Save Gender Feminine Usage Yoruba Scripts ااِنَ Pronounced Pron. /à.ì.nã́/ [key·simplify] Other Forms FormsÀìná, Àyọ̀nná Meaning & History Means "not to be beaten" in Yoruba, from the negative prefix àì- combined with nà "to beat, hit, flagellate; to defeat". Given to children born with an umbilical cord around their neck; compare Ojo.