Yewande
Yewande is a girls' name of African origin meaning “mother has returned.” Yewande is a Yoruba name meaning 'mother has returned,' given when a female child is believed to be the reincarnation…
how do you pronounce Yewande?
yeh-WAHN-deh
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what does Yewande mean?
The name Yewande means “mother has returned.” It comes from the African language tradition.
Yewande is a Yoruba name meaning 'mother has returned,' given when a female child is believed to be the reincarnation of a deceased grandmother or maternal figure. Like the male equivalent Babatunde, it reflects the Yoruba belief in ancestral return and the continuity of family spirit.
where does the name Yewande come from?
Wikipedia gives Yewande's meaning as 'mother sought me out to this place,' a somewhat different rendering than the 'mother has returned' gloss given elsewhere, and explains it as a name given to baby girls born after the loss of a mother or grandmother, usually of one of the parents to the child.
the history of Yewande
The source frames Yewande around loss and family continuity rather than explicitly describing a reincarnation belief, so that specific framing given elsewhere is not confirmed here.
who are famous people named Yewande?
- Yewande Biala (Irish-Nigerian scientist and television personality)
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Last reviewed April 30, 2026 · Curated by HushName editorial
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