Abayomi as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Abayomi

What is the meaning of the name Abayomi ?

The baby name Abayomi is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced ah-bah-YOH-mee (IPA: /a.baˈjo.mi/).

Abayomi is Yoruba in Origin.

Abayomi is a Yoruba given name from southwestern Nigeria. It blends bá “to meet,” ayọ̀ “joy,” and mí “me,” conveying “my joy has come to meet me,” often rendered as “born to bring me joy.” Tone-marked forms Abayọmí or Àbáyọmí capture the original pronunciation.

Documented in Yoruba communities since the 19th century, Abayomi is used as a forename and, through patronymic usage, as a family name. It traveled across West Africa and into the diaspora, and is familiar internationally through Nigerians in academia, medicine, and the arts. Short forms and variants include Yomi and Bayomi, alongside spelling shifts that drop diacritics in English contexts. While commonly masculine, it can be unisex. Related Yoruba “joy” names - such as Adebayo, Ayomide, and Ayodele - share the ayọ̀ element and similar celebratory meanings.