Femi

Fẹ́mi
Gender	Unisex
Language	Yoruba
Origin
Word/name	Nigerian
Meaning	Love me
Region of origin	South-West Nigeria

Fẹ́mi audio^ⓘ is a common Nigerian given unisex name of Yoruba origin which means "love me". Femi is most commonly a diminutive form of "Olufemi" (or Olúfẹ́mi) which means The Lord loves me ,("Olú" means Lord, Leader, or the "Prominent one," in the Yoruba language). Olufemi can also be diminutive of Olúwafẹ́mi. Other full forms of the name include Olorunfemi (God loves me), Jesufemi (Jesus loves me), Nifemi (Have my love), Babafemi (Father loves me), Obafemi (The King loves me), Adefemi (Royalty loves me), Ifafemi (Ifa loves me) etc.

Femi is also an occasional surname. Notable people bearing the name include

Given name

Acting

Femi Branch, Nigerian actor, director and politician
Femi Taylor, British dancer and actress
Femi Emiola, American actress
Femi Oyeniran, British actor

Politics

Femi Fani-Kayode (born 1960), Nigerian politician
Femi Gbaja Biamila (born 1962), Nigerian politician
Femi Oluwole (born 1990), British political activist
Femi Pedro (born 1955), Nigerian politician
Femi Okurounmu, Nigerian politician, Senator for Ogun Central
Femi Adesina, Nigerian journalist and government official
Obafemi Awolowo, Nigerian politician, statesman, and nationalist who played a key role in Nigeria's independence movement.

Sport

Femi, nickname of Oluwafemi Ajilore (born 1985), footballer now playing for FC Groningen
Femi Ilesanmi (born 1991), English professional footballer
Femi Joseph (born 1990), Nigerian footballer now playing for Liberty Professionals F.C.
Femi Opabunmi (born 1985), footballer now playing for Shooting Stars FC
Femi Orenuga (born 1993), English footballer now playing for Everton

Writing and journalism

Femi Osofisan (born 1946), Nigerian writer
Femi Euba, Nigerian actor and playwright
Femi Oguns, British playwright
Femi Oke (born 1966), British TV journalist, now in New York

Law

Femi Falana, Nigerian Lawyer and human rights activist.

Other

Femi Otedola (born 1967), Nigerian billionaire businessman
Femi Kuti (born 1962), Nigerian musician and the eldest son of afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti
Femi John Femi (born 1945), Chief of Air Staff of the Nigerian Air Force
Femi Temowo, British jazz musician

Surname

Caleb Femi, British poet and former young people's laureate for London
Cesare Femi, 18th century Italian painter
Femi John Femi (born 1945), Nigerian pilot
Oba Femi, ring name of the Nigerian professional wrestler Isaac Odugbesan

References

↑ Allisun Jones (2001). Exotic Names for the New Millennium. Neoteric Publications. p. 40. ISBN 9780965733847.
↑ Connie Lockhart Ellefson (1987). The Melting Pot Book of Baby Names. Betterway Publications. p. 132. ISBN 9780932620842.

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[1] Allisun Jones (2001). Exotic Names for the New Millennium. Neoteric Publications. p. 40. ISBN 9780965733847.

[2] Connie Lockhart Ellefson (1987). The Melting Pot Book of Baby Names. Betterway Publications. p. 132. ISBN 9780932620842.