Atere is a Nigerian surname of Yoruba origin meaning "The straightforward one." The name is formed from “a” (one who) and “tẹ́rẹ́” (straightforward), giving it the morphological structure a-tẹ́rẹ́.
Notable people with the surname
Johnson Akin Atere – Nigerian clergy Segun Atere –Nigerian football midfielder Fatai Atere (born 1971) Nigerian footballer
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