Adeyemi Explained

Adéyẹmí
Gender:	Unisex
Language:	Yoruba
Origin:	Nigerian
Meaning:	the crown or royalty befits me
Region:	South-West Nigeria

Adéyẹmí is a Yoruba name that means the crown or royalty befits me. It could also mean crown is meant for me.^{[1] [2]} The popular Yorùbá prefix "Adé" which means "Crown" is typically reserved for people born into any Yorùbá royal family.

Notable people with the name

Given name

• Adeyemi Abayomi, Nigerian boxer
• Adeyemi Afolahan, Nigerian Navy admiral
• Adeyemi Afolayan, Nigerian actor
• Adeyemi I Alowolodu, last ruler of the Oyo Empire
• Adeyemi Ikuforiji, Nigerian politician
• Adeyemi Olayemi, Nigerian politician

Surname

• Karim Adeyemi, German footballer
• Kunlé Adeyemi, Nigerian architect
• Tom Adeyemi, English footballer
• Tomi Adeyemi, American author
• Walé Adeyemi, British fashion designer

See also

• Adeyemo

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 . 8 September 2018 . 16.
2. Web site: Adeyemi . Online Nigeria . 28 January 2016.