Adewale
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Yoruba |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Nigeria |
| Meaning | the crown or royalty has come home |
| Region of origin | South western Nigeria |
Adéwálé (Yoruba pronunciation: [ādéwálé] ⓘ) is both a given name and a surname of Yoruba origin, meaning "the crown or royalty has come home".[1] Notable people with the name include:
- Adewale Ademoyega (born c. 1934), Nigerian Army officer
- Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (born 1967), British actor and model
- Prince Adewale Aladesanmi (1938–2017), Nigerian businessman
- Adewale Sunday Amusan (born 1989), Nigerian footballer
- Adewale Ayuba (born 1966), Nigerian singer-songwriter
- Adewale Maja-Pearce (born 1953), Anglo-Nigerian writer, journalist and literary critic
- Adewale Ogunleye (born 1977), American football player
- Adewale Ojomo (born 1988), American football player
- Adewale Olukoju (born 1968), Nigerian discus thrower and shot putter
- Adewale Tinubu (born 1967), Nigerian businessman, consultant and lawyer
- Adewale Wahab (born 1984), Nigerian footballer
Surname
- Segun Adewale (born 1955), Nigerian musician
