name meaning “to give her to care for”, it is a shortened form or nickname for much longer names, ex. Adéfúnkẹ́ and Ọláfúnkẹ, see below for more longer names

Derived terms

Awófúnkẹ́ (Yoruba name, literally “Ifa gave her to me to care for”)
Ẹgbẹ́fúnkẹ́ (Yoruba name, literally “Egbe gave her to me to care for”)
Fáfúnkẹ́
Ifáfúnkẹ́ (Yoruba name, literally “Ifa gave her to me to care for”)
Olúfúnkẹ́ (Yoruba name, literally “The warrior gave her to me to care for; "The Lord gave her to me to care for”)
Olúwafúnkẹ́ (Yoruba name, literally “God gave her to me to care for”)
Omífúnkẹ́ (Yoruba name, literally “Water gave her to me to care for”)
Oyèfúnkẹ́
Oyèéfúnkẹ́ (Yoruba name, literally “Honor/chieftaincy gave her to me to care for”)
Ọbáfúnkẹ́ (Yoruba name, literally “Obaluaye gave her to me to care for”)
Ọlọ́fị́nfúnkẹ́ (Yoruba name, literally “Olofin gave her to me to care for”)
Ọláfúnkẹ́ (Yoruba name, literally “Honor gave her to me to care for”)
Ọyáfúnkẹ́ (Yoruba name, literally “Oya gave her to me to care for”)
Ọ̀jẹ́fúnkẹ́ (Yoruba name, literally “Egungun gave her to me to care for”)
Ọ̀páfúnkẹ́ (Yoruba name, literally “Orisaoko gave her to me to care for”)
Ọ̀ṣúnfúnkẹ́ (Yoruba name, literally “Osun gave her to me to care for”)
Ṣàngófúnkẹ́ (Yoruba name, literally “Sango gave her to me to care for”)
Àyánfúnkẹ́ (Yoruba name, literally “The deity of drumming gave her to me to care for”)
Ògúnfúnkẹ́ (Yoruba name, literally “Ogun gave her to me to care for”)
Òrìṣáfúnkẹ́ (Yoruba name, literally “Orisa/Obatala gave her to me to care for”)