Kehinde
Language(s) | Yoruba |
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Origin | |
Meaning | Second-born twin |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Kehindegbegbon, Kaindé |
Related names | Taiwo, Taiye |
See also | Taiwo |
Kehinde (Short for Omokehinde) is a given name of Yoruba origin meaning "the second-born of the twins" or the one who comes after Taiwo.[1][2] Though Taiwo is the firstborn, it is believed that Kehinde is the elder twin, sending Taiwo into the world first to determine if it is time to be born.[3]
Notable people with the name include:
- Kehinde Andrews, British academic
- Kehinde Sofola (1924-2007), Nigerian jurist
- Kehinde Kamson (born 1961), Nigerian businesswoman
- Stephen K. Amos (born 1967), British comedian
- Kehinde Aladefa (born 1974), Nigerian hurdler
- Kehinde Fadipe (born 1983), British actress
- Kehinde Wiley (born 1977), American artist
- Kehinde Fatai (born 1990), Nigerian-Romanian footballer
- Kehinde Babatunde Victor Oladipo (born 1992), better known as Victor Oladipo, American basketball player
- Lisa-Kaindé Díaz (born 1994), French-Cuban musician
- Kehinde Bankole, Nigerian actress
Sometimes the name is also used in an Anglicised form as Kenny. Notable people known with this name include:
- Kenny Adeleke (born, 1983), Nigerian-American basketball player
- Kenny Onatolu (born 1982), American football player
- Kenny Ogungbe Nigerian musician
- Kehinde Okunoren (born, 1983), Nigerian fashion designer & Businessman
- Temitope Kehinde Ajayi (born 1975) Nigerian, Ekiti State Entrepreneur.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b Kehinde, Temitope (1975). "Ajayi". Online Nigeria. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
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- ^ Herman Bauman (2008). African Safari for Jesus. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 978-1-462-8253-70.[self-published source]