Gender | Male |
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Language(s) | Yoruba |
Origin | |
Word/name | Yoruba |
Region of origin | Southwest of Nigeria |
Other names | |
Short form(s) | Muyiwa |
Olumuyiwa is a Nigerian name of Yoruba origin meaning "God, Lord, or the prominent one brought this".
Notable people with this name include:
- Olumuyiwa Aganun (born 1984), Nigerian footballer
- Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu (born 1960), Nigerian engineer
- Olumuyiwa Jibowu (1899–1959), Nigerian jurist
- Olumuyiwa Fashanu (born 2002), American football player
- Oluwole Olumuyiwa (1929–2000), Nigerian architect
Olumuyiwa is also the title of the 2023 album by Nigerian folk musician, Beautiful Nubia.
References
- Nike Lawal; Matthew N. O. Sadiku; Ade Dopamu (2004). "Understanding Yoruba Life and Culture". Africa World Press (the University of California). p. 519. ISBN 9781592210251.
- Olaitan, Ganiu (May 24, 2023). "I smell sweat of thousands of musicians in studio, says Beautiful Nubia". The Nation.
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