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Sunkanmi

Súnkànmí

/SOON-kahn-mee/Yoruba · a boy’s name

“Come close to me; a tender name expressing closeness and affection”

How to say it
SOON-kahn-mee
Traditional Yoruba spelling
Súnkànmí
Used in
Nigeria, Benin
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

SunkanmiSunkamiSúnkànmí

Nicknames & short forms

Sunkan