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n given unisex name of

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origin which means "love Me". Femi is most commonly a diminutive form of "Olufemi" (or Olúfẹ́mi) which means "The Lord loves me" ("Olú" means Lord, Leader, or the "Prominent one," in the Yoruba language). "Olufemi" can also be diminutive of "Olúwafẹ́mi". Other full forms of the name include Olorunfemi (God loves me), Jesufemi (Jesus loves me), Nifemi (Have my love), Babafemi (Father loves me), Obafemi (The King loves me), Adefemi (Royalty loves me), Ifafemi (Ifa loves me) etc.

People

Acting

Femi Taylor Femi Taylor (born 8 April 1961) is a Nigerien-born British dancer and actress best known for portraying Jabba the Hutt's Twi'lek slave dancer Oola in the 1983 motion picture ''Return of the Jedi''. Career Taylor portrayed the slave dancer Ool ...

, British dancer and actress *

Femi Emiola Femi Emiola is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in the TV series ''Wicked Wicked Games'' and in the web series ''If Looks Could Kill''. Her first and last names come from the Yoruba language, and her first name is pronounced ...

, American actress *

Femi Oyeniran Femi Oyeniran is a Nigerian-British actor and director who started his career in the cult classic ''Kidulthood'', playing the role of "Moony" in 2006. It was followed by the 2008 sequel ''Adulthood''. His first feature film as a director "It's ...

, British actor

Art

Femi Ford
American Artist

Politics

Femi Fani-Kayode David Oluwafemi Adewunmi Abdulateef Fani-Kayode (born 16 October 1960) is a Nigerian politician, essayist, poet and lawyer. He was a member of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He was with the opposition's All Progressive Congress (A ...

(born 1960), Nigerian politician *

Femi Gbaja Biamila Olufemi Hakeem Gbajabiamila (born 25 June 1962), is a Nigerian lawyer and politician. A member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Gbajabiamila has served as Speaker of the House of Representatives since 2019. Early life and education Olu ...

(born 1962), Nigerian politician * Femi Oluwole (born 1990), British political activist * Femi Pedro (born 1955), Nigerian politician *

Femi Okurounmu Femi Okurounmu was elected Senator for the Ogun Central constituency of Ogun State, Nigeria at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic, running on the Alliance for Democracy (AD) platform. He held office from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2003. Ok ...

, Nigerian politician, Senator for Ogun Central *

Femi Adesina Femi Adesina OON is a Nigerian journalist who served as the Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari. Education Adesina attended Obafemi Awolowo University Osun, State and th ...

, Nigerian journalist and government official *

Obafemi Awolowo Chief Obafemi Jeremiah Oyeniyi Awolowo (; 6 March 1909 – 9 May 1987) was a Yoruba nationalist and Nigerian statesman who played a key role in Nigeria's independence movement (1957-1960). Awolowo founded the Yoruba nationalist group Egbe O ...

, Nigerian politician, statesman, and nationalist who played a key role in Nigeria's independence movement.

Sport

* Femi, nickname of

Oluwafemi Ajilore Ebenezer Oluwafemi Ajilore (born 18 January 1985), also known as Femi, is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

(born 1985), footballer now playing for FC Groningen *

Femi Babatunde Femi Babatunde Ijanikin (born December 13, 1986 in Ilorin) is a Nigerian football player currently playing with the Kwara United F.C. of Ilorin. Career Babatunde hails from Ilorin of Ilorin-West local government area of Kwara State and is other ...

(born 1986), Nigerian footballer now playing for Kwara United F.C. * Femi Ilesanmi (born 1991), English professional footballer * Femi Joseph (born 1990), Nigerian footballer now playing for Liberty Professionals F.C. *

Femi Opabunmi Femi Opabunmi (born 3 March 1985) is a Nigerian former footballer. Career He played for a few clubs, including Shooting Stars FC, Grasshoppers Zürich (Switzerland), Hapoel Be'er Sheva and Chamois Niortais in France. He studied at Methodist Hig ...

