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Yemisi

Yẹ́mísí

/yeh-MEE-see/Yoruba · a girl’s name

“This suits me or is fitting for me”

How to say it
yeh-MEE-see
Traditional Yoruba spelling
Yẹ́mísí
Used in
Nigeria, Benin
How common
uncommon

From the same family

01Yemi“God is good to me; this is fitting for me”Yorubaany→︎02Yemisola“Wealth suits me; prosperity is fitting for me”Yorubafemale→︎