Adekoya
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Yoruba |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Nigerian |
| Region of origin | South -West Nigeria |
Adékọyà ⓘ is a family name of Yoruba origin meaning "the crown or royalty rejects oppression or suffering".[1]
Notable people with the name include:
[edit]- Kemi Adekoya (born 1993), Nigerian-Bahraini track hurdler
- Oladipupo Adekoya Campbell (1919–2006), Nigerian musician and bandleader
- Seyi Adekoya (born 1995), American soccer player
- Yewande Adekoya (born 1984), Nigerian film actress, filmmaker, director and producer
References
[edit]- ^ Hanks, P.; Coates, R.; McClure, P. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. OUP Oxford. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
This page lists people with the surname Adekoya.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.