Adetokunbo
Adétòkunbọ̀ is both a surname and a given name of Yoruba origin meaning "the crown or royalty from across the seas " or "the crown or royalty from a foreign land ".
The name ultimately consists of two parts: Adé which simply means "crown/royalty", and Tòkunbọ from ti-òkun-bọ̀ which roughly means "came sea arrived", and is often applied/given to Yorùbá children/people born outside of Africa, or that are majorly part of the Nigerian diaspora.
Surname
- Antetokounmpo :
- * Alex Antetokounmpo, Greek basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA.
- * Giannis Antetokounmpo, Greek basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA.
- * Kostas Antetokounmpo, Greek basketball player for Olympiacos in the GBL and the EuroLeague.
- * Thanasis Antetokounmpo, Greek basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA.
Given name
- Adetokunbo Ademola, Nigerian jurist
- Adetokunbo Kayode, Nigerian politician
- Adetokunbo Lucas, Nigerian physician
- Adetokunbo Ogundeji, American football player