Babatunde
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Language | Yoruba |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Father returns, or father has returned |
| Other names | |
| Variant forms |
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| Related names | Yetunde |
| See also | Yetunde, Tunde |
Babatunde Audio file "Babatunde.ogg" not found (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
[edit | edit source]As a given name
[edit | edit source]- 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
[edit | edit source]- 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
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