Name; male given name and surname
Olatunji| Gender | Male |
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| Language(s) | Yoruba |
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| Word/name | Nigeria |
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| Meaning | A combination of prestige, success and wealth reawakened |
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| Region of origin | South West, Nigeria |
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| Variant form(s) | Olatoundji (Republic Of Benin)
Tunji |
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Ọlátúnjí
ⓘ is both a surname and a given name of Yoruba origin meaning "nobility/wealth has resurrected, has returned and becomes stronger, is reasserted".[1]
Notable people with the name include
- Olatunji Akin Euba (1935-2020) Nigerian composer, musicologist, and pianist
- Ayokunle Olatunji "T. J." Fatinikun (born 1991), Nigerian American player of American football
- Babatunde Olatunji (1927–2003), Nigerian drummer, educator, social activist
- Dayo Olatunji (born 1992), English singer
- Eddie Olatunji Oshodi (born 1992), English footballer
- Olajide "JJ" Olatunji (born 1993), known as "KSI", English rapper and Internet personality
- Deji Olatunji (born 1996), Youtuber, brother of KSI
- Victor Olatunji, (born 1999), Nigerian footballer
- Olatunji Yearwood (born 1985), Trinidadian Soca singer and songwriter
See also
References
- ^ "Ọlátúnjí". www.yorubaname.com. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
