Afolabi as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Afolabi

What is the meaning of the name Afolabi ?

The baby name Afolabi is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced ah-foh-LAH-bee.

Afolabi is Yoruba in Origin.

Afolabi is a Yoruba name from southwestern Nigeria meaning “born into wealth” or “born with honor.” It derives from the elements ọlá (wealth, honor, prestige) and bí (to give birth), with the elided construction f’ọlá bí yielding Afolábí; the standard Romanization often drops tone marks to Afolabi.

Used both as a given name and a family name among Yoruba speakers in Nigeria, Benin, and Togo, it also appears across the global Yoruba diaspora. In keeping with Yoruba theophoric and circumstantial naming, Afolabi signals a child welcomed in prosperity or elevated status. Variants and related forms include the tone-marked Afolábí, the royal compound Adefolabi (“the crown gave birth with wealth”), and the theophoric Oluwafolabi (“God birthed in/with wealth”). Short forms Fola and Labi are common. While applicable to any gender, it is somewhat more frequent for boys in contemporary usage.