Fatai Explained

Fatai
Gender:	Male
Language:	Hausa/Yoruba
Origin:	Nigeria
Region:	Northern region and South-West, Nigeria
Meaning:	Loyal and faithful slave/servant of Allah + Fatai/Fattah - conqueror, victor

Fatai is a Nigerian masculine given name and surname, predominantly used among Muslims, particularly within the Hausa and Yoruba communities. Derived from Arabic, "Abdulfatai" signifies Abdul/Abdullah - "loyal and faithful slave/servant of Allah" + Fatai/Fattah - "conqueror, victor".^[1]

Given name

• Fatai Akinade Akinbade (born 1955), Nigerian politician
• Alao Fatai Adisa (born 1986), Nigerian footballer
• Fatai Atere (born 1971), Nigerian footballer
• Fatai Ayinla (1939–2016), Nigerian boxer
• Oba Fatai Ayinla Aileru (born 1938), Nigerian politician
• Fatai Rolling Dollar (Olayiwola Fatai Olagunju; 1927–2013), Nigerian singer and songwriter
• Fatai Onikeke (born 1983), Nigerian–Australian boxer
• Fatai Osho, Nigerian football manager
• Otunba Fatai Sowemimo (born 1955), Nigerian businessman and politician
• Fatai (singer) (Fatai Veamatahau; born 1995), Australian singer
• Atanda Fatai Williams (1918–2002), Nigerian jurist
• Zhu Fatai, 4th-century Chinese scholar

Surname

• Adeyemo Fatai, Nigerian table tennis player
• Kehinde Fatai (born 1990), Nigerian footballer
• Sodiq Fatai (born 1996), Nigerian footballer

Notes and References

1. Web site: Name Abdulfatai at Onomast. Meaning of the name Abdulfatai. . 2024-10-24 . onomast.com.