Ife
EE-fay
Letters
3
Syllables
2
Origin
African
Total Births
202
Peak Year
#16 in 1977
First Recorded
1970
Style
Soft & Gentle
Spelling
Easy to spell
What It Means
A short and meaningful name from the Yoruba language, meaning 'love'.
Numerology
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