Yetunde
Name list
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Yetunde // ⓘ[2][3] is a traditional name of the Yoruba ethnic group for females which factors into Yoruba religious beliefs, meaning "Mother has returned".[4][5] This is the name the Yoruba give to a daughter born shortly after the death of a paternal grandmother.[1] In essence, the baby is regarded in Yoruba society and worldview as the reincarnation of their grandmother.[6] In similarity, Babatunde (father again come) and Babajide (father wake come) are the male equivalent.[6]
Spelling variations
Iyabo, Iyamide, Yetunde, Yedjide, or Yewande, meaning "Mother has returned".[1]
Notable people with the name include
- Anthonia Yetunde Alabi, Nigerian musician and businesswoman.
- Yetunde Barnabas, Nigerian actress
- Yetunde Onanuga, Nigerian politician
- Yetunde Price, the elder half-sister of tennis players Venus Williams and Serena Williams.
- Yetide Badaki, American actress
- Yejide Kilanko, Nigerian-Canadian writer
- Agnes Yewande Savage, Scottish-Nigerian physician
- Yewande Osho, British comedian and actress.
- Yewande Adekoya, Nigerian actress.
- Yewande Akinola, Nigerian engineer
- Yewande Olubummo, American scientist
- Yewande Komolafe, American chef
Notable people with the alternative name form include:
- Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello, daughter of Nigerian former president.
- Iyabo Anisulowo, Nigerian politician
- Iyabo Ojo, Nigerian actress.
- Olufunke Iyabo Osibodu, Nigerian banker
- Iyabode Ololade Remilekun Wallinkoski, Finnish model.
- Comfort Iyabo Momoh British-Nigerian nurse/midwife.
