Abayomi Explained

Abayomi
Gender:	Male
Language:	Yoruba
Origin:	Nigeria
Region:	Southwestern Nigeria
Meaning:	My enemies tried to mock me, but God didn't allow them.

Abayomi is a male-given Yoruba name commonly used as a surname in Nigeria. It means "My enemies tried to mock me, but God didn't allow them". The full form is "Ota ibà yomi sugbon Ọlọ́run òjé".^[1]

Given name

• Abayomi Ajayi (born 1961), Nigerian gynecologist
• Abayomi Barber, Nigerian contemporary artist
• Abayomi Mighty (born 1985), Nigerian youth ambassador to the United Nations
• Abayomi Olonisakin, Nigerian Chief of Defence Staff
• Abayomi Owonikoko Seun (born 1992), Nigerian-Georgian football player
• Oyinkansola Abayomi Nigerian politician

Surname

• John Augustus Abayomi-Cole (1848–1943), Sierra Leonean medical doctor and herbalist
• Kofo Abayomi (1896–1979), Nigerian ophthalmologist
• Oyinkansola Abayomi (1897–1990), Nigerian nationalist and feminist

Notes and References

1. Web site: Meaning of Abayomi. 24 October 2019. Online Nigeria.