Entry № 6961 · Yoruba origin

Modupe Modupe — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ moh-DOO-peh /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Yoruba
Meaning
"I am grateful"
Syllables
2
First recorded
Ancient (Yoruba)

A name that means "i am grateful".

Modupe is a Yoruba name meaning "I am grateful" or "I give thanks." Used as a name expressing gratitude for the gift of a child.

Modupe is widely used in Yoruba communities and the Nigerian diaspora.

I am grateful. The Yoruba thanksgiving.

The name in its native script.

Modupe
Transliteration
Modupe
Pronunciation
/ moʊˈduː.pɛ /
Root
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Grammatical form
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Where Modupe stands.

Modupe does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Modupes before her.

Real people

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In fiction
Modupe
Common in Nigerian fiction.

Names connected to Modupe.

The number behind Modupe.

2

The Peacemaker

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Modupe reduce to 2, The Peacemaker. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.