Where does “Rotimi” come from?

Rotimi (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba mí — me first-person singular non-honorific object pronoun following a high-tone monosyllabic verb.

Rotimi (Yoruba): it is a shortened form or nickname for much longer names, ex. Dúrótìmí and Ọlárótìmí, see below for more longer names

Definitions

  1. it is a shortened form or nickname for much longer names, ex. Dúrótìmí and Ọlárótìmí, see below for more longer names

Ancestry of “Rotimi”, step by step

Rotimi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba mí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubamíme first-person singular non-honorific object pronoun following a high-tone monosyllabic verb

via Yoruba tì

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubatìwhich, who, that
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