Abayomi is a Nigerian masculine name of Yoruba origin meaning "''my enemies tried to mock me but God didn't allow them''". The full form is "''Ota ibà yomi sugbon Ọlọ́run òjé''". Notable people with the name includes:

Given name

* Abayomi Snowden (born 1977), American Visual artist/Musician * Abayomi Ajayi (born 1961), Nigerian gynecologist *

Abayomi Barber Abayomi Adebayo Barber (23 October 1928 - 26 December 2021) was a Nigerian contemporary artist who was the mentor of the Abayomi Barber Art School in Lagos, Nigeria. He is an important modern art figure in Nigeria but less well known in the Wester ...

, Nigerian contemporary artist * Abayomi Mighty (born 1985), Nigerian youth ambassador to the United Nations *

Abayomi Olonisakin Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin (born 2 December 1961) is a retired Nigerian army general, former Chief of Defence Staff, and current Nigerian Ambassador to the Republic of Cameroon. He was appointed to the position of Chief of Defense Staff on 13 ...

, Nigerian Chief of Defence Staff *

Abayomi Owonikoko Seun Abayomi Owonikoko Seun (born September 13, 1992) is a Nigerian-Georgian footballer under contract from 2014 for Mirandela Mirandela () is a city and a municipality in northeastern Portugal. The city itself has a population of about 15,000. The ...

(born 1992), Nigerian-Georgian football player

Surname

John Augustus Abayomi-Cole Dr. John Augustus Abayomi-Cole (1848–1943) was a Sierra Leonean medical doctor and herbalist. He taught at the Evangelical United Brethren Church The Evangelical United Brethren Church (EUB) was a North American Protestant church from 1946 ...

(1848–1943), Sierra Leonean medical doctor and herbalist *

Kofo Abayomi Oloye Sir Kofoworola Adekunle "Kofo" Abayomi (10 July 1896 – 1 January 1979) was a Nigerian ophthalmologist and politician. He was one of the founders of the nationalist Nigerian Youth Movement in 1934 and went on to have a distinguished public ...

(1896–1979), Nigerian ophthalmologist * Oyinkansola Abayomi (1897–1990), Nigerian nationalist and feminist

References

{{Reflist Yoruba given names Yoruba-language surnames