# Oluyemi

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**Oluyemi** audio is a [Nigerian](/source/Nigerians) given unisex name of [Yoruba](/source/Yoruba_language) origin, which means "**The lord is worthy of me or *God befits me***". Oluyemi is a diminutive form of [Yoruba](/source/Yoruba_language) names like "[Yemi](/source/Yemi)" which means "befit me". Other full forms of the name include Oluwayemisi (The lord honors me.) or Oluyemisi (The lord honors me.), etc.

## Notable people with the name

- [Oluyemi Adeniji](/source/Oluyemi_Adeniji) (1934–2017), [Nigerian](/source/Nigerian) career diplomat and politician
- [Abel Oluyemi Ajibodu](/source/Abel_Oluyemi_Ajibodu), Anglican bishop in [Nigeria](/source/Nigeria)
- [Oluyemi Fagbamila](/source/Oluyemi_Fagbamila) (born 1983), retired [Nigerian](/source/Nigerian) sprinter
- [Oluyemi Kayode](/source/Oluyemi_Kayode) (1968–1994), [Nigerian](/source/Nigerian) sprinter
- [Oluyemi Osinbajo](/source/Oluyemi_Osinbajo) (born 1957), [Nigerian](/source/Nigerian) lawyer, professor, and politician
- [Oluyemi Thomas](/source/Oluyemi_Thomas) (born 1952), American jazz bass clarinetist

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