Akinyele (name)
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| Gender | Male |
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| Language(s) | Yoruba |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Yoruba |
| Meaning | “valor is worthy of the house.” |
| Region of origin | South-west Nigeria |
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Akinyeleⓘ is a masculine given name and surname of Yoruba origin, widely used in southwestern Nigeria. The name combines three Yoruba words: “akin" (valor or bravery), “yẹ” (befitting or worthy of), and “ilé” (home, or household). This translates to “valor is worthy of the house". Morphologically, it is written as akin-yẹ-ilé.[1][2][3]