Adeyemo
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Yoruba |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Nigeria |
| Meaning | the crown or royalty befits a child |
| Region of origin | South western Nigeria |
Adéyẹmọ is a Yoruba given name and surname meaning "the crown or royalty befits a child.[1]"[2] People with this name include:
- Given name
- Adeyemo Alakija (1884–1952), Nigerian lawyer, politician and businessman
- Adeyemo Fatai, Nigerian former table tennis player
- Surname
- Adebowale A. Adeyemo, Nigerian physician-scientist and genetic epidemiologist
- Adewale Wally Adeyemo (born 1981), Obama Foundation President and Biden Administration Deputy Treasury Secretary
- Alhaji Abdul Azeez Kolawole Adeyemo (1941–2002), Nigerian Yoruba politician
- Ola Adeyemo (born 1995), Nigerian footballer
- Olanike Adeyemo (born 1970), Nigerian professor of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine at University of Ibadan
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Adéyẹmọ". www.yorubaname.com. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
- ^ Hanks, P.; Coates, R.; McClure, P. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. OUP Oxford. p. 16. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
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