Save Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage Yoruba Pronounced Pron. /ā.dé.dī.ɾē/ [key·simplify] Other Forms FormsAdédure (Ekiti) Meaning & History Means "the crown has become good fortune" in Yoruba, from adé "crown, royalty" combined with di "become, change into" and ire "luck, good fortune, goodness".