Rotimi
Yoruba · Boy · 3 syllables
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About the name Rotimi
Rotimi is a Yoruba name meaning "my people are celebrated" or "fame of my people," derived from the Yoruba words "ro" (to speak/celebrate) and "timi" (my people).
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Etymology
Rotimi is a Yoruba name meaning "my people are celebrated" or "fame of my people," derived from the Yoruba words "ro" (to speak/celebrate) and "timi" (my people). The name is primarily used among the Yoruba people of Nigeria and the Nigerian diaspora, with no specific religious restriction, though it occurs in both Muslim and Christian Yoruba communities.
Rotimi currently ranks #13,938 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1986.
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