rotimi
{{Infobox Given name|name=Rotimi|language=Yoruba|origin=Nigeria|region=South western Nigeria|meaning=Stay with me|related names=Olarotimi, Olurotimi, Akinrotimi, Aderotimi}}
Rotimi {{Audio|Rotimi (name).ogg|}} is a name of Yoruba origin which means 'stay with me'.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lF4aAQAAIAAJ|title=A Literary Revolution: In the Spirit of the Harlem Renaissance|author=Sandra M. Grayson|publisher=University Press of America|year=2008|isbn=978-0-7618-3924-8}} It is also a diminutive of names such as Olarotimi ('wealth stays with me'), Aderotimi ('crown/royalty stays with me'), Olurotimi ('God/my lord stays with me'), Akinrotimi ('warrior/valour stays with me'), Ayorotimi (joy stays with me), etc.
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People
Notable people with the name include:
=Mononym=
- Rotimi (actor) (born 1988), American singer-songwriter, actor and model
=Given name=
- Rotimi Adebari (born 1964), Nigerian-born Irish politician
- Rotimi Adelola (born 1958), Nigerian psychologist and film producer
- Rotimi Akeredolu (born 1956), Nigerian politician
- Rotimi Alakija (born 1980), British-Nigerian disc jockey, record producer and recording artist known professionally as DJ Xclusive
- Rotimi Amaechi (born 1965), Nigerian politician
- Rotimi Babatunde, Nigerian writer and playwright
- Rotimi Fani-Kayode (1955–1989), Nigerian-born British photographer
- Rotimi Peters (born 1955), Nigerian sprint runner
- Rotimi Rainwater (born 1970), American writer, director, and producer
- Rotimi Salami, Nigerian actor and film producer
- Rotimi Segun (born 1996), English rugby union player
=Middle name=
Listed alphabetically by surname
- Isaac Rotimi Ajayi (born 1965), Nigerian university administrator
- Thanasis Rotimi Antetokounmpo (born 1992), Greek professional basketball player
- Peter Rotimi Oludipe, Anglican bishop in Nigeria
- Frederick Rotimi Williams (1920–2005), Nigerian lawyer
=Surname=
- Bunmi Rotimi (born 1995), American football player
- Charles Rotimi (born 1957), Nigerian scientist
- Christopher Oluwole Rotimi (born 1935), Nigerian general, diplomat and politician
- Ola Rotimi (1938–2000), Nigerian playwrights and theatre director
- Sunday Rotimi (born 1980), Nigerian football goalkeeper
See also
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- Rotini, a type of pasta