Oluwafemi Explained

Olúwafẹ́mi
Gender:	Unisex
Language:	Yoruba
Origin:	Nigerian
Meaning:	God love me
Region:	South West Nigeria

Olúwafẹ́mi is a common Nigeria given unisex name of Yoruba origin which means God loves me.^[1] It has a diminutive form that is called Olufemi.^[2]

Notable people with the name

• Oluwafemi Junior Ajayi (born 1996), Nigerian footballer
• Oluwafemi Ajilore (born 1985), Nigerian footballer
• Oluwafemi Ajisafe, Nigerian academic
• Oluwafemi Azeez (born 2001), English footballer
• Oluwafemi Balogun (born 1987), Nigerian chess player
• Oluwafemi Olaiya Balogun (born 1953), Nigerian academic
• Oluwafemi Ilesanmi (born 1991), English footballer
• Oluwafemi Oyeleye (born 1994), Nigerian boxer
• Oluwafemi Seriki (born 2003), English footballer
• Adenrele Oluwafemi Edun (born 1981), Nigerian television presenter
• Alice Oluwafemi Ayo, Nigerian Paralympian weightlifter
• Joseph Oluwafemi Arulefela, Anglican Bishop of Ikale-Ilaje
• Mark Oluwafemi Williams (born 2001), American basketball player
• Israel Mobolaji Temitayo Odunayo Oluwafemi Owolabi Adesanya (born 1989), Nigerian professional mixed martial artist, New Zealand former kickboxer and boxer

See also

• Akinbode Oluwafemi, Nigerian environmental activist
• Femi, a list of people with the name

Notes and References

1. Book: Odùṣínà, Odùbáyọ́ Pópóọlá . Yorùbá names : (over 60,000 with correct pronunciation & meanings) = Àpèdáto ọ̀kẹ̣̣́ mẹtá orúkọ Yorùbá . 1998 . [Place of publication not identified] : [Odùbáyọ Pópóọlá Odùṣinà] . Internet Archive . 978-1-4750-7542-7.
2. Web site: Olúfẹ́mi . 2024-10-09 . www.yorubaname.com . en.