Abiodun as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Abiodun

What is the meaning of the name Abiodun ?

The baby name Abiodun is a Unisex name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced ah-BEE-oh-DOON (IPA: [àbɪɔ̀dún]).

Abiodun is Yoruba in Origin.

Abiodun is a Yoruba given name and surname from southwestern Nigeria. From the elements abi, “born,” and ọdún, “festival/annual celebration,” it denotes a child born during a festive season or at the New Year, and more broadly connotes joy, renewal, and communal thanksgiving. Tone-marked as Abíọdún in Yoruba orthography, the name reflects the culture’s practice of encoding birth circumstances and hopes into names.

Used for all genders, Abiodun has long-standing attestation in Yoruba history, notably borne by Alaafin Abiodun of the Oyo Empire in the late 18th century; in modern times it appears widely across Nigeria and the diaspora and also functions as a hereditary surname (e.g., Governor Dapo Abiodun). Common variants and short forms include Biodun and Abi, with occasional diasporic spellings lacking diacritics. Related compound forms incorporate the same root ọdún, but Abiodun remains the archetypal festival-birth name.