Fatai Amoo
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

Fatai is a
Nigerian Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was derived from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British jo ...
masculine given name and surname, predominantly used among Muslims, particularly within the
Hausa Hausa may refer to: * Hausa people, an ethnic group of West Africa * Hausa language, spoken in West Africa * Hausa Kingdoms, a historical collection of Hausa city-states * Hausa (horse) or Dongola horse, an African breed of riding horse See also ...
and Yoruba communities. Derived from
Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...
, "Abdulfatai" signifies Abdul/Abdullah - "loyal and faithful slave/servant of Allah" + Fatai/Fattah - "conqueror, victor".


Notable Individuals with the Name


Given name

* Fatai Akinade Akinbade (born 1955), Nigerian politician *
Alao Fatai Adisa Alao Fatai Adisa (born 30 November 1986 in Kwara) is a Nigerian professional footballer. Career Al-Oruba Adisa joined Oruba in 2009 from Al-Ittihad (Ibb). He played in 2012 for the club Al-Oruba in the 2012 AFC Cup. Mohun Bagan On 26 June 20 ...
(born 1986), Nigerian footballer * Fatai Atere (born 1971), Nigerian footballer * Fatai Ayinla (1939–2016), Nigerian boxer * Oba Fatai Ayinla Aileru (born 1938), Nigerian politician *
Fatai Rolling Dollar Olayiwola Fatai Olagunju, known professionally as Fatai Rolling Dollar (22 July 1927 – 12 June 2013), was a Nigerian jùjú singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, described by the BBC as a "nationally celebrated performer." Biography H ...
(Olayiwola Fatai Olagunju; 1927–2013), Nigerian singer and songwriter * Fatai Onikeke (born 1983), Nigerian–Australian boxer * Fatai Osho, Nigerian football manager * Otunba Fatai Sowemimo (born 1955), Nigerian businessman and politician * Fatai (singer) (Fatai Veamatahau; born 1995), Australian singer *
Atanda Fatai Williams Chief Atanda Fatai Williams, (22 October 1918 – 10 April 2002) was a Nigerian Jurist and Chief Justice of Nigeria from 1979 to 1983. Early life Williams was born on 22 October 1918 in Lagos State, Nigeria, the son of Issa Williams. His fat ...
(1918–2002), Nigerian jurist * Zhu Fatai, 4th-century Chinese scholar


Surname

*
Adeyemo Fatai Adeyemo Fatai (born 26 October 1961) is a Nigerian table tennis player. Between 1985 and 1994, he won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the African Table Tennis Championships. He competed in men's doubles at the 1988 Summ ...
, Nigerian table tennis player *
Kehinde Fatai Kehinde Abdul Feyi Fatai (born 19 February 1990) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Greek Super League 2 club AEL. Club career Early career & Romanian Liga I Fatai was in Nigeria with the Anwar-ul-Islam Co ...
(born 1990), Nigerian footballer *
Sodiq Fatai Sodiq Olamilekan Fatai (born 4 June 1996) is a Nigerian professional football player who plays for Penafiel. Club career He made his professional debut in the Segunda Liga for Gil Vicente Gil Vicente (; c. 1465c. 1536), called th ...
(born 1996), Nigerian footballer


References

{{Reflist Yoruba given names Hausa given names