Adesanya

Adesanya
Gender	Male
Language	Yoruba
Origin
Word/name	Nigerian
Region of origin	South -West Nigeria

Adésànyà Listen^ⓘ is a Yoruba surname originating from the phrase adé san ìyà meaning "the crown or royalty avenges my suffering".^[1] Notable people with the surname include:

Abraham Adesanya (1922–2008), Nigerian politician
Ayo Adesanya (born 1969), Nigerian actress, film director and producer
Solomon Adesanya (born 1985), American politician & business man, Georgia House of Representatives
Israel Adesanya (born 1989), Nigerian-born New Zealand mixed martial artist, kickboxer, and boxer
Jason Adesanya (born 1993), Belgian footballer
Saburi Adesanya, Nigerian academic and writer
Sekinat Adesanya (born 1987), Nigerian sprinter

References

↑ Hanks, P.; Coates, R.; McClure, P. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. OUP Oxford. p. 16. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9.

[Hanks_Coates_McClure_2016-1] Hanks, P.; Coates, R.; McClure, P. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. OUP Oxford. p. 16. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9.

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