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Obayemi
Ọbáyẹmí
/oh-bah-YEH-mee/
Yoruba
· a boy or girl’s name
“Royalty suits me”
How to say it
oh-bah-YEH-mee
Traditional Yoruba spelling
Ọbáyẹmí
Used in
Nigeria, Benin
How common
uncommon · also a surname
Every way to write it
The name & its alternative spellings
Obayemi
Ọbáyẹmí
Nicknames & short forms
Yemi