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
Grammatical form

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

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.