Olufunke Agagu
Olufunke (sometimes shortened as Funke) is a Yoruba given name. Notable people include: *Funke Abimbola, Nigerian businesswoman and lawyer * Olufunke Adeboye, Nigerian professor * Olufunke Adedoyin (1962–2018), Nigerian politician and lawmaker * Funke Adesiyan, Nigerian actress *Funke Akindele (born 1977), Nigerian actress *Olufunke Baruwa (born 1976), Nigerian gender and development practitioner * Funke Bucknor-Obruthe (born 1976), Nigerian entrepreneur and lawyer * Funke Egbemode, Nigerian journalist * Funke Oladoye (born 1993), Nigerian sprinter * Funke Opeke (born 1961), Nigerian electrical engineer *Olufunke Oshonaike (born 1974), Nigerian table tennis player *Funke Osibodu Olufunke Iyabo Osibodu or Funke Osibodu is a Nigerian banker who led Ecobank Nigeria and the Union Bank of Nigeria. Life Funke Osibodu was born in January 1959. She attended the University of Ife and the Harvard Business School.< ...

Yoruba Names
A Yorùbá name is a name that is part of a naming tradition that is primarily used by the Yoruba people and Yoruba language-speaking individuals in Benin, Togo, and Nigeria. Naming ceremonies Originally, male Yorùbá children were named on the ninth day after their birth, while the female child was named on the seventh day. However, nowadays, both genders are named on the seventh day. The names of the children are traditionally found by divination performed by a group of Babalawo - traditional Ifá priests, but in recent times names can also come from those of ranking members of the family, including the father, mother, grandparents, or next of kin. Both the mother and father and other elderly relatives can give their own favorite names to the child or children. That is why the Yorùbás usually have a long list of names. Baby names often come from the grandparents and great grandparents of the child to be named. The name traditionally divined by the Babaláwo indicates the Orisha ...
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