Dawodu

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Dawodu is a Nigerian surname meaning "first or eldest son, and is used in the sense of heir. The royal first-born son, born after his father's succession to the throne..."[1]

People named Dawodu

  • J. D. Dawodu, bodybuilder[2][3] actor who played "Zorg's man" in the 1997 film The Fifth Element[4]
  • Segun Toyin Dawodu[5], MD[6] (and his website dawodu.com)[7]
  • Adenike Dawodu, female Nigerian basketball player at the 2006 Commonwealth Games[8]
  • P. A. Dawodu, a theatrical contemporary of Hubert Ogunde

[edit] References

  1. ^ Iwe Itan Oyo: A Traditional Yoruba History and Its Author, Toyin Falola, Michel R. Doortmont, M. C. Adeyemi, The Journal of African History, Vol. 30, No. 2 (1989), pp. 301-329 (archived on JSTOR)
  2. ^ London Calling - Hard Times - J.D. Dawodu, bodybuilder - Interview, Jim Rosenthal, Flex magazine, February 2002 (archived on Find Articles)
  3. ^ J D Dawodu on MuscleMemory
  4. ^ J.D. Dawodu at the Internet Movie Database
  5. ^ Referenced in Brain herniation, Concussion, Intra-axial hematoma, Penetrating head injury, Subdural hematoma,
  6. ^ Practioner information: Segun Toyin Dawodu, MD, Virginia Board of Medicine
  7. ^ Links to the Profile of Our Doctors, PMREHAB Pain & Sports Medicine Associates (which is referenced to on Wikipedia, as is his other website, edo-nation.net)
  8. ^ From Nigeria at the 2006 Commonwealth Games#Women's Team 2

[edit] External links

  • Dawodu at British Surnames and Surname Profiles