Ọbáfẹ́mi

Pronunciation



Meaning of Ọbáfẹ́mi

The king loves me.



Extended Meaning

The Ọba is also said to come from the reverent use of Ọba for the deity of small-pox Sọ̀npọ̀nná.



Morphology

ọba-fẹ́-mi



Gloss

ọba - king
fẹ́ - love, admire, want
mi - me


Geolocation

Common in:
OGUN



Famous Persons

  • Ọbáfẹmi Awólọ́wọ̀ (1909-1987)

  • Nigerian politician

  • lawyer and activist



Variants

Fẹ́mi