Abayomi is a Nigerian masculine name of Yoruba origin meaning "my enemies tried to mock me but God didn't allow them". The full form is "Ota ibà yomi sugbon Ọlọ́run òjé". ^[1]

Notable people with the name includes:

Given name

• Abayomi Snowden (born 1977), American Visual artist/Musician
• Abayomi Ajayi (born 1961), Nigerian gynecologist
• Abayomi Barber, Nigerian contemporary artist
• Abayomi Mighty (born 1985), Nigerian youth ambassador to the United Nations
• Abayomi Olonisakin, Nigerian Chief of Defence Staff
• Abayomi Owonikoko Seun (born 1992), Nigerian-Georgian football player

Surname

• John Augustus Abayomi-Cole (1848–1943), Sierra Leonean medical doctor and herbalist
• Kofo Abayomi (1896–1979), Nigerian ophthalmologist
• Oyinkansola Abayomi (1897–1990), Nigerian nationalist and feminist

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