Yetunde Explained

Yetunde
Gender:	Female
Meaning:	Mother Returns, or Mother has Returned
Language:	Yoruba
See Also:	Babatunde male names: Babatunde, Babawande, Babajide

Yetunde (variant forms: Yewande, Yeside, Yetide, Yejide, Yetunji, Yebode; alternatively spelled Iyabo or Iyabode)^{[1] [2]} is a traditional name of the Yoruba ethnic group for females which factors into Yoruba religious beliefs, meaning "Mother has returned".^{[3] [4]}

Notable people with the name include

• Anthonia Yetunde Alabi, Nigerian musician and businesswoman.
• Yetunde Barnabas, Nigerian actress
• Yetunde Onanuga, Nigerian politician
• Yetunde Price, the elder half-sister of tennis players Venus Williams and Serena Williams.
• Yetide Badaki, American actress
• Yejide Kilanko, Nigerian-Canadian writer
• Agnes Yewande Savage, Scottish-Nigerian physician
• Yewande Osho, British comedian and actress.
• Yewande Adekoya, Nigerian actress.
• Yewande Akinola, Nigerian engineer
• Yewande Olubummo, American scientist
• Yewande Komolafe, American chef

Notable people with the alternative name form include:

• Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello, daughter of Nigerian former president.
• Iyabo Anisulowo, Nigerian politician
• Iyabo Ojo, Nigerian actress.
• Olufunke Iyabo Osibodu, Nigerian banker
• Iyabode Ololade Remilekun Wallinkoski, Finnish model.
• Comfort Iyabo Momoh British-Nigerian nurse/midwife.

See also

• Babatunde
• Tunde

Notes and References

1. Book: Iyabo of Nigeria. Rhoda Omosunlola Johnston. A. Nupo Samuel. Alpha Iota Chapter of Pi Lambda Theta, Claremont Graduate School (Indiana University). 1973. 9780914522010.
2. Book: African Americans and the Bible: Sacred Texts and Social Textures. 170. Vincent L. Wimbush. Wipf and Stock Publishers. 2012. 9781610979641.
3. Web site: Girl names, Baby names: Yetunde. The Name Meaning. October 24, 2015.
4. 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.