Adewale
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Adewale is a Yoruba given name commonly used in Nigeria, notably borne by British-Nigerian actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje.
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Yoruba given name
ⓘ
given name ⓘ |
| associatedReligion |
Christianity (cultural context)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Islam (cultural context) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
African masculine given names
ⓘ
Yoruba masculine given names ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | often reflects joy at the return of status, royalty, or good fortune to a family ⓘ |
| culturalUsage | used among Yoruba-speaking communities ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupAssociation | Yoruba people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequencyRegion | more common in southwestern Nigeria ⓘ |
| genderAssociation | masculine ⓘ |
| hasMeaningComponent |
ade (crown)
ⓘ
wale (come home) ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Adeola (related but distinct name)
ⓘ
Adewole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Yoruba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaning |
the crown has come home
ⓘ
the king has come home ⓘ |
| nameDayInformation | not applicable in most Yoruba traditions ⓘ |
| nameType | first name ⓘ |
| notableBearer |
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
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ⓘ
Adewale Akinsanya NERFINISHED ⓘ Adewale Ayuba NERFINISHED ⓘ Adewale Ogunleye NERFINISHED ⓘ Adewale Tinubu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfUse | Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortFormOf | sometimes used independently, not typically a diminutive ⓘ |
| usedByDiaspora | Yoruba diaspora communities worldwide ⓘ |
| usedInCountry |
Nigeria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
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