Adesanya is a Nigerian Yoruba-language surname originating from the phrase ''ade san iya'' meaning ''the crown avenges my suffering''.
Notable people with the surname include:
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Abraham Adesanya
Chieftain, Chief Abraham Aderibigbe Adesanya (24 July 1922 in Ijebu Igbo – 27 April 2008) was a Nigerian politician, lawyer, activist, welfarist, and liberal progressive. He was the son of a famous and powerful traditional healer, the late ...
(1922–2008), Nigerian politician
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Ayo Adesanya
Ayo Adesanya (born 11 August 1969) is a Nigerian film actress, director and producer. Ayo Adesanya appears in both Yoruba and English-language films.
Early life
Ayo Adesanya hails from Ijagun, Ijebu in Ogun State southwestern Nigeria. Ayo Adesa ...
(born 1969), Nigerian actress, film director and producer
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Israel Adesanya
Israel Mobolaji Odunayo Oluwafemi Temitayo Owolabi Adesanya (born 22 July 1989) is a New Zealand professional mixed martial artist, kickboxer, and former boxer with multiple championships in all three disciplines. As a mixed martial artist, h ...
(born 1989), Nigerian-born New Zealand mixed martial artist, kickboxer, and boxer
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Jason Adesanya
Jason Adesanya (born 26 May 1993) is a Belgian footballer who currently plays for K Lyra-Lierse Berlaar.
Career
On 17 May 2019 K Lyra-Lierse Berlaar
K. Lyra-Lierse (full official name at the Royal Belgian Football Association: K. Lyra-Lierse ...
(born 1993), Belgian footballer
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Saburi Adesanya, Nigerian academic and writer
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Sekinat Adesanya (born 1987), Nigerian sprinter
References
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Yoruba-language surnames