"Traditional Yoruba name"
The name Oluwafemi is commonly a male name from the "Yoruba" origin.
Oluwafemi is a Yoruba name from southwestern Nigeria, formed from Oluwa, the Yoruba word for Lord or God, and the phrase fe mi, meaning love me, so the name is glossed as God loves me. It belongs to the large group of Yoruba personal names that are complete sentences rather than single words. Femi is the usual short form, and Olufemi is a related name built the same way.
The pronunciation of Oluwafemi is oh-loo-wah-FEH-mee.
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