Adetokunbo

Adétòkunbọ̀ (Yoruba pronunciation: [ādétòkũ̄bɔ̀]) is both a surname and a given name of Yoruba origin meaning "the crown or royalty from across the seas" or "the crown or royalty from a foreign land". The name consists of two parts: Adé "crown", which is also found in other Yoruba names such as Adéwálẹ̀, and Tòkunbọ from ti òkun bọ̀ "came (by) sea (and) arrived", which is often applied to children born outside of Africa.

Surname

Basketball:^[1] brothers from Greece playing in the G League or NBA
- Alex Antetokounmpo (born 2001), Greek basketball player for the Wisconsin Herd (affiliate of the Milwaukee Bucks) in the NBA G League.
- Giannis Antetokounmpo (born 1994), Greek basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA.
- Kostas Antetokounmpo (born 1997), Greek basketball player for the Panathinaikos in Greece.
- Thanasis Antetokounmpo (born 1992), Greek basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA.

Given name

Adetokunbo Ademola (1906–1993), Nigerian jurist
Adetokunbo Kayode (born 1958), Nigerian politician
Adetokunbo Lucas (1931–2020), Nigerian physician
Adetokunbo Ogundeji (born 1998), American football player

Notes

↑ Several individuals with the Adétòkunbọ̀ surname live in Greece. In Modern Greek, voiced stops such as [b] or [d] are commonly transcribed using digraphs, respectively μπ mp for [b] and ντ nt for [d]. As a result, the surname Adétòkunbọ̀ is commonly transcribed Αντετοκούνμπο in Greek, which is pronounced [adetoˈkumbo]. That Greek name is in turn transliterated, using Latin characters, as Antetokounmpo. This practice reflects literally the order of the Greek letters ‒ rather than reflecting the name's pronunciation in Yoruba or in Greek.

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[1] Several individuals with the Adétòkunbọ̀ surname live in Greece. In Modern Greek, voiced stops such as [b] or [d] are commonly transcribed using digraphs, respectively μπ mp for [b] and ντ nt for [d]. As a result, the surname Adétòkunbọ̀ is commonly transcribed Αντετοκούνμπο in Greek, which is pronounced [adetoˈkumbo]. That Greek name is in turn transliterated, using Latin characters, as Antetokounmpo. This practice reflects literally the order of the Greek letters ‒ rather than reflecting the name's pronunciation in Yoruba or in Greek.

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