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Name Aina
Gender Feminine
Usage Yoruba
Scripts ااِنَ
Pronounced Pron. /à.ì.nã́/
Other Forms FormsÀìná, Àyọ̀nná
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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.
Added 7/1/2016 by cutenose