| 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 Oladejo (born 2003), American football player
- 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
- Anthony Oluwafemi Olaseni Joshua (born 1989), British-Nigerian professional boxer
See also
- Akinbode Oluwafemi, Nigerian environmental activist
- Femi, a list of people with the name
References
- ^ Odùṣínà, Odùbáyọ́ Pópóọlá (1998). Yorùbá names : (over 60,000 with correct pronunciation & meanings) = Àpèdáto ọ̀kẹ̣̣́ mẹtá orúkọ Yorùbá. [Place of publication not identified] : [Odùbáyọ Pópóọlá Odùṣinà]. ISBN 978-1-4750-7542-7.
- ^ "Olúfẹ́mi". www.yorubaname.com. Retrieved 2024-10-09.