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Seyi

Ṣèyí

/SHAY-yee/Yoruba · a boy or girl’s name

“Do this; often understood warmly as a reminder of a wonderful deed, and also used in shortened forms of Oluwaseyi”

How to say it
SHAY-yee
Traditional Yoruba spelling
Ṣèyí
Used in
Nigeria, Benin
How common
very common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

SeyiSheyiṢèyí

From the same family

01Seyifunmi“This is done for me; a joyful expression of receiving a cherished blessing”Yorubaany→︎02Seyioluwa“This is God's doing; a name celebrating a child as a gift from God”Yorubaany→︎03Seyitan“This is enough; a grateful expression of contentment”Yorubaany→︎