Kehinde
Name list
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Kehinde ⓘ (short for Omokehinde) is a given name of Yoruba origin meaning "the second-born of the twins" or the one who comes after Taiwo.[1][2] Though Taiwo is the firstborn, it is believed that Kehinde is the elder twin, sending Taiwo into the world first to determine if it is time to be born.[3][self-published source]
Notable people
- Kehinde Andrews, British academic
- Kehinde Sofola (1924-2007), Nigerian jurist
- Kehinde Kamson (born 1961), Nigerian businesswoman
- Stephen K. Amos (born 1967), British comedian
- Kehinde Aladefa (born 1974), Nigerian hurdler
- Kehinde Fadipe (born 1983), British actress
- Kehinde Wiley (born 1977), American artist
- Kehinde Fatai (born 1990), Nigerian-Romanian footballer
- Kehinde Babatunde Victor Oladipo (born 1992), better known as Victor Oladipo, American basketball player
- Lisa-Kaindé Díaz (born 1994), French-Cuban musician
- Kehinde Bankole, Nigerian actress
- Kehinde Lijadu (born 1948), of Nigerian singing duo the Lijadu Sisters
Sometimes the name is also used in an Anglicised form as Kenny. Notable people known with this name include:
- Kenny Adeleke (born, 1983), Nigerian-American basketball player
- Kenny Onatolu (born 1982), American football player
- Kenny Ogungbe, Nigerian musician
- Kenny Blaq, Nigerian comedian
