Fẹ́mi is a common Nigerian given unisex name of Yoruba origin which means "love Me". Femi is most commonly a diminutive form of "Olufemi" (or Olúfẹ́mi) which means "The Lord loves me" ,("Olú" means Lord, Leader, or the "Prominent one," in the Yoruba language). "Olufemi" can also be diminutive of "Olúwafẹ́mi". Other full forms of the name include Olorunfemi (God loves me), Jesufemi (Jesus loves me), Nifemi (Have my love), Babafemi (Father loves me), Obafemi (The King loves me), Adefemi (Royalty loves me), Ifafemi (Ifa loves me) etc.
People
Acting
Femi Taylor, British dancer and actress
Femi Emiola, American actress
Femi Oyeniran, British actor
Art
Femi Ford, American Artist
Politics
Femi Fani-Kayode (born 1960), Nigerian politician
Femi Gbaja Biamila (born 1962), Nigerian politician
Femi Oluwole (born 1990), British political activist
Femi Pedro (born 1955), Nigerian politician
Femi Okurounmu, Nigerian politician, Senator for Ogun Central
Femi Adesina, Nigerian journalist and government official
Obafemi Awolowo, Nigerian politician, statesman, and nationalist who played a key role in Nigeria's independence movement.
Sport
Femi, nickname of Oluwafemi Ajilore (born 1985), footballer now playing for FC Groningen Femi Babatunde (born 1986), Nigerian footballer now playing for Kwara United F.C. Femi Ilesanmi (born 1991), English professional footballer Femi Joseph (born 1990), Nigerian footballer now playing for Liberty Professionals F.C. Femi Opabunmi (born 1985), footballer now playing for Shooting Stars FC Femi Orenuga (born 1993), English footballer now playing for Everton
Writing and journalism
Femi Osofisan (born 1946), Nigerian writer
Femi Euba, Nigerian actor and playwright
Femi Oguns, British playwright
Femi Oke (born 1966), British TV journalist, now in New York
Caleb Femi, British poet and former young people's laureate for London. Femi Johnson, Nigerian TV journalist with the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA)
Law
Femi Falana, Nigerian Lawyer and human rights activist.
Other
Femi Otedola (born 1967), Nigerian billionaire businessman
Femi Kuti (born 1962), Nigerian musician and the eldest son of afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti Femi John Femi (born 1945), Chief of Air Staff of the Nigerian Air Force Femi Temowo, British jazz musician