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Seyitan

Ṣèyítán

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

“This is enough; a grateful expression of contentment”

How to say it
SHAY-yee-tahn
Traditional Yoruba spelling
Ṣèyítán
Used in
Nigeria, Benin
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

SeyitanSheyitanṢèyítán

Nicknames & short forms

Seyi

From the same family

01Seyi“Do this; often understood warmly as a reminder of a wonderful deed, and also used in shortened forms of Oluwaseyi”Yorubaany→︎02Seyifunmi“This is done for me; a joyful expression of receiving a cherished blessing”Yorubaany→︎03Seyioluwa“This is God's doing; a name celebrating a child as a gift from God”Yorubaany→︎