Yínká is a unisex name in the Yoruba language. It is a contraction of "Yímiká" meaning "surround me." It is also a diminutive form of names such as Adéyínká (crown/royalty surrounds me), Olayinka (prestige/wealth surrounds me), Akínyínká (warriors/valour surrounds me), Olúyínká (God/my lord surrounds me), etc.[1][2]
People named Yínká include:
Yinka Ayefele (born 1968), Nigerian music producer
Yinka Ayenuwa (born 1986), Nigerian weightlifter
Yinka Bokinni (born 1989), British radio and television presenter
Yinka Charles (born 1970), British rapper, author, and activist, aka MC Reason, former member of 1990s band Love City Groove
Yinka Davies (born 1970), Nigerian vocalist, dancer and lyricist
Yinka Dare (1972–2004), Nigerian basketball player
Yinka Faleti (born 1976), American veteran
Oluyinka Idowu (born 1972), Nigerian-born British former long jumper nicknamed "Yinka"
Yinka Ilori (born 1987), British artist
Yinka Olukunga, Nigerian actress
Yinka Quadri (born 1959), Nigerian actor, filmmaker, producer and director
Yinka Shonibare (born 1962), Nigerian-British artist
Yinka Sunmonu (born 1962), British writer and journalist
^Kayode J. Fakinlede (2005). Beginner's Yoruba. Hippocrene Beginner's Series. p. 10. ISBN 9780781810692.
^Nike Lawal; Matthew N. O. Sadiku; P. Adelumo Dopamu (2004). Understanding Yoruba Life and Culture. Africa World Press. p. 517. ISBN 9781592210251.
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