Tanitoluwa
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| Gender | Male |
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| Language(s) | Yoruba |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Nigerian |
| Meaning | "Who is like the Lord" or "Who is as mighty as God" |
| Region of origin | South-west Nigeria |
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Tanitoluwa 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][2][3]
Notable people with the given name
[edit]- Tanitoluwa Adewumi (born 2010) Nigerian-American chess player.
- Tani Oluwaseyi –born as Tanitoluwa Oluwaseyi (born 2000) Canadian soccer player.
References
[edit]- ^ "Tanitoluwa Pronunciation". www.howtopronounce.com. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ "Tanítólúwa". www.yorubaname.com. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ "Tanitoluwa | Nigerian Names & Meanings". onlinenigeria.com. Retrieved 2024-11-03.