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Olumide
Olumide Like Oluwaseun, Olumide names a child as an arrival of the divine — but "mide" (has come to me) adds a more personal, intimate dimension. Characters named Olumide often have a sense of being providentially placed in people's lives at the right moment, and their presence is experienced by others as unexpectedly significant.
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“See entry 72. Provided here as an alternate entry point for the name within the African naming section.”
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