Adekoya
Adékọyà is a family name of Yoruba origin meaning "the crown or royalty rejects oppression or suffering".[1] Notable people with the name include:
- Jubril Adekoya (born 1994), American college basketball player and member of the 2013–14 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team
- Kemi Adekoya (born 1993), Nigerian-Bahraini track hurdler
- Oladipupo Adekoya Campbell (1919–2006), Nigerian musician and bandleader
- Seyi Adekoya (born 1995), American soccer player
- Yewande Adekoya (born 1984), Nigerian film actress, filmmaker, director and producer
- Adebowale O. Adekoya(born 1969), Professor of Medicine, consultant physician and nephrologist.
- Bola J Adekoya. (born 1973).Professor of Ophthalmology, consultant Ophthalmologist of international repute.
References[edit]
- ^ Hanks, P.; Coates, R.; McClure, P. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. OUP Oxford. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
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