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Obafemi

Ọbáfẹ́mi

/oh-bah-FEH-mee/Yoruba · a boy’s name

“The king loves me”

How to say it
oh-bah-FEH-mee
Traditional Yoruba spelling
Ọbáfẹ́mi
Used in
Nigeria, Benin
How common
common · also a surname

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

ObafemiỌbáfẹ́mi

Nicknames & short forms

Femi

From the same family

01Aderinsola“Walking into wealth and honor”Yorubafemale→︎02Fagade“Ifa has made one wear the crown; Ifa has bestowed kingship.”Yorubamale→︎03Jaiyesimi“Enjoy life fully, without looking back”Yorubaany→︎04Jesuloba“Jesus is king”Yorubaany→︎05Jọba“May the king reign”Yorubamale→︎06Obashola“The king adds wealth and honor”Yorubamale→︎07Tobiloba“Great beyond measure, greater than a king”Yorubaany→︎