Babatunde Explained
| Babatunde |
| Gender: | Male |
| Meaning: | Father Returns, or Father Has Returned |
| Related Names: | Yetunde |
| Language: | Yoruba |
| See Also: | Yetunde, Tunde |
Babatunde (variant forms: Babatunji, Babajide, Babawande, Babaside, Babatide, Bababode, Babs) is a male given name. In the Yoruba language, it means 'father returns', or ' a father has returned'.[1] [2] [3] This generally refers to a male ancestor such as a deceased father, grandfather, or great-grandfather.
People named Babatunde
As a given name
- Babatunde Adebimpe, American actor and musician known professionally as Tunde Adebimpe
- Babatunde Aiyegbusi, Polish-Nigerian wrestler and former American football player
- Babatunde Agunloye, Canadian-based Nigerian film director and producer
- Babatunde Aléshé, British actor, writer and comedian
- Samuel Babatunde Bajah, Nigerian educator
- Babatunde Elegbede, military governor of Cross State, Nigeria, 1978–1979
- Babatunde Fashola, Nigerian politician; Minister of Power, Works and Housing, 2015–present; governor of Lagos State, 2007–2015
- Bomani Babatunde Jones, American sports journalist
- Babatunde Jose (1925–2008), Nigerian journalist
- Babatunde Lawal, Nigerian art historian in the United States
- Babatunde Lea, Afro-Cuban and worldbeat percussionist
- Babajide Ogunbiyi, American soccer player
- Babawande Olabisi, Nigerian-American baseball player known as Wande Olabisi
- Babatunde Olatunji, Nigerian drummer
- Babatunji Olowofoyeku, Nigerian lawyer, politician and educator
- Babatunde Ogunnaike, Nigerian-American chemical engineer
- Babatunde Oshinowo, NFL player
- Babatunde Osotimehin, Nigerian politician; Minister of Health, 2007–2010
- Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde Soyinka, Nigerian Nobel laureate
- Babatunde Wusu, Nigerian-Finnish football striker
- Babatunde Yusuf, Nigerian football player
As a surname
See also
Notes and References
- Book: Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Nigeria. 134. Marcellina Ulunma Okehie-Offoha. Matthew N. O. Sadiku. Africa World Press. 1996. 978-0-865-4328-33.
- Book: The Good Things in Life: A Study of the Traditional Religious Culture of the Yoruba People . Volume 2 of Lund studies in African and Asian religions and Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology. 0284-8651. Roland Hallgren. University of Michigan (Coronet Books Incorporated). 1988. 55. 978-9-18-6668-228.
- Book: African Names: People and Places: a Teaching Manual . Issue 1 of African outreach series and African studies. Jane E. Mohra. Louise Crane. African Studies Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 1982. the University of California. 10.
