Ladipo (alternatively spelled
Oladipo Oladipo (alternatively spelled " Ladipo"; variant: Oladipupo) is both a Yoruba language surname and a given name meaning "more wealth".
Notable people with the name include:
*Victor Oladipo (born 1992), American basketball player
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* Divine Oladi ...
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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 given name meaning "Wealth and Prosperity". Notable people with the name include:
Surname:
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Duro Ladipo
Durodola Durosomo Duroorike Timothy Adisa Ladipo (December 18, 1926 – March 11, 1978), more commonly known as Duro Ladipo, was one of the best known and critically acclaimed Yoruba people, Yoruba dramatists who emerged from postcolonial Africa. ...
(1931–1978), Nigerian dramatist
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Kehinde Oluwatoyin Ladipo, Nigerian geologist
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Margaret Ladipo (born 1961), Nigerian academic
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Sarah Ladipo Manyika
Sarah Ladipo Manyika is a British-Nigerian writer of novels, short stories and essays and an active member of the literary community, particularly supporting and amplifying young writers and female voices. She is author of two well received nove ...
(born 1968), Nigerian-British writer
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Sule Ladipo (born 1974), Nigerian tennis player
Given name:
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Ladipo Oluwole (1892-1953), Nigerian physician
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Ladipo Adamolekun (born 1942), Nigerian academic
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Ladipo Solanke
Ladipo Solanke (c. 1886 – 2 September 1958) was a political activist born in Nigeria who campaigned on West African issues.
Biography Birth and education
Born in Abeokuta, Nigeria, as Oladipo Felix Solanke, he studied at the Fourah Bay Coll ...
(c. 1886–1958), Nigerian activist
References
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Yoruba given names
Yoruba-language surnames