Abimbola (diminutive form as ''"Bimbo"'') is both a
Yoruba
The Yoruba people (, , ) are a West African ethnic group that mainly inhabit parts of Nigeria, Benin, and Togo. The areas of these countries primarily inhabited by Yoruba are often collectively referred to as Yorubaland. The Yoruba constitute ...
surname and a unisex given name meaning: "born with wealth"
Notable people with the name include:
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Elizabeth Abimbola Awoliyi (1910–1971), Nigerian physician,
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Victor Abimbola Olaiya (1930–2020), Nigerian musician
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Bola Abimbola
Bola Abimbola (born c. 1968) is a vocalist, recording artist, and record producer from Lagos, Nigeria.
Musical career
Abimbola's career in music began at the age of nineteen with his first recording, ''Silifa Bamijo'', which featured a Yoruba- ...
, Nigerian musician
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Wande Abimbola
Chief Ògúnwán̄dé "Wán̄dé" Abím̄bọ́lá (born 24 December 1932) is a Nigerian academician, a professor of Yoruba language and literature, and a former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University). He has ...
(born 1932), Nigerian academic
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Abimbola Adelakun
Abimbola Adunni Adelakun (born 15 September) is a Nigerian writer.
Biography
Born in Ibadan, SouthWest Nigeria, she was educated at the University of Ibadan, where she graduated with a bachelor's degree and a Master of Arts degree in communication ...
, Nigerian writer
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Abimbola Alao (born 1967), Nigerian writer
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Abimbola Lagunju (born 1960), Nigerian writer
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Abimbola Afolami, (born, 1986) British politician
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Abimbola Ogunbanjo
Bamofin Abimbola Ogunbanjo was the Group Chairman of Nigerian Exchange Group Plc, (NGX Group), the non-operating holding company the emerged from the demutualisation of The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) from 2021 to 2022. Prior to this, he was th ...
, Nigerian executive
Notable people with the diminutive name form include:
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Bimbo Manuel
Bimbo Manuel (born 30 October 1958) is a Nigerian actor. He was nominated for Best actor in a supporting role at the 2013 Nollywood Movies Awards.
Career
Bimbo hails from Lagos State. After graduating from the University of Port Harcourt with ...
, Nigerian actor
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Bimbo Oloyede Bimbo Oloyede is a veteran Nigerian TV journalist and producer. As a newscaster, she was a mainstay on NTA ''Network News'' from 1976 to 1980.
Oloyede's father was M.E.K. Roberts, a former deputy inspector general of police, she spent much of her ...
, Nigerian journalist
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Bimbo Odukoya
Abimbola Rosemary "Bimbo" Odukoya Akinsuyi, Yemi.Its an Act of God, Says Pastor Bimbo’s Mother" ''Thisday''. 12 December 2005. Retrieved on 23 February 2009See version atAllAfrica (nee Williams; 12 September 1960 – 11 December 2005), was a N ...
, Nigerian televangelist
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Bimbo Akintola
Bimbo Akintola (born 5 May 1970) is a Nigerian actress.
Early life and education
Akintola was born on 5 May 1970 to a father from Oyo State and a mother from Edo State. She studied at Maryland Convent Private School in Lagos State. She proc ...
, Nigerian actress
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Bimbo Oshin, Nigerian actress
References
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Unisex given names
Yoruba given names
Yoruba-language surnames