Funmi Explained

Funmi
Gender:	Female
Meaning:	give me, for me
Variant Forms:	Funmilayo Funmilola
Related Names:	Olufunmilayo/Oluwafunmilayo Olufunmilola/Oluwafunmilola
Language:	Yoruba

Funmi is a Nigerian feminine given name meaning "for me" or "give me" in Yoruba. It is a diminutive version of names such as:

• "Olufunmilola/Oluwafunmilola" (God has given me wealth) or "Funmilola" (give me wealth)
• "Olufunmilayo/Oluwafunmilayo" (God has given me joy) or "Funmilayo" (give me joy).^{[1] [2]}

Notable people with the name include:

• Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (born 1900, died 1978), Nigerian educator, politician and women's rights activist
• Funmilayo Olayinka (born 1960, died 2013), Nigerian banker and politician
• Oluwafunmilayo Olajumoke Atilade (born 1952), Nigerian jurist
• Funmilayo Olopade (born 1957, Nigerian American physician
• Funmi Aragbaye (born 1954), Nigerian gospel singer, songwriter and televangelist
• Funmi Falana, Nigerian legal practitioner and women's rights activist
• Funmi Fadoju (born 2002), English netball player
• Funmi Iyanda (born 1971), Nigerian talk show host, broadcaster, journalist, and blogger
• Funmi Jimoh (born 1984), American long jumper
• Funmi Olonisakin, British-Nigerian scholar
• Funmi Tejuosho (born 1965), Nigerian politician
• Olajumoke Olufunmilola Adenowo (born, 1968), Nigerian architect
• Rachel Akosua Funmilola Garton (born 1991), Nigerian singer.

Notes and References

1. Book: Intermediate Yoruba: Language, Culture, Literature, and Religious Beliefs, Part 2. 68. Abraham Ajibade Adeleke (Ph.D). Trafford Publishing . 2011. 9781426949098.
2. Book: Understanding Yoruba life and culture. Nike Lawal. Matthew N. O. Sadiku. Ade Dopamu. University of California (Africa World Press). 519. 2004. 978-1-592-2102-51.