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The baby name Akintunde is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced ah-KEEN-TOON-deh.

Akintunde is Yoruba in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 4.0
Origin: Yoruba
Pronunciation: ah-KEEN-TOON-deh

What is the meaning of the name Akintunde ?

The baby name Akintunde is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced ah-KEEN-TOON-deh.

Akintunde is Yoruba in Origin.

Akintunde is a masculine Yoruba given name from southwestern Nigeria. Formed from Akin 'valiant one, warrior' and tunde 'returns/has returned,' it means 'the warrior has returned' or 'bravery returns.' In Yoruba onomastics, -tunde names reflect the belief in ancestral return (atunwa), signaling a child thought to carry the qualities of a brave forebear.

Recorded widely in Yoruba communities and historical sources, the name appears as both forename and surname and remains common across the Nigerian diaspora in the UK and North America. Orthographic form with tone marks is Akíntúndé; everyday Roman spelling drops the diacritics. Familiar variants and short forms include Akin and Tunde; pet names may render it as Aki. Related cognates share elements, such as Babatunde, Yetunde, and other Akin- compounds (Akinwale, Akinola).

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Akintunde – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
OM 0 #121 1 6,215
NG 0 #191 75 5,926
JM Boys 0 #293 1 6,876
NG Boys 0 #343 1,256 16,906
OM Girls 0 #423 2 15,987
SD Boys 0 #466 1 10,523
ZA 0 #474 1 14,421
NG Girls 0 #480 357 15,093
LY 0 #556 4 12,703
QA Boys 0 #742 2 18,093
OM Boys 0 #918 1 17,948
EG Girls 0 #1,006 4 14,742
SA Girls 0 #1,014 1 25,931
AE Boys 0 #1,140 4 22,615
MY Boys 0 #1,182 1 25,439
TR 0 #1,254 1 19,440
ZA Boys 0 #1,267 6 25,619
SA Boys 0 #1,691 1 28,008

Akintunde is popular in 12 countries — most recent births per country:

AE
EG
JM
LY
MY

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People also ask about Akintunde

Akintunde is predominantly a boy's name.
Akintunde is a 4 syllable name, pronounced ah-KEEN-TOON-deh.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Akin-Tunde, Akin Tunde, Akintunde, Akin and Tunde.
Akintunde is a name of Yoruba origin, traditionally used in Nigeria. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within Nigeria and its diaspora communities.