Labi as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Labi

What is the meaning of the name Labi ?

The baby name Labi is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced LAH-bee (IPA: /ˈlɑ.bi/).

Labi is in Origin.

Labi is widely associated with Yoruba naming traditions in Nigeria. It derives from the verb bí “to give birth,” seen in the morpheme -lábí “born,” and appears as a hypocoristic (short form) of longer names such as Afolabi (“born into wealth”), Owolabi (“wealth is born”), Alabi, and Olabiyi (“wealth gave birth to this”). Used for any gender, Labi as an independent given name conveys the auspicious idea of a child “well-born” or “born under fortunate circumstances.” Its use spread in the 20th century from Yoruba communities into the wider West African diaspora, where the concise form often appears on official records.

Variants and related forms include the tone-marked Yoruba spelling Lábí, and occasional English-influenced spellings like Labee or Labby. In Muslim contexts, Labi may also serve as a clipped form of Arabic Labib/Labeeb, meaning “intelligent, discerning,” giving the name a parallel sense of “wisdom” alongside its Yoruba birth-related meaning.