Bunmi: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Bunmi – Meaning: gave me [this child] — short for Oluwabunmi, 'God has given me this' (Yoruba bùn 'give' + mi 'me') – Origin: Yoruba (short form of Oluwabunmi) – Gender: Unisex


Bunmi is a Yoruba (short form of Oluwabunmi) unisex name meaning “gave me [this child] — short for Oluwabunmi, 'God has given me this' (Yoruba bùn 'give' + mi 'me')”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Bunmi

Meaning: Gave me [this child] — short for Oluwabunmi, 'God has given me this' (Yoruba bùn 'give' + mi 'me').

Origin: Yoruba (short form of Oluwabunmi).

Popularity of Bunmi

Bunmi doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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