Femi

Fẹ́mi
GenderUnisex
Language(s)Yoruba
Origin
Word/nameNigerian
MeaningLove me
Region of originSouth-West Nigeria

Fẹ́mi audio is a common Nigerian given unisex name of Yoruba origin which means "love Me".[1][2]Femi is most commonly a diminutive form of "Olufemi" (or Olúfẹ́mi) which means The Lord loves me ,("Olú" means Lord, Leader, or the "Prominent one," in the Yoruba language). Olufemi can also be diminutive of Olúwafẹ́mi. Other full forms of the name include Olorunfemi (God loves me), Jesufemi (Jesus loves me), Nifemi (Have my love), Babafemi (Father loves me), Obafemi (The King loves me), Adefemi (Royalty loves me), Ifafemi (Ifa loves me) etc.

  1. ^ Allisun Jones (2001). Exotic Names for the New Millennium. Neoteric Publications. p. 40. ISBN 9780965733847.
  2. ^ Connie Lockhart Ellefson (1987). The Melting Pot Book of Baby Names. Betterway Publications. p. 132. ISBN 9780932620842. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)