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Tanitoluwa

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Tanitoluwa
GenderMale
Language(s)Yoruba
Origin
Word/nameNigerian
Meaning"Who is like the Lord" or "Who is as mighty as God"
Region of originSouth-west Nigeria
Other names
Variant form(s)
  • Tańtọ́lọ́run
  • Tańtọ́lọ́un

TantoluwaTanitoluwa or Tantoluwa is a masculine Nigerian given name of Yoruba origin. It combines the Yoruba words "ta" (who), "ni" (is), "tó" (match, big as, equal to), and "olúwa" (Lord, God), translating to "Who is like the Lord" or "who is as mighty as God" Morphologically, it is written as ta-ni-tó-olúwa.[1]

Notable people with the given name

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References

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  1. ^ Ikotun, Reuben O (2013). "New trends in Yoruba personal names among Yoruba Christians". Linguistik online 59 (2), 67-85, 2013.