Olatunji
Name; male given name and surname From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
Gender | Male |
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Language(s) | Yoruba |
Origin | |
Word/name | Nigeria |
Meaning | A combination of prestige, success and wealth reawakened |
Region of origin | South West, Nigeria |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Olatoundji (Republic Of Benin) Tunji |
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 and 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
- Olatunji Concert, recording of saxophonist John Coltrane
References
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