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Pepi Sonuga

Birth name
Birthplace
Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
Date of birth
September 8, 1993
Date of death
Ethnicity
Nigerian [Igbo, Yoruba]
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Sonuga in 2016, photo by Prphotos.com

Place of Birth: Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria

Date of Birth: September 8, 1993

Ethnicity: Nigerian [Igbo, Yoruba]

Pepi Sonuga is a Nigerian-American actress and singer.

She has stated :

I’m half Igbo and half Yoruba. My Igbo name is Adaobi, meaning “first daughter of the royal palace/princess”. My Yoruba name is Oluwapero, which means something along the lines of “this child will bring peace and end the suffering of those around her”.

I’m half Igbo and half Yoruba. My Igbo name is Adaobi, meaning “first daughter of the royal palace/princess”. My Yoruba name is Oluwapero, which means something along the lines of “this child will bring peace and end the suffering of those around her”.

Source: http://hero-magazine.com