Yetunde (variant forms: Yewande, Yeside, Yetide, Yejide, Yetunji, Yebode; alternatively spelled Iyabo or Iyabode) is a traditional name of the Yoruba ethnic group for females which factors into
Yoruba religious beliefs, meaning "Mother has returned".
Notable people with the name include:
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Anthonia Yetunde Alabi, Nigerian musician and businesswoman.
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Yetunde Barnabas
Yetunde Barnabas is a Nigerian model, beauty queen, actress and film producer. She initially gained recognition as the winner of ''The Most Beautiful Girl in Abuja'' pageant in 2017 and was crowned ''Miss Tourism Nigeria'' in 2019. She is best kn ...
, Nigerian actress
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Yetunde Onanuga
Yetunde Onanuga (born 11 September 1960) is a Nigerian politician who was the deputy governor of Ogun state from 2015 to 2019.
Life
Yetunde Onanuga was born at Adeoyo Hospital in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State in Nigeria. Her father was F.T. F ...
, Nigerian politician
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Yetunde Price
Yetunde Hawanya Tara Price (August 9, 1972 – September 14, 2003) was the oldest half-sister of and personal assistant to the leading tennis players Venus and Serena Williams. In 2003, Price was murdered in a shooting in Compton, Californi ...
, the elder half-sister of tennis players Venus Williams and Serena Williams.
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Yetide Badaki
Yetide Badaki (born September 24, 1981) is a Nigerian-American actress. She is best known for playing Bilquis on the Starz series '' American Gods''.
Early life
Badaki was born in Ibadan, Nigeria. Before moving to England, Badaki lived in Niger ...
, American actress
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Yejide Kilanko, Nigerian-Canadian writer
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Agnes Yewande Savage
Agnes Yewande Savage (21 February 1906 – 1964) was a Nigerian medical doctor and the first West African woman to train and qualify in orthodox medicine. Savage was the first West African woman to receive a university degree in medicine, graduat ...
, Scottish-Nigerian physician
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Yewande Osho, British comedian and actress.
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Yewande Adekoya
Yewande Adekoya (born 20 January 1983), is a Nigerian actress, filmmaker.
Early life and education
Yewande was born in Lagos State but hails from Ososa-Ijebu in Ogun State southwestern Nigeria.
She attended Bright star nursery and primary schoo ...
, Nigerian actress.
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Yewande Akinola, Nigerian engineer
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Yewande Olubummo
Yewande Olubummo (born February 8, 1960) is a Nigerian-American mathematician whose research interests include functional analysis and dynamical systems. She is an associate professor of mathematics at Spelman College, where she served as chair of ...
, American scientist
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Yewande Komolafe
Yewande Komolafe is a Nigerian-born food writer, author, and food stylist. She is best known for her work introducing Nigerian food to audiences in the US. Komolafe joined The New York Times as a cooking editor in February 2021.
Early life
Komo ...
, American chef
Notable people with the alternative name form include:
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Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello
Iyabo Obasanjo (born 27 April 1967) is a former Nigerian senator and the daughter of former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo and his wife Oluremi Obasanjo.
Early life and education
Obasanjo attended Corona School in Victoria Island, L ...
, daughter of Nigerian former president.
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Iyabo Anisulowo, Nigerian politician
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Iyabo Ojo
Alice Iyabo Ojo (born 21 December 1977) is a Nigerian film actress,director, and producer. , Nigerian actress.
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Olufunke Iyabo Osibodu, Nigerian banker
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Iyabode Ololade Remilekun Wallinkoski, Finnish model.
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Comfort Iyabo Momoh British-Nigerian nurse/midwife.
See also
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Babatunde
Babatunde (variant forms: Babatunji, Babajide, Babawande, Babaside, Babatide, Bababode, Babs) is a male given name. In the Yoruba language, it means 'father returns', or ' a father has returned'. This generally refers to a male ancestor such as a ...
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Tunde
References
Yoruba given names
Nigerian feminine given names
Reincarnation
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