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Makinde

Mákìndé

/mah-KEEN-deh/Yoruba · a boy’s name

A child born after twins, warmly welcomed as an unexpected blessing.

How to say it
mah-KEEN-deh
Traditional Yoruba spelling
Mákìndé
Used in
Nigeria, Benin
How common
common · also a surname

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

MakindeMákìndé

Nicknames & short forms

Kinde

From the same family