Adekoya Explained

Adékọyà is a family name of Yoruba origin meaning "the crown or royalty rejects oppression or suffering".^[1] Notable people with the name include:

• Jubril Adekoya (born 1994), American college basketball player and member of the 2013–14 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team
• Kemi Adekoya (born 1993), Nigerian-Bahraini track hurdler
• Oladipupo Adekoya Campbell (1919–2006), Nigerian musician and bandleader
• Seyi Adekoya (born 1995), American soccer player
• Yewande Adekoya (born 1984), Nigerian film actress, filmmaker, director and producer
• Adebowale O. Adekoya(born 1969), Professor of Medicine, consultant physician and nephrologist.
• Bola J Adekoya. (born 1973).Professor of Ophthalmology, consultant Ophthalmologist of international repute.

Notes and References

1. Book: Hanks , P. . Coates. R.. McClure. P.. The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. OUP Oxford. 2016. 978-0-19-252747-9. 7 September 2018. 15.