Dele (name)

DéléGender| Unisex

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Language(s)| Yoruba
Origin
Word/name| Nigerian
Meaning| arrive home
Region of origin| South-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

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### Sports

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* Dele Adebola (born 1975), Nigerian footballer
* Dele Olorundare (born 1992), Nigerian footballer
* Dele Adeleye (born 1988), Nigerian footballer
* Dele Aiyenugba (born 1983), Nigerian footballer
* Dele Ajiboye (born 1990), Nigerian footballer
* Dele Alli (born 1996), English footballer
* Dele Olaoye (born 1982), Nigerian footballer

### Writers

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* 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

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* Dele Odule (born, 1961), Nigerian actor
* Dele Sosimi (born 1963), Nigerian-British musician
* Dele Joseph Ezeoba (born 1958), Nigerian Navy admiral

## Surname

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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

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

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