Ife
Ife is a unisex name of African origin meaning “love, desire.” Ife is a Yoruba name meaning 'love' or 'desire.
how do you pronounce Ife?
EE-feh
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what does Ife mean?
The name Ife means “love, desire.” It comes from the African language tradition.
Ife is a Yoruba name meaning 'love' or 'desire.' It also refers to the ancient Yoruba city of Ile-Ife in Nigeria, considered the spiritual homeland of the Yoruba people and the birthplace of civilization in their tradition.
where does the name Ife come from?
The Wikipedia source retrieved discusses the ancient city of Ilé-Ifẹ̀ rather than the meaning of Ife as a word, so the love or desire gloss used elsewhere is not confirmed by anything found here.
the history of Ife
Per Wikipedia, Ilé-Ifẹ̀ is an ancient Yoruba city in southwestern Nigeria founded sometime between 1000 BC and 500 BC, which by 900 AD had become an important West African trading center producing sophisticated art; it lies in present-day Osun State, about 218 kilometers northeast of Lagos, with a population over 500,000 as of the 2006 census.
who are famous people named Ife?
- Ife Ogunfolu (Nigerian footballer)
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Last reviewed April 30, 2026 · Curated by HushName editorial
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