Temitope is a common name of Yoruba origin meaning "Mine is worthy of thanks or gratitude." A related name; Tiwatope means "Ours is worthy of thanks or gratitude." It is mostly a name given by parents to express gratitude sometimes to things that might have surrounded the birth of the child. It is a unisex name.
The name is rarely used as surname but it is common as first name or middle name.
Notable people with the names include Temitope Ojo, British rugby player Temitope Fagbenle, British basketball player Temitope Tedela, Nigerian actor Temitope Joshua, Nigerian clergy Amina Temitope Ajayi, American businesswoman Oluwabusayo Temitope Folarin, American writer Unoaku Temitope Anyadike, Nigerian model Temitope Akinnagbe, American actor Tope Obadeyi, English footballer Tiwatope Savage, Nigerian actress and singer
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