Yetunde
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Yoruba |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Mother Returns, or Mother has Returned |
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| See also | Babatunde; male names: Babatunde, Babawande, Babajide |
Yetunde (ⓘ) is a traditional name of the Yoruba ethnic group for females which factors into Yoruba religious beliefs, meaning "Mother has returned". This is the name the Yoruba give to a daughter born shortly after the death of a paternal grandmother. In essence, the baby is regarded in Yoruba society and worldview as the reincarnation of their grandmother. In similarity, Babatunde (father again come) and Babajide (father wake come) are the male equivalent.