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Alaba

“Second child after twins”

ah-LAH-bah

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Origin

Yoruba

Language

Niger-Congo

Pronunciation

ah-LAH-bah

Gender

unisex

Cultural Significance

In Yoruba tradition, the child born after twins receives a special name acknowledging the twins.

Related Names

Taiwo

First to taste the world; first-born twin

Kehinde

The second-born of twins; the one who comes last

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