Olatunji
title: "Olatunji" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["given-names-of-nigerian-origin", "surnames-of-nigerian-origin", "yoruba-given-names", "yoruba-language-surnames", "african-masculine-given-names"] topic_path: "geography/nigeria" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olatunji" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Olatunji |
| meaning | A combination of prestige, success and wealth reawakened |
| gender | Male |
| language | Yoruba |
| origin | Yorubaland |
| region | Yorubaland [Nigeria, Benin, Togo] |
| variant forms | {{UBL |
| :: |
| name = Olatunji | meaning = A combination of prestige, success and wealth reawakened | gender = Male | language = Yoruba | origin = Yorubaland | region = Yorubaland [Nigeria, Benin, Togo] | variant forms = {{UBL | Olatoundji (Republic Of Benin) | Tunji
Ọlátúnjí is both a surname and a given name of Yoruba origin meaning "nobility/wealth has resurrected, has returned and becomes stronger, is reasserted". The shortform is Tunji.
Notable people
- Olatunji Akin Euba (1935–2020), Nigerian composer, musicologist and pianist
- Ayokunle Olatunji "T. J." Fatinikun (born 1991), Nigerian-American player of American football
- Babatunde Olatunji (1927–2003), Nigerian drummer, educator and social activist
- Dayo Olatunji (born 1992), English singer
- Eddie Olatunji Oshodi (born 1992), English footballer
- Olajide "JJ" Olatunji (born 1993), known as "KSI", English rapper and Internet personality
- Deji Olatunji (born 1996), YouTuber, brother of KSI
- Victor Olatunji (born 1999), Nigerian footballer
- Olatunji Yearwood (born 1985), Trinidadian Soca singer and songwriter
References
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