Abimbola
Appearance
Gender | Unisex |
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Language(s) | Yoruba |
Origin | |
Meaning | born with wealth |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Bimbo, Bola |
Abimbola (diminutive form as "Bimbo") is both a Yoruba surname and a unisex given name meaning "born with wealth".[1][2]
Notable people with the name include:
- Elizabeth Abimbola Awoliyi (1910–1971), Nigerian physician
- Victor Abimbola Olaiya (1930–2020), Nigerian musician
- Bola Abimbola, Nigerian musician
- Wande Abimbola (born 1932), Nigerian academic
- Abimbola Adelakun, Nigerian writer
- Abimbola Alao (born 1967), Nigerian writer
- Abimbola Lagunju (born 1960), Nigerian writer
- Abimbola Afolami (born 1986), British politician
- Abimbola Ogunbanjo, Nigerian executive
- Abimbola Lasore Alonge, YeyeOba Owu-Epe Ijeshaland, Osun State Nigeria
Notable people with the diminutive name form include:
- Bimbo Ademoye, Nigerian actress
- Bimbo Akintola, Nigerian actress
- Bimbo Manuel, Nigerian actor
- Bimbo Oloyede, Nigerian journalist
- Bimbo Odukoya, Nigerian televangelist
- Bimbo Oshin, Nigerian actress
References
- ^ "Abimbola". Behind the Name.
- ^ Abraham Ajibade Adeleke Ph. D. (2011). Intermediate Yoruba: Language, Culture, Literature, and Religious Beliefs, Part 2. Trafford Publishing. p. 63. ISBN 978-1-426-9490-98.