{{Infobox name|name= Adéyẹmí |gender=Unisex|language=Yoruba|origin=Nigerian|meaning= the crown or royalty befits me|region=South-West Nigeria}} '''Adéyẹmí''' {{Audio|Adeyemi.ogg|}} is a Yoruba name that means ''the crown or royalty befits me''. It could also mean ''crown is meant for me''.<ref name="Hanks Coates McClure 2016">{{cite book |last=Hanks |first=P. |last2=Coates |first2=R. |last3=McClure |first3=P. |title=The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland |publisher=OUP Oxford |year=2016 |isbn=978-0-19-252747-9 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0AyDDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA16 |access-date=8 September 2018 |page=16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.onlinenigeria.com/nigeriannames/ad.asp?blurb=248 |title=Adeyemi |website=Online Nigeria |accessdate=28 January 2016}}</ref> The popular Yorùbá prefix "Adé" which means "Crown" is typically reserved for people born into any Yorùbá royal family.
==Notable people with the name== ===Given name=== * Adeyemi Abayomi, Nigerian boxer * Adeyemi Afolahan, Nigerian Navy admiral * Adeyemi Afolayan, Nigerian actor * Adeyemi I Alowolodu, last ruler of the Oyo Empire * Adeyemi Ikuforiji, Nigerian politician * Adeyemi Olayemi, Nigerian politician
===Surname=== * Karim Adeyemi, German footballer * Kunlé Adeyemi, Nigerian architect * Tobi Adeyemi, also known as Tobi Lou, American musician * Tom Adeyemi, English footballer * Tomi Adeyemi, American author * Walé Adeyemi, British fashion designer
== See also == * Adeyemo
== References == {{Reflist}}
{{surname}} Category:Yoruba given names Category:Yoruba-language surnames