Olabisi is from the Yoruba olá (wealth, honor) + bí (give birth to) + sí (more) — wealth is born / honor multiplies. A modern American baby name in the broader Yoruba-Nigerian heritage aesthetic. Olabisi Onabanjo (1927-1990) was a Nigerian politician and journalist — second Governor of Ogun State, Nigeria (1979-1983, Second Republic) — one of the foundational political figures of post-independence southwestern Nigeria. Founder of the foundational Daily Sketch newspaper and earlier journalism work shaped Nigerian political discourse. Olabisi Onabanjo University in Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State (founded 1982) is named in his honor. Foundational name across modern Nigerian and Yoruba diaspora communities. Also widely known: Bisi Onasanya — first female CEO of First Bank of Nigeria.
Featured throughout Yoruba heritage.
Olabisi reduces to seven.