Dele (name)

Délé
GenderUnisex
Language(s)Yoruba
Origin
Word/nameNigerian
Meaningarrive home
Region of originSouth-West Nigeria

Dele audio also Délé is a Nigerian given name and surname of Yoruba origin meaning "arrive home"[1] It is also a diminutive of names such as Ayọ̀délé (joy arrived home), Akindélé (warrior arrived home), Oladélé (wealth arrived home), Olúdélé (Lord arrives home), Adédélé(crown/royalty arrives home), etc.

Notable People with the given name

Sports

Writers

  • Dele Charley (1948–1993), Sierra Leonean writer and playwright
  • Dele Olojede (born 1961), Nigerian Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
  • Dele Giwa (1947-1986), Nigerian journalist
  • Dele Jegede (born 1945), Nigerian-American painter, art historian, cartoonist, curator, and teacher
  • Dele Momodu (born 1960), Nigerian journalist, publisher, businessman, and motivational speaker

Others

Surname

People with the surname Dele include:

  • Bison Dele (1969-2002), American professional basketball player
  • Gilbert Delé (born 1964), French professional boxer.
  • Jonathan Dele (1944–2017), Nigerian boxer of the 1960s and '70s

References

  1. ^ Kayode J. Fakinlede (2005). Beginner's Yoruba. Hippocrene Books. ISBN 978-0-78-1810-692.

 

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