Temitope
Common Yoruba name
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Temitope is a common name of Yoruba origin meaning "Mine is worthy of thanks or gratitude."[1] A related name; Tiwatope means "Ours is worthy of thanks or gratitude."[2] It is mostly a name given by parents to express gratitude sometimes to things that might have surrounded the birth of the child. It is a unisex name.
The name is rarely used as surname but it is common as first name or middle name.
Notable people with the names include
- Temitope Ojo, British rugby player
- Temitope Fagbenle, British basketball player
- Temitope Tedela, Nigerian actor
- Temitope Joshua, Nigerian clergy
- Amina Temitope Ajayi, American businesswoman
- Oluwabusayo Temitope Folarin, American writer
- Unoaku Temitope Anyadike, Nigerian model
- Temitope Akinnagbe, American actor
- Tope Obadeyi, English footballer
- Tiwatope Savage, Nigerian actress and singer
