Olatunji
| Gender | Male |
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| Language | Yoruba |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Yorubaland |
| Meaning | A combination of prestige, success and wealth reawakened |
| Region of origin | Yorubaland [Nigeria, Benin, Togo] |
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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] The shortform is Tunji.
Notable people
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Olatunji Concert, recording of saxophonist John Coltrane
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References
[edit]- ↑ "Ọlátúnjí". www.yorubaname.com. Retrieved 2024-10-08.