# Adeyemi

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**Adéyẹmí** is a [Yoruba](/source/Yoruba_people) name that means *the crown or royalty befits me*. It could also mean *crown is meant for me*.[1][2] 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](/source/Adeyemi_Abayomi), Nigerian boxer
- [Adeyemi Afolahan](/source/Adeyemi_Afolahan), Nigerian Navy admiral
- [Adeyemi Afolayan](/source/Adeyemi_Afolayan), Nigerian actor
- [Adeyemi I Alowolodu](/source/Adeyemi_I_Alowolodu), last ruler of the [Oyo Empire](/source/Oyo_Empire)
- [Adeyemi Ikuforiji](/source/Adeyemi_Ikuforiji), Nigerian politician
- [Adeyemi Olayemi](/source/Adeyemi_Olayemi), Nigerian politician

### Surname

- [Karim Adeyemi](/source/Karim_Adeyemi), German footballer
- [Kunlé Adeyemi](/source/Kunl%C3%A9_Adeyemi), Nigerian architect
- Tobi Adeyemi, also known as [Tobi Lou](/source/Tobi_Lou), American musician
- [Tom Adeyemi](/source/Tom_Adeyemi), English footballer
- [Tomi Adeyemi](/source/Tomi_Adeyemi), American author
- [Walé Adeyemi](/source/Wal%C3%A9_Adeyemi), British fashion designer

## See also

- [Adeyemo](/source/Adeyemo)

## References

1. Hanks, P.; Coates, R.; McClure, P. (2016). [*The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland*](https://books.google.com/books?id=0AyDDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA16). OUP Oxford. p. 16. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9. Retrieved 8 September 2018.

1. ["Adeyemi"](https://www.onlinenigeria.com/nigeriannames/ad.asp?blurb=248). *Online Nigeria*. Retrieved 28 January 2016.

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