Last updated: March 2026

Character Name

Temi

Meaning — See entry 77. Mine, belongs to me — the Yoruba name of intimate claiming, the character at the centre of intense relational dramas.·Yoruba origin·Female·TEH-mee

Temi See entry 77 (Temi) — the character whose identity is defined by the question of to whom she ultimately belongs, fought over by competing loves and loyalties.

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Contemporary FictionLiterary FictionComing-of-AgeRomance

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Variations & nicknames

TemiOluwatemi

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Temi AdeyemiTemi AdesanyaTemi FasholaTemi AlabiTemi Okonkwo

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