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Babatunde

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Gender
  
Male

Variant form(s)
  
Babajide, Tunde

See also
  
Yetunde, Tunde

Language(s)
  
Yoruba

Related names
  
Yetunde

Meaning
  
Father Returns, or Father has Returned

Babatunde (a variant form of Babajide) is a male given name. In the Yoruba language, it means Father Returns, or a Father has Returned. This generally refers to a male ancestor such as a deceased father, grandfather, or great grandfather.

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As a given name

  • Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde Soyinka, Nigerian Nobel laureate
  • Samuel Babatunde Bajah, Nigerian educator
  • Babatunde Elegbede, military governor of Cross State, Nigeria, 1978-1979
  • Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Power, Works and Housing, 2015-present;governor of Lagos State, 2007–2015
  • Babatunde Jose, prominent Nigerian journalist
  • Babatunde Lea, Afro-Cuban and worldbeat percussionist
  • Babatunde Olatunji, Nigerian drummer
  • Babatunde Ogunnaike, Nigerian-American engineer
  • Babatunde Oshinowo, NFL player
  • Babatunde Osotimehin, Nigerian Minister of Health, 2007-2010
  • Babatunde Wusu, Nigerian-born football striker
  • Babatunde Yusuf, Nigerian football player
  • Babatunde Lawal, Founder of the 'WHIP'
  • Babajide Ogunbiyi, American soccer player

    • As a surname

  • Babajide Collins Babatunde, Nigerian-born, Russian-based footballer
  • Badmus Babatunde, Nigerian footballer
  • Ibrahim Babatunde, Nigerian-born, Italian-based footballer
  • Obba Babatundé, an American actor of stage and screen
  • Michel Babatunde, Nigerian footballer

    • References

    Babatunde Wikipedia
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