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Adeyemi

Adéyẹmí

/ah-deh-YEH-mee/Yoruba · a boy or girl’s name

“The crown suits me”

How to say it
ah-deh-YEH-mee
Traditional Yoruba spelling
Adéyẹmí
Used in
Nigeria, Benin
How common
very common · also a surname

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

AdeyemiAdéyẹmí

Nicknames & short forms

Yemi

From the same family

01Adeyinka“The crown surrounds and protects”Yorubaany→︎02Adebayo“The crown meets joy”Yorubamale→︎03Adebesi“The crown has increased”Yorubamale→︎04Adebimpe“The crown has given birth to completeness”Yorubaany→︎05Adebisi“The crown has given birth to increase”Yorubaany→︎06Adebola“The crown brings wealth and honor”Yorubaany→︎07Adebowale“The crown has returned home”Yorubaany→︎08Adebukola“The crown has added to wealth/honour.”Yorubafemale→︎09Adebusola“The crown has added to wealth/honour.”Yorubafemale→︎10Adedayo“The crown has created joy”Yorubaany→︎11Adedeji“The crown has arrived twice”Yorubaany→︎12Adedoyin“The crown has become sweet; royalty has brought sweetness.”Yorubafemale→︎