The name Tiyamiyu is a derivative from the
Yoruba
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word ''"Ti iya mi loju"'' which implies my mother is the greatest or dearest.
Oral traditional authority has it that the name which is similar to Tiamiyu and of the same meaning was first adopted by a male—in
Iperu,
Ogun state
Ogun State is a state in southwestern Nigeria. Created on 3 February 1976 from the former Western State. Ogun State borders Lagos State to the south, Oyo State and Osun State to the north, Ondo State to the east, and the Republic of Benin to the ...
of
Nigeria
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—whom was a practitioner of the
Yoruba religion
The Yoruba religion (Yoruba: Ìṣẹ̀ṣe), or Isese, comprises the traditional religious and spiritual concepts and practice of the Yoruba people. Its homeland is in present-day Southwestern Nigeria, which comprises the majority of Oyo, Ogu ...
, and upon conversion to
Islam
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wanted a unique name but "funky."
The man, named Amusan, is the grandson of Bisuga (whose father was one of the earlier settlers with Akesan-
Iperu), a chief of Iperu from the Amororo royal quarters in Iperu whom gave evidence during the quest for Remo independence from
Ijebu-Ode
Ijebu-Ode is a town in Ogun State, Nigeria, South Western geopolitical zone in Nigeria, close to the A121 highway (Nigeria), A121 highway. The city is located 110 km by road north-east of Lagos; it is within of the Atlantic Ocean in the e ...
.
It was Amusan, the grand child who was married to Sefinatu— that adopted the name Tiyamiyu., as against the Muslim variant 'Tiamiyu'
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References
Yoruba given names
African given names
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