Yemi is a unisex Nigerian and Yoruba given name. It means "to befit me" and is short for many names such as Olayemi meaning Wealth befits me, Oluyemi meaning God befits me, Adeyemi meaning Royalty befits me, and others. Notable people with the name include:
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Yemi Abiodun
Ayodeji Opeyemi "Yemi" Abiodun (born 29 December 1980) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a striker.
Career
Born in London, Abiodun played youth football with Millwall and Norwich City. He signed a professional contrac ...
(born 1980), English footballer
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Yemi Adamolekun
Yemi Adamolekun is executive director of Enough is Enough. She campaigns for better governance in Nigeria and is also a senior associate in the Center for Strategic and International Studies. She participates in political discussions and was awa ...
, Nigerian activist
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Yemi Adesanya (born 1978), Nigerian accountant
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Yemi Ajibade
Yemi Ajibade (28 July 1929''Africa Who's Who'', London: Africa Journal Ltd, for Africa Books, 1981, p. 82. – 24 January 2013), usually credited as Yemi Goodman Ajibade or Ade-Yemi Ajibade, was a Nigerian playwright, actor and director who, af ...
(1929–2013, Nigerian playwright and actor
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Yemi Akinyemi Dele (born 1981), Czech choreographer
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Yemi Alade
Yemi Eberechi Alade (born 13 March 1989), is a Nigerian Afropop singer, songwriter, actress and activist. She won the ''Peak Talent Show'' in 2009 after which she signed to Effyzzie Music Group, and had a hit with her single "Johnny" in 2014. S ...
(born 1989), Nigerian singer-songwriter
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Yemi Akinseye George (born 1963), Nigerian law professor
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Yémi Apithy
Yémi Geoffrey Apithy (born 5 April 1989) is a French-Beninese sabre fencer representing Benin in international competitions, silver medalist at the 2014 and 2015 African Championships. He bore the flag for Benin at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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(born 1989), French-Beninese sabre fencer
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Yemi Fawole
Fawole John Oyeyemi (born 4 March 1985 in Ile-Ife, Osun State) is a Nigerian chess player. He won the Nigerian Chess championship in 2013 and has a FIDE (World Chess Federation) peak rating of 2214. He held the title of Nigeria National Chess ...
(born 1985), Nigerian chess player
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Yemi Idowu
Yemi Idowu, or Adeyemi Idowu, (born 3 December 1968) is a Nigerian entrepreneur, industrialist and philanthropist.
Early life and education
An alumnus of the Harvard Business School Executive Education Program, Idowu holds a Bachelor of Science in ...
(born 1968), Nigerian businessman
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Yemi Kale
Yemi Kale was the Statistician General of the National Bureau of Statistics of Nigeria from 2011 to 2021. Under his tenure, the GDP of Nigeria was recalculated, and following the recalculation, declared the largest GDP in Africa.
Life
He was bor ...
, Nigerian statistician
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Yemi Odubade
Yemi Odubade (born 4 July 1984) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a striker for Southern League Premier Division club Gosport Borough.
Odubade began his football career in England, playing in the Sussex County League for Eastbourne To ...
(born 1984), Nigerian footballer
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Yemi Osinbajo (born 1957), Nigerian lawyer and politician
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Yemi Shodimu
Yemi Shodimu (born 29 January 1960) is a Nigerian dramatist, television presenter, film director and filmmaker.
Early life
He was born in Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State southwestern Nigeria.
He spent his early life in Abeokuta at the pal ...
(born 1960), Nigerian filmmaker
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Yemi Tella
Yemi Tella (''c.'' 1951 – 20 October 2007) was the coach of the Nigerian football team that won the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He was awarded the title of 2007 African coach of the year.
Tella, a former lecturer at the National Institute for Spor ...
(c. 1951–2007), Nigerian football coach
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Yemi Elebuibon
Ifáyẹmi Ọ̀ṣundàgbónu Elebuibon (born 1947) is a Yoruba language, Yoruba and Nigerian writer, poet, author, linguist, and a world-famous Ifa priest. His plays and films have received worldwide acclamation for his pursuit of the preser ...
(born 1947)
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Unisex given names
Yoruba given names