Fatai

Fatai audio^ⓘ is a Nigerian masculine given name and surname, predominantly used among Muslims, particularly within the Hausa and Yoruba communities. Derived from Arabic, "Abdulfatai" signifies Abdul/Abdullah - "loyal and faithful slave/servant of Allah" + Fatai/Fattah - "conqueror, victor".^[1]

Fatai

Gender	Male
Language(s)	Hausa/Yoruba
Origin
Word/name	Nigeria
Meaning	Loyal and faithful slave/servant of Allah + Fatai/Fattah - conqueror, victor
Region of origin	Northern region and South-West, Nigeria

Notable Individuals with the Name

Given name

• Fatai Akinade Akinbade (born 1955), Nigerian politician
• Alao Fatai Adisa (born 1986), Nigerian footballer
• Fatai Atere (born 1971), Nigerian footballer
• Fatai Ayinla (1939–2016), Nigerian boxer
• Oba Fatai Ayinla Aileru (born 1938), Nigerian politician
• Fatai Rolling Dollar (Olayiwola Fatai Olagunju; 1927–2013), Nigerian singer and songwriter
• Fatai Onikeke (born 1983), Nigerian–Australian boxer
• Fatai Osho, Nigerian football manager
• Otunba Fatai Sowemimo (born 1955), Nigerian businessman and politician
• Fatai (singer) (Fatai Veamatahau; born 1995), Australian singer
• Atanda Fatai Williams (1918–2002), Nigerian jurist
• Zhu Fatai, 4th-century Chinese scholar

Surname

• Adeyemo Fatai, Nigerian table tennis player
• Kehinde Fatai (born 1990), Nigerian footballer
• Sodiq Fatai (born 1996), Nigerian footballer