name
Olufunmilayo
oh-loo-foon-mee-LAH-yoh
oʊluːfuːnmiːˈlɑːjoʊListen
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Syllable breakdown
Olufunmilayo
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Yoruba (Nigeria)
- Meaning
- a feminine Yoruba name meaning God has given me joy or the Lord has turned my sorrow to joy — Olu from Olodumare meaning Lord, fun mi meaning gave me or did for me, and ayo meaning joy or happiness; this is the full formal version of the widely used name Funmilayo, and is most famously borne by Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti — the celebrated Nigerian women's rights activist, educator, and political organiser who led the Abeokuta Women's Union in a successful campaign that forced the resignation of the Alake of Abeokuta in 1949 and who was the mother of musician Fela Kuti; the name carries the cultural weight of this remarkable activist heritage alongside its literal meaning of divine gift of joy
- Gender
- female
- Also spelled
- Funmilayo, Funmi
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