(born 1985), footballer now playing for Shooting Stars FC *

Femi Orenuga Kenny Oluwafemi Gbolahan Ademola "Femi" Orenuga (born 18 March 1993) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder. Career Southend United Born in Lewisham, London, Orenuga joined Southend United in 2006 after he impressed the club follow ...

(born 1993), English footballer now playing for Everton

Writing and journalism

Femi Osofisan Babafemi Adeyemi Osofisan (born June 16, 1946), known as Femi Osofisan or F.O., is a Nigerian writer noted for his critique of societal problems and his use of African traditional performances and surrealism in some of his plays. A frequent theme ...

(born 1946), Nigerian writer * Femi Euba, Nigerian actor and playwright *

Femi Oguns Olufemi Temitope Ogunsanwo (born 28 October 1977), known as Femi Oguns, is a prominent British agent and former actor who founded Identity School of Acting and Identity Agency Group. Background Femi Oguns obtained a joint honours degree in Ra ...

, British playwright *

Femi Oke Femi Oke ( ; born 30 June 1966) is a British television presenter and journalist. Early life and education Femi Oke was born in London, England, to Nigerian parents of the Yoruba ethnic group. She is a graduate of Birmingham University, where ...

(born 1966), British TV journalist, now in New York *

Caleb Femi Caleb Femi (born 1990) is a British-Nigerian author, film-maker, photographer, and former young people's laureate for London. His debut poetry collection, ''Poor'', was awarded a Forward Prize for Poetry. Early life Femi was born in 1990 in Ka ...

, British poet and former young people’s laureate for London. * Femi Johnson, Nigerian TV journalist with the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA)

Law

Femi Falana Femi Falana, SAN (born 20 May 1958)In the town of Ilawe, Ekiti State He is a Nigerian lawyer and Human right activist.He is also the father to Folarin Falana popularly known as Falz. Femi Falana is a well-known activist for human rights, always ...

, Nigerian Lawyer and human rights activist.

Health

Femi Oshagbemi Fẹ́mi is a common Nigerian given unisex name of Yoruba origin which means "love Me". Femi is most commonly a diminutive form of "Olufemi" (or Olúfẹ́mi) which means "The Lord loves me" ("Olú" means Lord, Leader, or the "Prominent one," in the ...

, Nigerian born Pharmacist, Epidemiologist and Public health expert *

Femi Ojo Fẹ́mi is a common Nigerian given unisex name of Yoruba origin which means "love Me". Femi is most commonly a diminutive form of "Olufemi" (or Olúfẹ́mi) which means "The Lord loves me" ("Olú" means Lord, Leader, or the "Prominent one," in the ...

, Nigeria born Psychiatric Registered Nurse, and Public Health Expert, in California

Other

Femi Otedola Femi Otedola (born 4 November 1962) is a Nigerian businessman, philanthropist, and former chairman of Forte Oil PLC, an importer of fuel products. Otedola is the founder of Zenon Petroleum and Gas Ltd, and the owner of a number of other busin ...

(born 1967), Nigerian billionaire businessman *

Femi Kuti Olufela Olufemi Anikulapo Kuti (born 16 June 1962), popularly known as Femi Kuti, is a Nigerian musician born in London and raised in Lagos. He is the eldest son of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti and a grandchild of political campaigner, Women's ri ...

(born 1962), Nigerian musician and the eldest son of afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti *

Femi John Femi Femi John Femi (born 30 December 1945) is the first qualified helicopter pilot to be appointed as the Chief of Air Staff of the Nigerian Air Force. Early life Femi was born on 30 December 1945 in Egbeda–Kabba, Kogi State. He enlisted into the ...

(born 1945), Chief of Air Staff of the Nigerian Air Force *

Femi Temowo Femi Temowo (born 15 September 1976) is a Nigerian-born British jazz guitarist, musical director, producer, and broadcaster. Career Temowo was born in 1976 in Akure, Nigeria, and moved to London at the age of 10. He began playing guitar when he ...

, British jazz musician

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