Funmi
# Funmi

Funmi is a Nigerian feminine given name meaning "for me" or "give me" in Yoruba. It is a diminutive version of names such as:

* "Olufunmilola/Oluwafunmilola" (God has given me wealth) or "Funmilola" (give me wealth)
* "Olufunmilayo/Oluwafunmilayo" (God has given me joy) or "Funmilayo" (give me joy).

Notable people with the name include:

* Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (born 1900, died 1978), Nigerian educator, politician and women's rights activist
* Funmilayo Olayinka (born 1960, died 2013), Nigerian banker and politician
* Oluwafunmilayo Olajumoke Atilade (born 1952), Nigerian jurist
* Funmilayo Olopade (born 1957, Nigerian American physician
* Funmi Aragbaye (born 1954), Nigerian gospel singer, songwriter and televangelist
* Funmi Falana, Nigerian legal practitioner and women's rights activist
* Funmi Fadoju (born 2002), English netball player
* Funmi Iyanda (born 1971), Nigerian talk show host, broadcaster, journalist, and blogger
* Funmi Jimoh (born 1984), American long jumper
* Funmi Olonisakin, British-Nigerian scholar
* Funmi Tejuosho (born 1965), Nigerian politician
* Olajumoke Olufunmilola Adenowo (born, 1968), Nigerian architect
* Rachel Akosua Funmilola Garton (born 1991), Nigerian singer.
