Abiọna

Yoruba

Etymology

From a- (“agent prefix”) +‎ bí (“to be born”) +‎ sí (“to, on”) +‎ ọ̀nà (“road”), literally “One who is born on the road”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.bí.ɔ́.nã̀/

Proper noun

Abíọ́nà

1. a unisex given name, an orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá (“predestined name”), given to a child born before a mother could reach the hospital, or traditionally, born at the farm, before a mother can make it back home