Aragberi
Yoruba
Etymology
àrá (“thunder”) + gbé (“to carry”) + orí (“head, destiny, conscience”), "Thunder lifts one's destiny."
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /à.ɾá.ɡ͡bē.ɾí/
Proper Noun
Àrágberí
- (Ekiti) A male given name, meaning Thunder lifts one's destiny, referring to the deity Ṣàngó.
- (Ekiti) A surname, from the given name Àrágberí
- The title of the king of the town of Ìrágberí.
- Referring to the Àrágberí clan, an ancient clan that is a branch of the Aresa royal house of the Oyo Empire whose leaders were noted for their deep knowledge in Yoruba herbal medicine and magic.