Babatunde
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Yoruba |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Father returns, or father has returned |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) |
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| Related names | Yetunde |
| See also | Yetunde, Tunde |
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'.[1][2][3] This generally refers to a male ancestor such as a deceased father, grandfather, or great-grandfather.
People named Babatunde
As a given name
- Babatunde Adebimpe, American actor and musician known professionally as Tunde Adebimpe
- Babatunde Aiyegbusi, Polish-Nigerian wrestler and former American football player
- Babatunde Agunloye, Canadian-based Nigerian film director and producer
- Babatunde Aléshé, British actor, writer and comedian
- Samuel Babatunde Bajah, Nigerian educator
- Babatunde Elegbede, military governor of Cross State, Nigeria, 1978–1979
- Babatunde Fashola, Nigerian politician; Minister of Power, Works and Housing, 2015–present; governor of Lagos State, 2007–2015
- Bomani Babatunde Jones, American sports journalist
- Babatunde Jose (1925–2008), Nigerian journalist
- Babatunde Lawal, Nigerian art historian in the United States
- Babatunde Lea, Afro-Cuban and worldbeat percussionist
- Babajide Ogunbiyi, American soccer player
- Babawande Olabisi, Nigerian-American baseball player known as Wande Olabisi
- Babatunde Olatunji, Nigerian drummer
- Babatunji Olowofoyeku, Nigerian lawyer, politician and educator
- Babatunde Ogunnaike, Nigerian-American chemical engineer
- Babatunde Oshinowo, NFL player
- Babatunde Osotimehin, Nigerian politician; Minister of Health, 2007–2010
- Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde Soyinka, Nigerian Nobel laureate
- Babatunde Wusu, Nigerian-Finnish football striker
- Babatunde Yusuf, Nigerian football player
As a surname
- Babajide Collins Babatunde, Nigerian-born, Russian-based footballer
- Badmus Babatunde, Nigerian footballer
- Ibrahim Babatunde, Nigerian-born, Italian-based footballer
- Michael Babatunde, Nigerian footballer
- Obba Babatundé, American actor of stage and screen
See also
References
- ^ Marcellina Ulunma Okehie-Offoha; Matthew N. O. Sadiku (1996). Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Nigeria. Africa World Press. p. 134. ISBN 978-0-865-4328-33.
- ^ Roland Hallgren (1988). The Good Things in Life: A Study of the Traditional Religious Culture of the Yoruba People. Volume 2 of Lund studies in African and Asian religions and Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology. University of Michigan (Coronet Books Incorporated). p. 55. ISBN 978-9-18-6668-228. ISSN 0284-8651.
- ^ Louise Crane; Jane E. Mohra (1982). African Names: People and Places: a Teaching Manual. Issue 1 of African outreach series and African studies. African Studies Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. p. 10.
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